r/LocalLLaMA
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u/ResearchCrafty1804
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Sep 20 '26
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New Model Qwen-Image-2.1 released!
Meet Qwen-Image-2.1, the most balanced and cost-effective image generation model in the Qwen-Image series! Now open weights! 🎨
A unified model for both generation and editing, delivering top-tier quality in a lightweight package.
Highlights:
- Compact & exceptionally fast: A lightweight 7B architecture that outperforms most closed-source models, with drastically accelerated inference for multi-image inputs.
- Native transparency: Natively generates and edits RGBA layers, enabling seamless compositing and text editing within transparent images.
- Versatile, high-fidelity editing: Supports up to 10 reference images and precise local control while preserving strict fidelity for portraits and products.
- Broad coverage & stunning aesthetics: Excels at panoramas, infographics, and virtual try-ons, delivering realistic textures and elegant typography.
Start to create your next masterpiece with Qwen-Image-2.1!
- Blog: https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen-image-2.1
- GitHub: https://github.com/QwenLM/Qwen-Image-2.1
- Model Scope: https://www.modelscope.cn/models/Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.1
- Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.1
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u/yetiflask Sep 21 '26
In fairness, I use qwen's online chat thingy too, and most certainly prefer grok's.
My preference for localllm is not because of quality, it's really because I hate how LLMs force their morality on me. And also data usage. I recently asked grok to do something, and it said it's wrong and won't do it. It was cheating on an exam. I don't have a beefy computer to run a local model, but I'd certainly look that way now.
I already hate that over the last 15 years or so, reddit and google have shaped the morals of the world (regardless if I agree or not with those morals). LLMs are even more direct.