Qwen Image 3

Qwen-Image-3.0, released by Alibaba's Qwen team on July 21, 2026, turns long, structured briefs into dense images: infographics, multilingual posters, UI mockups. Its weights aren't public, so Oeneo AI runs the Pro tier online, with no GPU or API key.

  • Pro tier, online
  • Long, structured briefs
  • Multilingual text

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Dense layouts

What fits on one canvas when you give Qwen Image 3 a long brief?

Alibaba built Qwen Image 3 for prompts that describe a whole page, and says it keeps text legible down to about 10px in 12 languages. That suits work where the layout and the words matter as much as the picture.

Bilingual six-panel card titled 六步包饺子 and DUMPLINGS IN SIX STEPS, each panel showing one step with Chinese and English captions

Multi-panel infographic

Turn a step list into a multi-panel explainer

Give it the steps, the panel order and a caption for each panel, and it lays out the whole card in one image instead of several you'd stitch together. Afterwards, check that every number and caption sits in the right panel.

Hot-magenta screenprint poster for an open-air film festival, the title set in English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean above a projector beam over a park

Multilingual poster

Set one headline in several languages

Quote each language's line and say where it goes, so several scripts share one grid. Proofread non-Latin lines character by character; that's where slips show up.

Two phone screens of a Japanese flashcard app on violet: a word list with 猫, 雨 and 花, and a flashcard for 雨

UI mockup

Mock up an app screen with readable labels

Describe each screen, its components and every label, and you get a mockup you can put in front of a team. Treat it as a concept: spacing won't be pixel-accurate, and the copy still needs a read-through.

What goes into a long Qwen Image 3 brief?

Write it like a layout spec rather than a paragraph: say what the finished piece is, then walk through it zone by zone with the exact words.

Put in the brief

  1. The deliverable and canvas first

    Open with the format and reading order, for example a 4:3 six-panel how-to card read left to right, top to bottom.

  2. Each zone on its own line

    Number the panels or areas and give each one its picture, its text and how prominent it should be.

  3. Exact words in quotes, with the language

    Put every string that must appear in quotation marks and label it, for example Japanese: "野外映画祭".

  4. The details that must stay readable

    Name the small labels, prices or numbers you'll check, so the layout gives them room and size.

Leave out

  1. Facts you haven't checked

    It draws the data you give it and doesn't look anything up online, so supply real figures and verify every chart.

  2. The layout as one long paragraph

    Prose buries the panel order. List the zones instead.

  3. Whole sentences inside the image

    The longer a line, the likelier a typo. Split copy into short lines.

  4. A logo that has to match exactly

    References guide the look but don't lock a logo. Place final logos in a design tool.

Example: Vertical 3:4 poster for a neighborhood book swap. Zone 1, top: headline "BOOK SWAP". Zone 2: the same title in Chinese "换书会" and Spanish "INTERCAMBIO DE LIBROS". Zone 3: two hands trading paperbacks across a picnic table. Zone 4, bottom: "SAT 10:00". Flat risograph style, teal and orange.

Editing

What can Qwen Image 3 change in an image you upload?

Add one to 3 images and say in the prompt what each one is for: image 1 the product, image 2 the layout, and so on. There's no mask brush, so describe the area to change in words.

The same sardine tin after the edit, its label now reading 沙丁鱼 with 120 g unchanged
Cobalt-blue sardine tin on white tiles, its cream label reading SARDINES and 120 g
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Text edit

Swap the words on a label for a checked translation

Quote the new wording and list what must stay: the package, the light, the framing. Before you use it, compare the new text's edges and position with the original.

Detail-page panel with a lime-green bottle beside a mountain stream and Korean selling points, plus the plain white-background packshot in a corner card

Reference to layout

Build a detail-page layout around a product photo

Start from a plain packshot and ask for a scene plus a column of selling points with the exact copy. The product's shape and colors carry over closely; small marks and logos can drift, so check them.

Which Qwen Image version is this, and is it open source?

Qwen Image 3 is a closed, hosted model; the open Qwen image models are separate lines. Dates are public releases from Qwen and Alibaba Cloud; weight status checked in October 2026.

VersionReleasedWeightsKnown forOn Oeneo AI
Qwen Image 3 ProJuly 21, 2026Not releasedLong briefs, dense layouts, editsYes, on this page
Qwen Image 3 (standard)August 4, 2026API launchNot releasedFaster, lower-cost tierNot offered
Qwen Image 2.1 / 2.1 TurboSeptember 20, 2026Open, research licenseMasks, 10 references, transparencyNot offered
Qwen Image 2.0 / 2.0 ProFebruary 10, 2026Not released1k-token prompts, native 2KNot offered
Qwen-Image-2512December 31, 2025Open, Apache 2.0Local runs, LoRAs, quantized buildsNot offered
Qwen-Image-Edit 2509 / 2511December 23, 20252509: September 22, 2025Open weightsLocal image editingNot offered

Qwen Image 3 Pro limits and credits per image

Qwen Image 3 Pro limits and credits per image
Model
Qwen-Image-3.0 Pro by Alibaba's Qwen team
Prompt length
Up to 5,000 characters
Reference images
Optional, up to 3; PNG, JPG/JPEG, WebP, up to 10 MB each
Aspect ratios
Auto, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 21:9, 9:21
Resolution
1K, 2K
Images per run
Up to 4
Output formats
PNG, JPEG, WEBP
Credits per image
1K: 8 · 2K: 15; the Workbench shows the exact total before you generate

How much does Qwen Image 3 cost, and what can't it do here?

What is Qwen Image 3, and when was it released?+

Qwen Image 3 (officially Qwen-Image-3.0) is the third-generation image generation and editing model from Alibaba's Qwen team, released on July 21, 2026. It's built for long prompts that describe a whole layout, small text, text in many languages, and edits guided by reference images.

Is Qwen Image 3 open source? Can I run it locally or in ComfyUI?+

No. Alibaba hasn't published weights, a model card, a parameter count or a license for Qwen Image 3, so there's nothing to download from Hugging Face or load into ComfyUI. It runs only as a hosted service: Qwen Chat, Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, or Oeneo AI in your browser with no GPU. The open Qwen image models are Qwen-Image-2512 and Qwen Image 2.1, which Oeneo AI doesn't host.

Is Qwen Image 2.1 newer than Qwen Image 3?+

It came out later, on September 20, 2026, but it isn't an upgrade to 3.0. Qwen Image 2.1 is the open, lighter line, with mask editing, up to 10 reference images and transparent output; Qwen Image 3 remains the closed flagship. Oeneo AI offers only 3.0 Pro.

What's the difference between Qwen Image 3 and Qwen Image 3 Pro?+

Alibaba ships Qwen Image 3 in two tiers: Pro, the flagship, and a standard model that's faster and cheaper. Third-party leaderboards rank Pro higher. Oeneo AI runs the Pro tier for every generation and edit; the standard tier isn't offered.

Is Qwen Image 3 free, and how many credits does it use?+

You can try it free: new accounts receive 10 credits, and one 1K image costs 8. After that, Qwen Image 3 Pro costs 8 (1K) / 15 (2K) credits per image on Oeneo AI. Alibaba also offers the model in Qwen Chat under its own limits.

Can Qwen Image 3 write Chinese, Japanese and Korean correctly?+

Alibaba says Qwen Image 3 renders text natively in 12 languages and keeps type legible down to about 10px, yet its own launch samples contained Korean spelling mistakes. Give the exact words in quotes, name the language of each line, keep lines short, and check every character at full size before you publish.

How long can a Qwen Image 3 prompt be?+

Alibaba recommends prompts of up to about 4,500 tokens. Oeneo AI counts characters instead, and the prompt box takes up to 5,000. That's enough for a zoned brief, though less than 4,500 tokens of English, so spend it on layout and exact copy rather than adjectives.

Is Qwen Image 3 better than GPT Image 2 or Nano Banana 2?+

It depends on the job. Try Qwen Image 3 first for long briefs, dense layouts and text in several languages. Public leaderboards put it near the top, not first: it entered the Arena text-to-image board at #5 with 1,263 points on August 4, 2026, and Artificial Analysis ranked it #6 for editing and #9 for text-to-image on August 20, 2026. On Oeneo AI, GPT Image 2 starts at 2 credits per image and Nano Banana 2 at 16; Qwen Image 3's prices are in the specs above.

Which Qwen Image 3 options aren't available on Oeneo AI?+

Oeneo AI doesn't offer these yet: negative prompts, seeds, mask or brush editing, live web search (the weather demo in Alibaba's launch post ran in Qwen Chat), and output above 2K. For a larger file, run the result through Oeneo AI's Image Upscaler.

Is there a Qwen Image 3 API?+

Yes, but not from Oeneo AI. Alibaba Cloud Model Studio offers qwen-image-3.0-pro and qwen-image-3.0, and hosting platforms such as fal serve the Pro tier. Oeneo AI gives you the model in a browser workbench, paid with credits instead of an API key.

Put the whole layout into one brief

Describe the canvas, each zone and the exact words, then let Qwen Image 3 Pro set it all on one image.