# Qwen Image 2.1 AI Image Generator: 2.1 vs 2.1 Turbo Source page: https://www.makeaivideo.net/models/qwen-image-2-1 > Alibaba's Qwen Image 2.1 online, 2 credits per image: clean text, layouts and photo edits. How it differs from Qwen 2.1 Turbo, and how to animate it. Plain-text version of this page for AI assistants and readers. Site overview: https://www.makeaivideo.net/llms.txt Prices and plan details change; the current ones are on https://www.makeaivideo.net/pricing --- [Home](https://www.makeaivideo.net/)/[Models](https://www.makeaivideo.net/models)/Qwen Image 2.1 # Qwen Image 2.1 AI Image Generator Alibaba's Qwen-Image-2.1, live here for 2 credits an image. Clean lettering, tidy layouts and photo edits from a plain instruction, and any result becomes a video in one click. Looking for Qwen 2.1 Turbo? Turbo is the same model sped up to 8 steps, released October 9. Our provider has the standard Qwen Image 2.1, which is what runs here. 0/2000 Text to ImageModelSize Sign in to start — images from 1 credits, no card needed to sign up. Qwen Image 2.1: 2 credits per image · 18 free credits on sign-up, no card · failed images cost nothing ## How to use Qwen Image 2.1 - Step 1 ### Write the prompt Describe the scene in any language. Put any words that must appear in the image in quotes. - Step 2 ### Choose a shape Nine aspect ratios, from square to 21:9 banners and tall 9:21 phone wallpapers. - Step 3 ### Generate, edit, animate Download the image, refine it in Image to Image, or animate it in Image to Video. ## What Qwen Image 2.1 is good at ### Text inside the image Signs, labels, menus and poster headlines, in English and Chinese, spelled the way you wrote them. ### Layouts Infographics, product cards and posters with several elements placed where the prompt says. ### Edits from an instruction Tell it what to change in your photo, such as the colour, the background or one object, and the rest stays. ### Tall and wide shapes It adds 9:21 on top of the usual set, handy for phone wallpapers and story covers. ## Qwen Image 2.1 specs As offered on this siteMade by | Alibaba, Qwen team (Qwen-Image-2.1) | Version here | Standard Qwen-Image-2.1 (not the 8-step Turbo) | Modes | Text to image, and image to image (photo editing) | Resolution here | 1K | Aspect ratios | 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 16:9, 9:16, 21:9, 9:21 | Reference image here | One photo per edit (the model itself accepts up to 10) | Cost here | 2 credits per image | ## Qwen 2.1 vs Qwen 2.1 Turbo | Qwen Image 2.1 (here) | Qwen 2.1 Turbo | Model | Qwen-Image-2.1, 7B | The same 7B model | Sampling steps | 40 | 8, so noticeably faster | Released | Before Turbo | October 9, 2026 | On this site | Yes, 2 credits per image | Not yet: our provider does not offer it | For crisper text at a larger size, try [Qwen Image 3 in Text to Image](https://www.makeaivideo.net/text-to-image). ## What you can make with Qwen Image 2.1 ### Posters and flyers A headline, a date and an image in one go, ready to share or animate. ### Product and menu cards Clean layouts with prices, names and short descriptions laid out in the frame. ### Photo touch-ups Recolour an item, swap a background or remove clutter from a photo you upload. ### Thumbnails with titles Eye-catching covers with the title written into the picture. ## Qwen Image 2.1 FAQ ### What is Qwen Image 2.1? Alibaba's Qwen-Image-2.1, an image generation and editing model from the Qwen team. It makes images from text in any language, is strong at clean text and layouts inside the picture, and edits photos from a written instruction. ### Is this Qwen 2.1 Turbo? No, and we would rather say so. This page runs the standard Qwen-Image-2.1. Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo, released October 9, 2026, is the same 7B model with its sampling cut from 40 steps to 8, so it is faster; our provider does not offer Turbo yet. When it does, it will be added here. ### How much does it cost here? 2 credits per image at 1K. You get 18 free credits when you sign up, no card needed, and failed images cost nothing. ### Can I edit my own photo with Qwen Image 2.1? Yes. Open Image to Image, add your photo, pick Qwen Image 2.1 in the model menu and describe the change. Leave the shape on Same as input to keep your photo's proportions. ### Qwen Image 2.1 or Qwen Image 3? Qwen Image 2.1 is the cheaper pick at 2 credits for 1K. Qwen Image 3 is the newer model and renders at 2K for 3 credits; choose it for posters where text has to be crisp when enlarged. ### Can I turn the images into video? Yes. Every finished image has a button that opens it in Image to Video, where you pick a video model and animate it. ## Related models and tools [Seedream 5.0 Flash](https://www.makeaivideo.net/models/seedream-5-0-flash) · [Nano Banana 2.1](https://www.makeaivideo.net/models/nano-banana-2-1) · [Text to Image](https://www.makeaivideo.net/text-to-image) · [Image to Image](https://www.makeaivideo.net/image-to-image) · [Image to Video](https://www.makeaivideo.net/image-to-video) · [All models](https://www.makeaivideo.net/models)