Qwen Image
LMArena ID: qwen-image
AlibabaOpenApache 2.0
Qwen Image is an AI image model from Alibaba. On LMArena’s Text-to-image leaderboard it ranks 66 of 82 with 1057±3 from 84,550 votes. It is not on LMArena’s Image editing leaderboard yet. License: Apache 2.0.
Key figures
- Developer
- Alibaba
- License
- Apache 2.0
- Released (per AA)
- Aug 2025
Not yet available: LMArena · Image editing
Who it is for (from the data)
- When quality is not the top priority: #66 of 82 on Text-to-image, in the bottom half; if quality matters most, check higher-ranked models first.
- Mainly text-to-image: no image-edit results yet.
- Self-hosting or on-premise use: LMArena lists its license as Apache 2.0.
- Existing Alibaba users: this vendor has 11 models on Text-to-image.
Neighbours on Text-to-image
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Qwen Image Prompt Extend Alibaba | 1060 | 716,773 | – | Apache 2.0 | +3 |
| 64 |  FLUX 1 Kontext Pro Black Forest Labs | 1059 | 332,367 | – | Proprietary | +2 |
| 65 |  Imagen 3.0 Generate 002 Google | 1058 | 359,772 | – | Proprietary | +1 |
| 66 | Qwen Image Alibaba | 1057 | 84,550 | 903 | Apache 2.0 | |
| 67 |  Ideogram V3 Quality Ideogram | 1048 | 118,538 | – | Proprietary | -9 |
| 68 |  Photon Luma AI | 1036 | 130,160 | – | Proprietary | -21 |
| 69 | ?P Image | 1033 | 109,762 | 900 | Proprietary | -24 |
Alternatives · More from Alibaba
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Qwen Image 3.0 Pro Alibaba | 1255 | 11,440 | 1095 | Proprietary |
| 19 | Qwen Image 2.1 Alibaba | 1223 | 11,441 | 1042 | qwen-research |
| 21 | Qwen Image 2.0 Pro 2026-06-22 Alibaba | 1192 | 13,096 | – | Proprietary |
| 41 | Wan 2.6 T2I Alibaba | 1137 | 233,292 | – | Proprietary |
| 44 | Qwen Image 2512 Alibaba | 1125 | 98,288 | – | Apache 2.0 |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Qwen Image 2.1 Alibaba | 1223 | 11,441 | 1042 | qwen-research |
| 20 | Ideogram 4.0 Quality Ideogram | 1205 | 60,591 | – | Ideogram Open Model |
| 27 |  Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (Agentic) NVIDIA | 1165 | 10,805 | – | OpenMDW-1.1 |
| 33 | Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image NVIDIA | 1152 | 18,485 | – | OpenMDW-1.1 |
| 35 |  Hunyuan Image 3.0 Tencent | 1150 | 180,518 | 989 | tencent-hunyuan-community |
How to read the scores
- LMArena score: people blind-pick the better of two anonymous images for the same prompt, and the votes are fitted into an Elo-style rating; "±" is the 95% confidence interval.
- Text-to-image and image edit are separate boards, so scores are not comparable across them; AA Elo comes from Artificial Analysis on a different scale.
- If the gap between two models is smaller than their combined intervals, the order is not statistically reliable; treat them as the same tier. More votes mean narrower intervals.
FAQ
Where does Qwen Image rank among AI image models?
Text-to-image rank 66 (1057) (LMArena, data as of Oct 26, 2026).
Is Qwen Image open-weight?
LMArena lists its license as Apache 2.0 (not proprietary); check the license text for commercial-use terms.
Can Qwen Image edit images?
The LMArena image-edit board has no result for Qwen Image yet, so we cannot confirm its editing ability from the data.
Who makes Qwen Image?
According to LMArena, Qwen Image is made by Alibaba.
How reliable is Qwen Image's score?
The scores are based on 84,550 votes on Text-to-image (95% CI ±3). More votes and narrower intervals mean a more stable rank.
How far is Qwen Image from #1 on Text-to-image?
#1 on Text-to-image is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (1425); Qwen Image scores 1057, 368 points behind.
Sources
LMArena Text-to-image data published on Oct 7, 2026.
LMArena Image editing data published on Oct 20, 2026.
17NAS syncs the upstream leaderboards daily; this page's data was synced on Oct 26, 2026.
Price, resolution and speed have no reliable public data yet and are omitted; all values come from the snapshot, blanks show –.