Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo: Specs, License & How to Run
Accelerated Qwen-Image-2.1 checkpoint for text-to-image and editing (weights released).
TL;DR. Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo is a image-gen model from Qwen. License: other. It is listed under Midjourney.
| Developer | Qwen |
|---|---|
| Type | image-gen |
| Modalities | image, text |
| License | other — Card license is the label “other”. Read the attached terms; not legal advice. |
| Hardware | Not yet verified — VRAM not in the seed extract. (not independently tested) |
| Hugging Face likes | 607 (as of 2026-10-13) |
| Model card | https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo |
| First seen | 2026-10-09 |
Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo was on the radar watch list until official weights appeared. They are released: the repository Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo went live on Hugging Face on 2026-10-09.
This page exists as an identification URL for the new name and as a spoke from open Midjourney-class alternatives. We do not claim visual quality relative to Midjourney or to the non-Turbo Qwen-Image-2.1 checkpoint.
Parameter count is not in the seed file, so it is omitted rather than guessed.
Deploy options
- local: Hugging Face model card
FAQ
Are the weights actually out?
Yes. Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo is on Hugging Face as of 2026-10-09 (607 likes in the 2026-10-13 check).
What does Turbo mean here?
The seed description calls it an accelerated checkpoint of Qwen-Image-2.1 for text-to-image and editing.
Why is the license “other”?
That is the label on the Hugging Face card. We do not invent a more specific SPDX id.
Sources & verification
License notes are not legal advice. Read the original LICENSE. Trademark & disclaimer.