Qwen-Image-2.1 released as open weights, tops Image Edit Arena among open-source models

Qwen-Image-2.1 开源发布，登顶 Arena 图像编辑榜开源第一

Qwen-Image-2.1 is out with open weights. It scored 1367 on the Arena Image Edit Arena, ranking #1 among open-source models and #16 overall — just 3 points behind GPT-Image-1.5-high-fidelity at #15. It also landed #1 open-source on the Text-to-Image Arena. The post doesn't disclose parameter count, architecture details, or the exact open license.

Why it matters: Qwen-Image-2.1 open weights dropped, hitting #1 open-source on Arena's image editing leaderboard at #16 overall, just 3 points behind GPT-Image-1.5. Score held back because the post doesn't disclose parameter count, architecture, or license — we're grading on the leaderboard n...