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AI model rankingsImageQwen-Image-2.1

Qwen-Image-2.1

Alibaba Released September 2026

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#22 of 106 for image generation 5,712 votes Updated Oct 31, 2026, 06:59 PM UTC

At a glance

How Qwen-Image-2.1 compares with the other 105 image generation models.

  • Strong choice. Ranked #22 of 106, 180 Elo points behind #1 and ahead of 80% of models.

  • Close race with 18 models. Its score range overlaps with Qwen-Image-2.1-Pro, grok-imagine-image-quality, FLUX 3 Image Klein and 15 more, so you may not notice a difference.

  • Usually wins. Against a typical model it gets picked in about 58% of blind votes.

Model details

Made by
Alibaba
Category
Image
Released
September 2026 · 2 months ago
Best Alibaba model
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Win rate vs all
58%
Companies ranked
27

Rank

#22

of 106 models

Elo rating

1,042

180 behind #1

typical 990

± range

±12

how certain the score is

Votes

5,712

blind comparisons

Where it ranks

This model next to its closest competitors. Click another bar to open that model.

Head-to-head chances

How often people would pick this model over another in a blind vote, based on the Elo scores.

  • vs GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst · #1 overall26%
  • vs FLUX 3 Image Klein · The model just above (#21)50%
  • vs Fibo 2.0 · The model just below (#23)50%
  • vs HunyuanImage 3.0 · A typical model (the median)58%

Also ranked in

The same model in other categories.

  • Image editing#24 of 77

Nearby in the ranking

  • grok-imagine-image-quality

    SpaceXAI

    1,049

    Elo

    #20

    rank

  • FLUX 3 Image Klein

    Black Forest Labs

    1,043

    Elo

    #21

    rank

  • Qwen-Image-2.1

    Alibaba

    1,042

    Elo

    #22

    rank

  • Fibo 2.0

    Bria

    1,039

    Elo

    #23

    rank

  • Krea 2 Large

    Krea

    1,034

    Elo

    #24

    rank

More from Alibaba

  • Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro

    Alibaba

    1,095

    Elo

    #17

    rank

  • Qwen-Image-3.0

    Alibaba

    1,070

    Elo

    #18

    rank

  • Qwen-Image-2.1-Pro

    Alibaba

    1,056

    Elo

    #19

    rank

  • Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

    Alibaba2026-04-22

    1,030

    Elo

    #25

    rank

  • Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo

    Alibaba

    1,029

    Elo

    #27

    rank

  • Wan 2.6 Image

    Alibaba

    1,027

    Elo

    #28

    rank

Questions people ask

Is Qwen-Image-2.1 the best image generation model?
Not quite: it's #22 of 106. The leader is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI, 180 Elo points ahead. People would still pick Qwen-Image-2.1 over it in about 26% of blind votes.
How is this ranking made?
People are shown two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the one they like more. Qwen-Image-2.1 has been in 5,712 of these votes. The votes are turned into an Elo score, the same system used to rank chess players.
Who makes Qwen-Image-2.1?
Alibaba (alibabacloud.com). They have 7 models in this ranking.
What are alternatives to Qwen-Image-2.1?
grok-imagine-image-quality (SpaceXAI), FLUX 3 Image Klein (Black Forest Labs), Fibo 2.0 (Bria), Krea 2 Large (Krea) are ranked closest to it. The best model from another company is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI.

People see two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the better one. Gaps under about 20 Elo points are hard to notice in practice.

Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis, an independent benchmarking company. Rankings refresh every few hours.