What is the Qwen Image Edit image editor?
Qwen Image Edit (2511) is Alibaba's Apache 2.0-licensed editor known for surgical, minimal-collateral edits — change one object, fix a label or remove something without re-rendering the rest of the image. Upload your image(s), describe the change in text, and download the edited result — every run is saved to your history. Sign in to get 200 free credits every month.
What is Qwen Image Edit good at?
- Surgical edits with minimal collateral change to the image
- Good at fixing text and labels inside images
- Apache 2.0 upstream model keeps rights simple
How to edit an image with AI
- Sign in (free) — every account gets 200 free credits per month.
- Upload the image you want to edit (up to 3 reference images).
- Describe the change in the instruction box — for example "change the background to a clean white studio backdrop".
- Check the exact credit estimate shown before you run, then press edit and wait a few seconds to about half a minute.
- Download the results. Every run is saved to your history for re-download; failed runs are fully refunded.
Qwen Image Edit pricing
Qwen Image Edit costs about 20 credits per edit with one input image and one output (1 credit ≈ ¥1), with up to 3 input images and one output per run. The 200 free credits every account gets each month are enough to try it properly, and failed edits are fully refunded.
Which AI image editing model should you use? (comparison)
All models below are commercially usable and share the same credits. Prices are per edit with one input image and one output.
| Model | Made by | Best for | Credits / edit (Free plan) | Credits / edit (Paid plans) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nano Banana | Google (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | Everyday edits at a low price | 32 | 13 |
| Nano Banana 2 | Google (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | Quality/price balance, product retouching | — | 26 |
| Nano Banana Pro | Google (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | Most demanding edits & composites | — | 48 |
| Seedream 4.5 | ByteDance | Multi-image product composites | 32 | 13 |
| Seedream 5 Lite | ByteDance | Fast, cheap mockups & marketing assets | 29 | 12 |
| FLUX.2 [pro] | Black Forest Labs | Production compositing | 36 | 15 |
| FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] | Black Forest Labs | Precise local edits on one image | 32 | 13 |
| Qwen Image Edit (this page) | Alibaba (Qwen) | Surgical single-spot edits | — | 20 |
| GPT Image 2 | OpenAI | Complex instructions in plain words | — | 20 |
| Grok Imagine | xAI | Cheapest, fast iteration | 18 | 8 |
| FLUX.2 [klein] | Black Forest Labs (FLUX.2 klein 9B) | Cheapest, fast everyday edits | 18 | 8 |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev | Black Forest Labs | Precise local edits at a low price | 20 | 8 |
| Nano Banana Lite | Google (Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Image) | Fastest, cheapest Google-quality edits | 28 | 11 |
