Overview
Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo is an accelerated, cost-oriented image generation and editing model. It uses the Qwen-Image-2.1 7B visual generation architecture and generates or edits images using an eight-step denoising schedule. It is available as downloadable weights and through Alibaba Cloud Model Studio. (github.com)
Capabilities and uses
- Accepts text and images and produces images; supports text-to-image generation and image editing.
- Model Studio supports up to 10 reference images for image-to-image tasks and can generate images with transparent channels when prompted.
- Potential uses include illustrations, posters, product imagery, UI mockups, image transformation and multi-reference composition. (alibabacloud.com)
Limitations
- The Model Studio model information page lists function calling, structured outputs, web search, context caching and batch inference as unsupported. Its listed rate limit is 120 requests per minute in the documented regions. (alibabacloud.com)
- Downloadable weights are subject to the Qwen Research License Agreement; review its terms before use. The eight-step schedule is saved in the checkpoint, and changing
num_inference_stepsalone does not override it. (huggingface.co)
Release date
October 9, 2026. The Qwen repository records both the Turbo release and the launch of its hosted API on that date. (github.com)
Official API pricing
Checked November 15, 2026. These are Model Studio standard prices, excluding limited-time promotions. The official tables list an output price per generated image; they do not list a separate input price for this model. Do not treat prices on the China and international sites as currency conversions of the same offer.
| Official site and region | Output price | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| China site: Beijing | CNY 0.1/image | 10-image free quota listed |
| China site: Singapore | CNY 0.113362/image | International deployment |
| China site: Virginia, Frankfurt, Tokyo or Hong Kong | CNY 0.1/image | Global deployment |
| International site: Singapore | USD 0.016/image | International deployment; 10-image free quota listed |
| International site: Beijing, Virginia, Frankfurt, Tokyo or Hong Kong | USD 0.014133/image | Regional offerings as listed by the official model page |
The free quotas and regional availability are subject to the applicable account and service conditions. Sources: China Model Studio pricing and international model pricing information. (help.aliyun.com)