Qwen Image Edit API

alibaba/qwen-image-edit
Qwen Image Edit is an advanced open-source image editing model by Alibaba, designed for precise and natural language-driven modifications of existing photos and graphics.
Output
$0.0585 / gen
Released
Oct 13, 2025

How to use Qwen Image Edit API

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

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY},
    json={
      "model": "alibaba/qwen-image-edit",
      "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-edit",
    "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-edit","prompt":"A cat holding a sign that says hello"}'

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

Qwen Image Edit API Pricing

TypePrice
Output
$0.0585 / gen

Qwen Image Edit Benchmarks

BenchmarkScoreWhat it measuresSourceRetrieved
ImgEdit-Bench
4.27%
Faithfulness/quality of instruction image editsSourceJuly 12, 2026
GEdit-Bench
7.56 (EN)
Instruction-based real-world image editing qualitySourceJuly 12, 2026

Qwen Image Edit vs other models

ModelInputOutputContextBest for
$0.0585 / 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 Edit takes image, text as input and returns image.

Qwen Image Edit became available on October 13, 2025.

Qwen Image Edit is priced at $0.0585 / gen.

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

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

Qwen Image Edit was built by Alibaba Cloud.

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

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

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