Qwen Image 2.1 · 2 credits per 1K image
Qwen Image 2.1 AI Image Generator
Qwen Image 2.1 is Alibaba's newest compact image model. It writes legible text, renders people and products with more fidelity, and can hand you a real transparent PNG straight from the prompt — no background remover needed.
What is Qwen Image 2.1?
Qwen Image 2.1 is the latest image model from Alibaba's Qwen team: a compact, efficient model built for both image generation and image editing. On this page you use its text-to-image mode — type a prompt in any language and get a finished 1K or 2K image back.
The headline change is native transparency. Qwen Image 2.1 can draw an image with a real alpha channel, so stickers, logos, product cut-outs and game assets come out ready to drop onto any background, without a separate background-removal pass that chews up hair, glass and soft edges.
Alongside that, the 2.1 release improves fidelity where image models usually slip: faces and hands on people, labels and shapes on products, and words that are actually spelled the way you typed them.
What's new in Qwen Image 2.1
Transparent backgrounds, natively
Switch the background to Transparent and the model paints the subject alone, with soft edges preserved in the alpha channel. Output is PNG or WebP.
Sharper text rendering
Headlines, signs, packaging and posters come out with cleaner, correctly spelled lettering — including Chinese and other non-Latin scripts.
More faithful people and products
Better skin, hands and proportions on portraits, and truer shapes, materials and labels on product shots.
Compact and fast
A smaller, efficient model means quick turnarounds at 1K and a low cost per image, with 2K available when you need the extra detail.
Nine aspect ratios
From 1:1 and 4:3 to cinematic 21:9 and tall 9:21 — pick the frame before you generate instead of cropping afterwards.
Reproducible with seeds
Set a seed to get the same image again from the same prompt and settings, or to vary one detail at a time.
How to get a clean transparent PNG
Transparency works best when the prompt describes the subject and nothing behind it.
- Write "a glossy red sneaker, three-quarter view" rather than "a red sneaker on a white table" — a background in the prompt can make the model paint one in.
- Keep the output format on PNG or WebP. JPEG has no alpha channel, so transparent images are always saved as PNG.
- The checkerboard behind a result in your history shows exactly which pixels are see-through.
What you can make with Qwen Image 2.1
Stickers and emoji
Die-cut characters and icons ready for chat apps, merch and print-on-demand.
E-commerce cut-outs
Product shots on a transparent background, ready for any storefront or banner.
Logos and brand marks
Clean marks and wordmarks you can place on light or dark layouts.
Game and UI assets
Items, props and sprites with alpha, straight into your engine or design file.
Posters and social graphics
Layouts where the words need to be right the first time.
Portraits and lifestyle photos
Natural-looking people for campaigns, mockups and storyboards.
How to use Qwen Image 2.1
- Write your prompt in any language — or pick one of the ideas under the prompt box.
- Choose the frame: an aspect ratio and 1K (faster) or 2K (more detail).
- Pick a background: Opaque for a full scene, Transparent for a cut-out subject.
- Click Generate and download the finished image from your history.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about generating images with Qwen Image 2.1.
- Qwen Image 2.1 is a compact, efficient image model from Alibaba's Qwen team for both generating and editing images. This page uses its text-to-image mode.
- Version 2.1 adds native transparent backgrounds and improves fidelity for people, products and text. If you want the earlier model, it is still available on our Qwen Image 2 page.
- Yes. Set the background to Transparent and you get a PNG or WebP with a real alpha channel. For the cleanest result, describe only the subject and leave the background out of your prompt.
- Two resolutions, 1K and 2K, and nine aspect ratios: 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 16:9, 9:16, 21:9 and 9:21. 2K takes a little longer to generate.
- 2 credits for a 1K image and 3 credits for a 2K image. Transparent backgrounds cost the same as opaque ones.
- Yes. Qwen Image 2.1 accepts prompts in any language, up to 5,000 characters, and renders Chinese text in images especially well.
- Yes. Images you create with Qwen Image 2.1 on ImageFX can be used for personal and commercial projects.