Key Info

Qwen released Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo, an accelerated checkpoint built on the 7B visual generation architecture of Qwen-Image-2.1, that creates and edits images in just 8 denoising steps with open weights.

Highlights

  • Turbo still generates strong 2K images from text despite fewer denoising steps
  • Supports continued creation via natural-language edits, from adding accessories to changing a scene
  • Usable directly through Diffusers by loading QwenImage21Pipeline with the recommended 8-step sampling schedule
  • Qwen-Image-2.1 Pro and Turbo APIs are now officially live for hosted applications
  • Open weights allow self-hosting the Turbo checkpoint