Qwen-Image 2.1 is a downloadable image model that generates and edits pictures, including ones with a transparent background, in a single 7B model.
Qwen released the weights on September 20, 2026. The visual part is 7 billion parameters, 32 layers. A separate Qwen3-VL 8B model reads the instruction and any images you attach.
The file is the Qwen Research License, dated September 20, 2026, from Hangzhou Tongyi Laboratory Technology Co., Ltd. It defines non-commercial as research or evaluation only, and says commercial use needs a separate license from them.