Alternatives to Qwen-Image-2.1

These tools sit near Qwen-Image-2.1. Compare features and pricing before you switch.

Alternatives

Nano Banana: a hosted alternative for fast image generation and editing without local weights.
GPT Image 2: a closed model to compare on text rendering and instruction-following edits.
FLUX 1 dev: a widely used open image model with a different licence and ecosystem.

Nano Banana is Google's Gemini image generation and editing model, led by Nano Banana 2, with a Pro option in the Gemini app.

440000DR: 45AS: 42

OpenAI's latest image generation model for fast, high-quality create and edit jobs, with flexible sizes up to 4K and token-based API pricing.

—DR: —AS: —

2024 BFL open-weight stills. Not fully MIT, not the flagship.

3500DR: 92AS: 88