QwenReleased on Jan 1, 2025

Qwen Image: Pricing, Performance & Examples

Qwen Image is a image generation model from Qwen, released in January 2025, with a 1K-token context window.

An image generation foundation model in the Qwen series that achieves significant advances in complex text rendering.

Input
Text
Output
Image

Qwen Image examples

Recent arena outputs from Qwen Image, picked from the highest-ranked matchups.

Qwen Image API

POST/v1/generations

Set for image-to-image / editing models.

Run a request to see the response

Use it in your code

OpenAI-compatible endpoint through the LLM Stats gateway.

import requests

# Create the generation. wait="auto" long-polls (up to 60s) so most short
# jobs return as "completed" in a single round-trip.
res = requests.post(
    "https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1/generations",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={
        "model": "qwen-image",
        "input": {"prompt": "A beautiful sunset over mountains"},
        "wait": "auto",
    },
)
job = res.json()

# If it didn't finish inside the wait window, poll the same resource.
while job["status"] in ("queued", "running"):
    res = requests.get(
        f"https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1/generations/{job['id']}",
        params={"wait": 60},
        headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    )
    job = res.json()

if job["status"] == "completed":
    print("image:", job["output"]["media"][0]["url"])
else:
    print("Failed:", job["error"]["message"])

Need an API key? Create one above in the playground, or read the API documentation.

Qwen Image pricing

Providers

Qwen Image starts at $0.0300 per generated image via Replicate.

ProviderPrice $/imageLatency sSuccess 7dModalities in / out
Replicate logoReplicate
$0.0300
0.00
72.22%(18)
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Qwen Image latency

Qwen Image time to first token, sustained output throughput, and failed-request rate from live API traffic over the trailing 7 days.

Provider operational metrics

Time to first token, output throughput, and failed-request rate from live API traffic

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Qwen Image benchmarks

Rankings

Performance by category and language

Where Qwen Image is strongest across prompt themes and languages. Conservative TrueSkill score (μ − 3σ), only axes with 3+ votes.

Quality Tracker

Similar Models

How Qwen Image compares to its closest neighbors on each image arena it competes in.

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Qwen Image license

Qwen Image is released under the Apache 2.0 license, which permits commercial use.

License
Apache 2.0
Commercial use allowed

Apache License 2.0 - allows commercial use

Models like Qwen Image

Other image models ranked closest to Qwen Image.

FAQ

Common questions about Qwen Image.

Who created Qwen Image?

Qwen Image was created by Qwen.

What is the license for Qwen Image?

Qwen Image is released under the Apache 2.0 license. This is an open-source / open-weight license that permits self-hosting.

Where can I use Qwen Image?

Qwen Image is available through 1 provider including Replicate.