Summary

  • Following its release of multiple open-source language AI models over the summer that matched or outperformed US competitors, Alibaba has released Qwen Image, an AI image generator model that is open source and of a high rank.
  • Qwen Image stands out from its rivals due to its ability to render text clearly within images, something many competitors struggle with.
  • The model supports alphabetic and logographic scripts and is thus capable of managing complex typography, multi-line layouts, paragraph-level semantics and bilingual content.
  • However, an early review of the model found that although Qwen Image is open source and free to use, it is outperformed by Midjourney, a US AI image generator that is costly to use.
  • It is nevertheless a useful AI for enterprise and third-party providers to create collateral such as flyers, ads and newsletters.

By Carl Franzen

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