Qwen-Image: Alibaba's (BABA) 20B Image Model Featuring Advanced Text Rendering

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) is placed 8th on our list of the best stocks to buy. On August 4, Alibaba launched Qwen-Image, a large 20B MMDiT model that yields better results in handling complex text in images and offers more precise tools for editing them.

The new model can be used in Qwen Chat by choosing the “Image Generation” option. It has improved text rendering skills, allowing the handling of multi-line text, paragraphs, and small details. It complements both alphabet-based languages like English and character-based ones like Chinese.

Qwen-Image utilizes an enhanced multi-task training method that enables more consistent image editing, keeping both the meaning and the realistic look of the images intact during edits.

Alibaba claims the model is superior to other tools on many public tests for image generation and editing, such as GenEval, DPG, OneIG-Bench, GEdit, ImgEdit, and GSO. It performs especially well on text rendering tests like LongText-Bench, ChineseWord, and TextCraft, beating the latest top models by a clear margin.

Besides handling text, Qwen-Image can work with many artistic styles, from photorealistic images to impressionistic paintings. The company is asking the community for feedback to help build an open and sustainable AI ecosystem. The launch for Qwen-Image was set in August 2025.

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