





The Qwen Image API brings Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen image family into your product, from Standard and Professional text-to-image models to instruction-driven editing. Expect faithful English and Chinese text, reliable composition across dense layouts, and high-resolution output up to 2K. Atlas Cloud serves the full family through one unified API with transparent pay-as-you-go pricing from $0.035 per image and Day-0 access to new releases. Start building today.
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A side-by-side look at the full Qwen Image API family, from sub-second Z-Image Turbo generation to 20B MMDiT text-to-image and multi-reference editing, so you can match each endpoint's modality and strengths to your workload.
| Modality | Description |
|---|---|
| Qwen Image 2.0 API (Text to Image) | Turn prompts of up to 800 characters in Chinese or English into detailed stills at sizes from 512px to 2048px, reaching 2K output. Improved prompt understanding keeps compositions on brief, and at a standard $0.035 per image it works well as the everyday text-to-image default. |
| Qwen Image 2.0 Edit API (Image Editing) | Feed one to three reference images with an instruction and receive an edited result up to 2K. Sharper reading of edit instructions makes it reliable for retouching, object swaps, and revision work, all at a standard rate of $0.035 per image. |
| Qwen Image 2.0 Pro API (Text to Image) | For projects with strict quality bars, the Pro tier renders text-to-image output up to 2K with superior detail and advanced prompt adherence. It suits final deliverables such as high-end brand visuals and cinematic key art, priced at a standard $0.075 per image. |
| Qwen Image 2.0 Pro Edit API (Image Editing) | Professional-grade editing applies detailed instructions to source images and returns refined results up to 2K. Reach for it when a client-ready edit needs the cleanest quality, from advertising retouching to polished production assets, at a standard $0.075 per image. |
| Z-Image Turbo API (Text to Image) | A 6-billion-parameter model renders photorealistic images in sub-second time from a single prompt, with optional prompt rewriting and sizes from 512px to 2048px. That speed, paired with a standard $0.005 per image, makes it ideal for high-volume and latency-sensitive apps. |
| Qwen-Image Edit Plus 20251215 API (Image Editing) | Supply up to three input images and receive as many as six edited outputs per call, covering in-image text edits, object add, remove, or move, action changes, style transfer, and detail enhancement. This pinned December 2025 build layers negative prompt and prompt-rewrite control over complex multi-reference edits, billed at a standard $0.03 per image. |
| Qwen Image Edit API (20B, Image Editing) | Built on a 20B MMDiT architecture, this endpoint transforms a single source image plus a prompt into a next-generation edit. It fits general-purpose editing where model capacity and instruction following outweigh multi-image input, with a standard price of $0.045 per image. |
| Qwen-Image Max API (Text to Image) | General-purpose generation that excels at rendering complex text and diverse art styles, offering fixed presets from 928×1664 to 1664×928 with negative prompt support. Choose Max when accurate in-image typography and stylistic range lead your requirements, at $0.075 per image on the standard rate. |
| Qwen-Image Plus API (Text to Image) | Sharing Max's strength in complex text and multi-style output, the Plus tier keeps the same size presets at a lower standard price of $0.03 per image. It is a practical choice for cost-conscious batch generation that still needs dependable in-image text. |
| Qwen-Image Edit API (Image Editing) | Handling multiple image inputs and outputs, this editor rewrites in-image text and adds, removes, or moves objects while changing subject actions and transferring styles. Detail enhancement completes a versatile revision toolkit offered at a standard $0.045 per image. |
| Qwen-Image Edit Plus API (Image Editing) | Accepting one to three reference images and producing up to six outputs per request, it spans text edits, object manipulation, action changes, and style transfer with negative prompt control. It is well suited to batch pipelines that iterate across several references, priced at a standard $0.03 per image. |
| Qwen Image API (20B, Text to Image) | Powered by a 20B MMDiT backbone, this flagship converts text prompts into images from 512px to 2048px for next-generation quality. Use it when raw model capacity and prompt fidelity matter more than preset convenience, for a standard $0.035 per image. |
Across text-to-image and editing models, the Qwen Image API pairs native 2048-pixel output with genuinely legible Chinese and English typography and language-driven edits, all reachable through one pay-as-you-go endpoint on Atlas Cloud.

Every model in the family renders natively at up to 2048 by 2048 pixels. Fine textures such as skin pores, woven fabric, and weathered stone stay crisp when you zoom in, so nothing turns soft under inspection. That headroom makes the output ready for print layouts, hero banners, and deliverables where reviewers examine detail closely.

Where most generators smear non-Latin characters, Qwen Image places accurate Chinese and English text directly inside the composition. Fonts, kerning, and complex multi-line layouts stay legible rather than collapsing into decorative noise, in either language. If your work involves posters, infographics, or packaging, this turns typography from a manual post-step into part of the generation itself.

Feed the edit models one to three reference images and describe the change in plain language. They add or remove objects, move elements, alter a subject's pose, transfer styles, and refine fine details while leaving untouched regions intact. Text inside an image can be rewritten in place. This makes iterative revisions practical without rebuilding a scene from scratch each time.

The family splits into Standard and Professional tiers so you can match spend to the job. Standard generation runs at $0.035 per image for drafts and high-volume batches, while the Professional tier at $0.075 per image targets final, quality-critical renders. Prototype cheaply on Standard, then switch the model string to Pro for the deliverable without changing anything else.

Want output you can reproduce and steer? Prompts accept up to 800 characters in Chinese or English, an optional prompt extension rewrites terse instructions into richer detail, and negative prompts push unwanted elements out of frame. Setting a fixed seed returns the same image on every run. Together these controls let you lock a look across a whole series.

Atlas Cloud serves the whole family through one OpenAI-compatible key, so moving between text-to-image, editing, and the Pro tiers is a single string change. Requests run with no cold starts, and the edit models return up to six images per call for fast batches. Billing stays pay-as-you-go per call with no subscription, and every model lands on Day-0. Start building today.
Send one identical prompt through the Qwen Image API alongside a leading rival and its predecessor, then see which engine renders light, texture, and lettering with the most conviction.
A weathered corner bakery at golden morning hour, warm side-backlight rimming the steam that curls off a fresh espresso on a marble counter, an elegant hand-chalked menu board with ornate serif lettering reading 'Morning Roast' catching the glow, a barista frozen mid-pour as a ribbon of milk folds into the cup, foreground croissants melting into soft blur with flaky crisp crust texture, complementary amber and teal palette, shallow depth of field, 50mm reportage photography, fine film grain, wide 16:9 aspect ratio, full-bleed landscape composition

Generated with Qwen Image 2.0 Pro on Atlas Cloud

Generated with Nano Banana 2 on Atlas Cloud

Generated with Qwen Image 2.0 on Atlas Cloud
Barefoot Rajasthani dyer caught mid-stride at high noon, a soaking-wet length of freshly dyed indigo cotton balanced across his head and streaming droplets, powering through a narrow corridor formed by dozens of saris hung to dry — a decisive documentary moment, not a pose, his weight shifted onto one cracked-earth footstep, fabric half-ballooned by a gust of hot wind, water still trailing down. Penetrating hard backlight: the brutal overhead sun blazes through the thin cotton so the cloth glows like a lightbox, revealing woven warp-and-weft texture and the uneven blotches of hand-dyeing, reducing the figure to a rim-lit silhouette with gold-edged shoulders and hair. Composition built on repeating rows of hanging cloth panels that create a strong rhythmic graphic beat and converging leading lines racing into deep perspective, a frame-within-a-frame pinning the man between two suspended lengths of fabric. Complementary color clash — vast fields of deep indigo blue colliding with terracotta-orange sun-baked dust and dyed cloth, restrained and never gaudy. Sun-fractured red clay ground splitting beneath his feet, grain of the raw cotton, glinting water beads, the fine grit of dust in the air. Shot as 35mm street reportage photojournalism, slight motion blur on the swinging fabric and stepping foot, authentic film grain, natural imperfection, honest tonal contrast, no over-rendering. Wide 16:9 aspect ratio, full-bleed horizontal landscape composition.

Generated with Qwen Image 2.0 Pro on Atlas Cloud

Generated with Nano Banana 2 on Atlas Cloud

Generated with Qwen Image 2.0 on Atlas Cloud
From text-rich posters and bilingual campaigns to instruction-based editing and multi-image composition, the Qwen Image API covers the full path from first draft to production-ready visuals across the model family.
The Qwen Image API renders complex text and dense layouts natively at 2K resolution. Designers turn a single prompt into print-ready posters, infographics, and PPT slides without any manual text placement.
Accurate Chinese and English text rendering handles complex layouts and even classical scripts within a single image. Global teams ship packaging, signage, and promotional creative across markets without the garbled characters other models produce.
Describe an edit in plain language and the model transfers styles, swaps backgrounds, or adds and removes objects. Retouchers refine specific regions and adjust lighting through instructions alone, replacing hours of manual masking.
Multiple reference images feed into the Qwen Image API together, letting you move objects and edit in-image text. This suits product mockups and campaign variants where elements from multiple sources combine into one scene.
Why settle for flat renders when native 2K output captures skin texture, fabric, and fine material detail? Studios produce fashion portraits, digital avatars, and e-commerce product imagery ready for final delivery.
Standard and Professional tiers on the Qwen Image API let teams iterate cheaply, then re-render finals at top quality. Pay-as-you-go pricing keeps large batches of ad variants, social posts, and thumbnails affordable at scale.
See how the Qwen Image API stacks up next to Seedream, Nano Banana, and MAI on output resolution, standout strengths, and transparent per-image pricing before you pick an endpoint.
| Model | Developer | Max Resolution | Standout Strength | Price per Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen Image 2.0 Text-to-image | Alibaba (Qwen) | Up to 2K (2048x2048) | Bilingual text rendering paired with strong prompt adherence | $0.035 / image |
| Qwen Image 2.0 Pro Text-to-image | Alibaba (Qwen) | Up to 2K (2048x2048) | Production-grade fidelity built for final deliverables | $0.075 / image |
| Seedream v5.0 Pro Text-to-Image | ByteDance | Up to 2K (2048x2048) | Spatial reasoning with multi-reference composition | $0.054 / image |
| Nano Banana 2 Text-to-Image | Up to 4K (native) | Native 4K output supporting up to 14 reference images | $0.08 / image | |
| MAI-Image-2.5 Text-to-image | Microsoft | Up to 1K (~1MP) | Sharp in-image text with commercial-ready polish | $0.05 / image |
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Combining the advanced Qwen Image API for Multilingual Text Rendering models with Atlas Cloud's GPU-accelerated platform provides unmatched performance, scalability, and developer experience.
Low Latency:
GPU-optimized inference for real-time reasoning.
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Run Qwen Image API for Multilingual Text Rendering, GPT, Gemini, and DeepSeek with one integration.
Transparent Pricing:
Predictable per-token billing with serverless options.
Developer Experience:
SDKs, analytics, fine-tuning tools, and templates.
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99.99% uptime, RBAC, and compliance-ready logging.
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SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA alignment, data sovereignty in US.
The Qwen Image API is Atlas Cloud's unified endpoint for Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen (Qwen) image models, covering both text-to-image generation and instruction-based image editing. It gives developers Day-0 access to the latest Qwen Image 2.0 releases through one OpenAI-compatible key, with transparent pay-as-you-go pricing and no cold starts.
The family brings several generations of Alibaba's Qwen image models onto a single platform. It includes Qwen Image 2.0 in Standard and Pro tiers for both text-to-image and editing, alongside earlier Qwen-Image generation and edit variants such as the Plus, Max, and Edit-Plus editions. Every model shares the same request format, so switching between them means changing one parameter rather than rewriting your integration.
Qwen Image 2.0 handles two jobs in one model: producing images from text prompts and editing existing images from natural-language instructions. Its editing side covers style transfer, object addition and removal, background replacement, localized inpainting, and precise text changes inside an image. Because generation and editing share the same model, you can move from a first draft to a polished result without switching endpoints.
Getting started takes three steps: create an Atlas Cloud account, generate an API key, and send your first request to the Qwen Image API. The endpoint is OpenAI-compatible, so most existing SDKs work once you point them at the Atlas base URL and set the model name. You can prototype interactively in the Playground before wiring the call into production. Start building today.
Billing is pay-as-you-go with a transparent per-image rate and no subscription. Qwen Image 2.0 is priced at $0.035 per image for the Standard tier and $0.075 per image for the Pro tier, while other family models such as the Plus and Edit editions carry their own published per-image rates. You pay only for the images you actually generate.
Output goes up to 2K resolution, with width and height each adjustable from 512 to 2048 pixels. That independent dimension control supports common ratios like 1:1, 16:9, and 9:16 as well as custom sizes for banners or vertical social formats. Prompts can run to roughly 1,000 tokens, which leaves ample room for detailed layout and styling instructions.
Text rendering is one of these models' defining strengths, with dependable output for English, Chinese, and mixed-language content in a single image. Fonts, layout, and spelling stay coherent across posters, infographics, and slides that hold multiple text blocks. If your work depends on readable in-image typography, this is where the Qwen models pull ahead of many general-purpose generators.
The Standard tier is built for everyday content production, rapid iteration, and cost-sensitive batch work. The Pro tier targets the highest visual fidelity for final deliverables such as brand campaigns and cinematic design. A practical workflow is to iterate on Standard, then render the approved shot on Pro once the composition is locked.
Yes. Images produced through the platform can be used in commercial work, subject to Atlas Cloud's terms of service and the usage policies attached to the underlying Qwen models. For high-volume or regulated deployments, confirm the applicable terms before you launch.
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