Qwen-Image

Alibaba · 2025 · Image Generation · China

A to Z

A · App: No
B · Built By: Alibaba
C · CEO & Politics: Eddie Wu — Not publicly documented (PRC-based; operates under Chinese regulatory environment)
D · Date: 2025
E · Expertise: Intermediate+
F · Free Tier: Yes
G · Generates: Images
H · Deployment: Local (open weights, Apache 2.0)
I · Inputs: Text→Image
J · Jurisdiction: China
K · Key Staffers: Jingren Zhou (CTO, Tongyi Lab)
L · Languages: Chinese-primary
M · Model Type: Image Generation
N · Safety Issues: None reported
O · Open Source: Yes — open weights
P · Pricing: Free (open weights, Apache 2.0)
Q · AIDb Rating: 8/10 · AIDb v2.0 (curated): Capability 8/10 · Currency 6/10 · Access 9/10 · Significance 7/10 → 7.60
R · What Makes It Special: Qwen's first image-generation foundation model: a 20B MMDiT (Apache 2.0) notable for native text rendering, including Chinese, and consistent image editing; uses Qwen2.5-VL for semantic encoding plus a VAE path.
S · Stock / Status: $110 (BABA, Sep 25, 2026)
T · Training Cutoff: [UNKNOWN]
U · Users: [UNKNOWN]
V · Voice Chat: No
W · Weights: Downloadable
X · X Handle: @AlibabaGroup
Y · Year Founded: [UNKNOWN]
Z · Bottom Line: Open-weights Image Generation from Alibaba, released 2025.

Data completeness 88% · Last verified 2026-09-25 · Primary source ↗

“Qwen-Image.” AIDb — The AI Database. Verified 2026-09-25. https://theaidatabase.com/m/alibaba-qwen-image.html