Qwen-Image-2.1: API pricing, providers and specs
Qwen-Image-2.1 is a image model by Alibaba. 2 providers serve it, from $0.02 to $0.04 /img; the lowest price is at Kie.ai.
How Qwen-Image-2.1 compares
Against the 117 image models on the site priced the same way.
- Cheap for its class: at $0.02 /img, its lowest price undercuts 82% of comparable models (median $0.031).
- On LMArena's Image Edit board it ranks #5 of the 9 comparable models scored there.
- 2 providers serve it; 52% of comparable models have fewer.
- Its weights are open under the qwen-research license: no commercial use.
Qwen-Image-2.1 prices by provider
Every provider's list price, read from its own price page or API. A price marked “from” changes with context length, resolution or mode.
| Provider | Task | Output |
|---|---|---|
 Kie.ai | image to image | From$0.02/img |
| Kie.ai | text to image | From$0.02/img |
 EmpirioLabs AI | — | $0.04/img |
- Kie.aiFrom$0.02
- EmpirioLabs AI$0.04
Specs
- Type
- Image
- Maker
- Alibaba
- Inputs
- Text
- Outputs
- Image
- Capabilities
- —
- Released
- Sep 14, 2026
- License
- qwen-researchno commercial use
- Open weights
- Yes, downloadable
- Parameters
- 7.1B
- Arena score
- 1362Image Edit
- Monthly searches
- 270K
24 uncensored versions · See them
Alternatives to Qwen-Image-2.1
Same kind of model from other makers, at a similar price.
| Model | Lowest price | Arena | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen-Image-2.1this model | $0.02/img | 1362 | 2 |
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| FLUX 3 Image | $0.02/img | — | 5 |
| FLUX 3 Image Klein | $0.007/img | — | 4 |
| Seedream 4.5 | $0.026/img | 1303 | 13 |
| FLUX.2 [pro] | $0.024/img | 1153 | 12 |
 Nano Banana 2 Lite | $0.034/img | — | 1 |
| Seedream 5.0 Lite | $0.028/img | — | 15 |
| Imagen-3 | $0.05/img | — | 1 |
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The lowest price for Qwen-Image-2.1 is $0.02 /img, at Kie.ai.
Kie.ai, at $0.02 /img. 2 providers serve Qwen-Image-2.1; the table above lists every one with its price.
Yes. Qwen-Image-2.1's weights can be downloaded from its maker's Hugging Face page, under the qwen-research license.
About 7.1B, as the safetensors metadata of its official Hugging Face repo states.
2 API providers serve Qwen-Image-2.1. Compare their prices above, or open a provider to see everything it offers.
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