Qwen Image 2.0 API

alibaba/qwen-image-2.0
Qwen Image 2.0 turns plain text into 2K photoreal visuals, polished posters, infographics, and slide-ready graphics with text that's actually readable.
Output
$0.0455 / gen
Released
Apr 21, 2026

How to use Qwen Image 2.0 API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to alibaba/qwen-image-2.0.
import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY},
    json={
      "model": "alibaba/qwen-image-2.0",
      "prompt": "A cat holding a sign that says hello"
    },
)
print(r.json())
const r = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "alibaba/qwen-image-2.0",
    "prompt": "A cat holding a sign that says hello"
  }),
});
console.log(await r.json());
curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"alibaba/qwen-image-2.0","prompt":"A cat holding a sign that says hello"}'

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.

Qwen Image 2.0 API Pricing

TypePrice
Output
$0.0455 / gen

Qwen Image 2.0 Benchmarks

BenchmarkScoreWhat it measuresSourceRetrieved
Text-to-Image Arena
960
Human preference Elo from blind pairwise comparisons of generated images, measured independently by Artificial AnalysisSourceSeptember 28, 2026

Qwen Image 2.0 vs other models

ModelInputOutputContextBest for
$0.0455 / gen
Image generation at scale
$0.325 / 1M tokens
$78 / 1M tokens
128K tokens
Image generation at scale
$6.5 / 1M tokens
$39 / 1M tokens
Image generation at scale
Image generation at scale
$0.0195 / MP (variable)
Image generation at scale

Frequently asked questions

Qwen Image 2.0 takes image, text as input and returns image.

Qwen Image 2.0 became available on April 21, 2026.

Qwen Image 2.0 is priced at $0.0455 / gen.

Qwen Image 2.0 is billed per generation — a fixed charge per output rather than by prompt length.

Yes, Qwen Image 2.0 accepts image input as well as a text prompt.

Qwen Image 2.0 was built by Alibaba Cloud.

Send a request to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations with alibaba/qwen-image-2.0 as the model id.

Yes. Qwen Image 2.0 is served through AI/ML API, so the same key and endpoint format used for other models applies.

It is an image generation model that converts text or image inputs into images.

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