Qwen just open-weighted an image model that tries to sit with the closed club.
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Qwen just open-weighted an image model that tries to sit with the closed club. Qwen-Image-2.1: 7B parameters. Gen and edit in one stack. Native RGBA. Up to 10 reference images. so the "too small to matter" folder for image models just got another sticky note crossed out.
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