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# Qwen-Image-3.0 (Pro)

Alibaba (Qwen), Qwen-Image family. Status: current. Type: image generation. Released: 2026-07-21.

## How to call it

| Provider | Model id | Endpoint | Docs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba Cloud Model Studio | `qwen-image-3.0-pro` |  | https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/qwen-image-3-0-pro |
| Alibaba Cloud Model Studio | `qwen-image-3.0` |  | https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/model-pricing |
| Hugging Face (open sibling Qwen-Image-2.1, research license) |  |  | https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.1 |
| Web app |  |  | https://chat.qwen.ai |

## Pricing

- Per image: $0.04
- Unit as published: qwen-image-3.0-pro, per output image at 1K (2K: 0.075; image input 0.003/image), Singapore/International. qwen-image-3.0: 0.03/image at 1K or 2K
- Source: https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/model-pricing
- Last checked: 2026-09-29

## Specs

- Input: text, image
- Output: image
- Context window: not published
- Max output: not published
- Open weights: no
- Licence: proprietary

## Where it stands

- Newer image generation models in the registry since its release: 13. The 5 newest:
  - GPT Image 2.6 Flare (2026-11-04) https://postcutoff.com/m/gpt-image-2-6-flare/
  - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst (2026-11-04) https://postcutoff.com/m/gpt-image-2-6-sunburst/
  - MOSS-Image (2026-10-16) https://postcutoff.com/m/moss-image/
  - FLUX 3 Image Klein (2026-10-15) https://postcutoff.com/m/flux-3-image-klein/
  - Krea 3 (Fast / High / Ultra modes) (2026-10-15) https://postcutoff.com/m/krea-3/
- After it from Alibaba: Qwen-Image-2.1 (2026-09-20) https://postcutoff.com/m/qwen-image-2-1/
- Closed weights; access is hosted only.

## What stands out

- Dense single-pass layouts: Prompts up to ~4.5K tokens; generates newspapers, storyboards, menus, exam papers and images-within-images in one pass. Source: https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/qwen-image-3-0-pro
- Tiny, multilingual text rendering: Legible text down to ~10px, native rendering of 12 languages and multiple fonts, realistic UI simulation (web pages, games, livestreams). Source: https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/qwen-image-3-0-pro
- Closed release (break from open Qwen-Image) (found after launch): Shipped without weights, benchmarks or model card, unlike earlier open Qwen-Image releases. Source: https://www.unite.ai/alibaba-launches-qwen-image-3-0-without-benchmarks-or-weights/

## Notes

Released 2026-07-21 (invite-only for two weeks, opened to Qwen app users 2026-08-05, per press). Open-weight alternative: Qwen-Image-2.1 (7B DiT, released 2026-09-20 per its GitHub README, qwen-research license; see qwen-image-2-1). API endpoint path not verified here - see docs.

Text-to-image and image editing aimed at "useful" production graphics: infographics, posters, dense text layouts.

Sources: https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/qwen-image-3-0-pro · https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/model-pricing · https://www.unite.ai/alibaba-launches-qwen-image-3-0-without-benchmarks-or-weights/

Model page: https://postcutoff.com/m/qwen-image-3-0/