# Qwen-Image-2.1

> Qwen-Image-2.1 is an open-weight image generation model from Alibaba (Qwen), released on 14 Sept 2026. It accepts text and generates images, with a 8K-token context window.

Source page: https://www.aimodel.directory/models/qwen-image-2-1
Last verified: 4 Oct 2026

## Specifications

- **Developer:** Alibaba (Qwen)
- **Release date:** 14 Sept 2026 (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/nan/models/qwen-image-2.1.toml)
- **Status:** Generally available (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/nan/models/qwen-image-2.1.toml)
- **Weights:** Open weights (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/nan/models/qwen-image-2.1.toml)
- **Context window:** 8K (8,192 tokens) (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/nan/models/qwen-image-2.1.toml)
- **Input:** Text (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/nan/models/qwen-image-2.1.toml)
- **Output:** Images (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/nan/models/qwen-image-2.1.toml)
- **Reasoning mode:** No (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/nan/models/qwen-image-2.1.toml)
- **Tool calling:** No (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/nan/models/qwen-image-2.1.toml)

## API pricing (USD per 1M tokens)

| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|

## FAQ

### What is the context window of Qwen-Image-2.1?

Qwen-Image-2.1 has a context window of 8,192 tokens (8K), according to models.dev.

### Is Qwen-Image-2.1 open source?

Qwen-Image-2.1 is an open-weight model. Check the license terms before commercial use.

### When was Qwen-Image-2.1 released?

Alibaba (Qwen) released Qwen-Image-2.1 on 14 Sept 2026, according to models.dev.

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