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Qwen-Image-2.0 Technical Report research paper by Alibaba (Qwen), 2026

Alibaba (Qwen) · May 11, 2026 · Foundation models · 21 citations · 118 upvotes · unverified

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Qwen-Image-2.0 is an advanced image generation model that combines high-fidelity synthesis with precise editing capabilities through a unified framework using Qwen3-VL as condition encoder and Multimodal Diffusion Transformer for joint modeling.

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About this paper
Authors
Bing Zhao, Chenfei Wu, Deqing Li and 72 more
arXiv
2605.10730 · PDF
Venue
arXiv.org
Citations
21, 1 influential · Semantic Scholar
Upvotes
118 · Hugging Face
Lab
Alibaba (Qwen) · on Companies · on Quarterly

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Influential citationsfirst count: 1Sep 25, 2026
Citationsfirst count: 21Sep 25, 2026
New paperFound by the weekly scan, unverifiedSep 25, 2026

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