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Qwen-Image-2.1 Fits on Far Less Hardware. It Also Dropped Apache 2.0.

Qwen released a new image model today at 7.1 billion parameters, roughly a third the size of everything else in the line, with ComfyUI support the same afternoon. Every earlier Qwen image release was Apache 2.0. This one is research and evaluation only, and we read the licence file rather than the thread about it.

September 20, 2026 · 5 min · Aillex / DIY AI

The AI Image Generator Rematch: Krea 2, Qwen Image, and 20 Generators on One Card

Twenty generators, eight prompts with invented specifics, one shot each, the prompt on every board. New this round: five Krea 2 builds, Qwen Image 2512, a real cloud column priced in Buzz, and a text ladder scored over four extra seeds. Every board at full size, every prompt in all three styles.

September 6, 2026 · 10 min · Aillex / DIY AI
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