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Alibaba’s open-source AI image generator with best-in-class multilingual text rendering.

Founded year: 2000
Country: Canada
Funding rounds: Not set
Total funding amount: Not set

Description

Qwen Image is a breakthrough AI image generation model developed by Alibaba, featuring 20 billion parameters and exceptional capabilities in rendering Chinese, English, and other multilingual text within images. Released in August 2025, it outperforms commercial models like Midjourney and DALL-E in text accuracy and layout. Qwen Image is open source under the Apache 2.0 license, free to use for personal and commercial projects, and supports high-resolution, professional-quality outputs in a wide range of styles. It is available via web, API, and local installation, making it accessible for developers, designers, and businesses worldwide.

Awards and Recognitions

Top scores in Chinese text rendering benchmarks
• Recognized for superior text accuracy over Midjourney, DALL-E, and GPT Image

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