Alibaba instruction-based image editor

Qwen Image Edit AI Image Editor

Qwen Image Edit follows plain instructions on a single upload: rewrite signs and menus in English or Chinese, recolor garments, or swap objects while the surrounding layout stays put. 3 credits per edit on RenderFlow AI.

3 credits per image.By Alibaba

AI Image Editor

Model Settings

Alibaba3 credits per image.

A practical editor for semantic changes and text-sensitive designs.

Your generated image will appear here.

Enter a prompt and click 'Generate' — or start from an example:

Examples

Qwen Image Edit before and after examples

Drag the handle to compare each source and result. The chalkboard, tea poster, and coat pairs lead the gallery: each after frame is a real Qwen Image Edit result, and each before frame is the source that edit started from.

Source chalkboard café menu before Qwen Image Edit text changes
Chalkboard menu after Qwen Image Edit changed MORNING MENU to EVENING MENU and updated an item

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Qwen Image Edit prompts for a chalkboard menu

Prompt: Change the header from "MORNING MENU" to "EVENING MENU" in the same decorative chalk capitals. In the left column, change "Matcha Latte 5" to "Ginger Tea 4.5"; keep the hand-lettered chalk style and dark green board.

Before: source menu generated for the edit pair. After: real Qwen Image Edit output (wavespeed-ai/qwen-image/edit).

Source bilingual tea poster before Chinese text edit
Tea poster after Qwen Image Edit changed vertical Chinese text to 冬日茉莉

bilingual text

Qwen Image Edit Chinese text on a tea poster

Prompt: Change the vertical Chinese text from 茉莉花开 to 冬日茉莉, keeping the calligraphy style, vertical layout, and position unchanged. Keep the English headline, gaiwan, blossoms, and celadon palette.

Before: source poster for bilingual text edit. After: real Qwen Image Edit bilingual text change.

Source fashion photo with crimson trench coat before recolor
Fashion photo after Qwen Image Edit recolored the trench coat to emerald green

semantic recolor

Qwen image editing a coat from crimson to emerald

Prompt: Change the oversized trench coat from crimson to deep emerald green satin with a subtle sheen, keeping the fabric drape, wind-blown movement, folds, and dramatic side light. Keep the model and concrete parking structure unchanged.

Before: source fashion still. After: real Qwen Image Edit semantic recolor.

Source image before the chalkboard menu rewrite edit
Chalkboard café menu edited with Qwen Image Edit to change the header and two items while keeping the lettering style

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A Qwen edit of the chalkboard menu

Prompt: Change the header from "MORNING MENU" to "EVENING MENU" in the same decorative chalk capitals. In the left column, change "Matcha Latte 5" to "Ginger Tea 4.5"; in the right column, change "Seasonal Galette 6" to "Mushroom Toast 7". Keep the hand-lettered chalk style, the dark green board, the small illustrations, and the two-column layout exactly the same.

Source image before the chinese poster text change edit
Bilingual tea poster edited with Qwen Image Edit to change the vertical Chinese calligraphy text while preserving the design

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Chinese AI image editor calligraphy on a tea poster

Prompt: 把竖排的中文"茉莉花开"改成"冬日茉莉",保持书法字体、排版方向和位置不变。英文标题、盖碗、茉莉花和青瓷色调保持原样。 (Change the vertical Chinese text from "茉莉花开" to "冬日茉莉", keeping the calligraphy style, vertical layout, and position unchanged. Keep the English headline, the gaiwan, the blossoms, and the celadon palette as they are.)

Source image before the garment semantic recolor edit
Fashion editorial photo edited with Qwen Image Edit to change the coat to emerald green satin

semantic edits

Qwen image to image coat recolor

Prompt: Change the oversized trench coat from crimson to deep emerald green satin with a subtle sheen, keeping the fabric's drape, the wind-blown movement, the folds, and the dramatic side light exactly the same. Keep the model, the concrete parking structure, the shadows, and the muted gray environment unchanged.

Source image before the infographic fact correction edit
Pour-over coffee infographic edited with Qwen Image Edit to correct the steep time and swap one icon

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Qwen image editor fact correction on an infographic

Prompt: Change step 2's text from "STEEP 12 hours" to "STEEP 16 hours" in the same type style, and change the small icon in step 2 from a clock to a crescent moon. Keep all other steps, numbers, cards, icons, connecting lines, colors, and the cold brew bottle illustration exactly the same.

Source image before the badge text localization edit
National park badge edited with Qwen Image Edit to change the name to Pine Hollow and the date to 1968

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Qwen AI image editor badge lettering

Prompt: Change the curved text along the top of the ring from "CEDAR RIDGE" to "PINE HOLLOW" and the bottom text from "EST. 1974" to "EST. 1968", keeping the same distressed two-color screen-print lettering and the curve of each line. Keep the bear silhouette, the pine trees, the mountain peaks, the double-ring border, and the small stars exactly the same.

Source image before the magazine cover line updates edit
Magazine cover edited with Qwen Image Edit to change the masthead to "Frame" and update a cover line

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Qwen Image Edit model cover-line change

Prompt: Change the masthead from "GRID" to "FRAME" in the same bold grotesque type, and change the cover line "THE NEW MINIMALISM" to "THE QUIET LAYOUT" in the same small aligned type. Keep the dancer photo, the yellow fabric, the concrete wall, the other cover lines, and the overall grid and hierarchy exactly the same.

What is Qwen Image Edit?

Qwen Image Edit is the instruction-based editor from Alibaba’s Qwen Image line. It is known for bilingual text edits and layout-aware changes from a sentence rather than masks (Hugging Face model card).

On RenderFlow AI the canvas takes one image, an instruction, an output format (JPEG, PNG, or WebP), and a seed. Each edit costs 3 credits. This page does not add a second reference image or a custom width and height. Those controls are on Qwen Image Edit Plus at 4 credits. To design a new poster or menu instead of editing one, use the Qwen Image generator.

Qwen Image Edit capabilities and limits

Qwen image editing for English and Chinese copy

Quote the exact words or characters you want, in English, Chinese, or both — including a mixed line such as a shop sign that reads "营业中 OPEN". Menus, posters, badges, and storefronts are the text jobs a Qwen edit handles from one sentence.

Qwen image to image object and color changes

Change an object or a color without a mask: a crimson coat to emerald satin, or one item on a counter, while the rest of the frame stays. Name what must not move, and the edit has a boundary.

What this Qwen Image Edit model accepts

The canvas is one upload, a prompt, JPEG, PNG, or WebP output, and a seed. The seed defaults to -1, which starts a fresh result. Set a specific seed when a direction is right and the next try should stay close.

When a Qwen edit should move to Plus

Extra reference images and exact pixel sizes belong on Qwen Image Edit Plus (up to three inputs, width and height from 256 to 1536 pixels, 4 credits). Photo cleanup such as removals and sky swaps fits SeedEdit V3. Poster retouching up to 4096 pixels fits Seedream V4 Edit. Remixing up to ten references fits Nano Banana Edit.

Qwen Image Edit use cases

  • Menu, sign, and badge rewrites in English or Chinese
  • Poster lines that have to stay in the existing layout
  • Garment recolors and single-object swaps
  • Short fact corrections on infographics and covers

How to use Qwen Image Edit

How to use Qwen Image Edit: upload one image

The canvas takes one image. Choose the frame whose layout you want to keep. There is no mask step before the edit.

Qwen Image Edit prompts that quote the copy

Write one change, and put any text that must appear in quotes: "change the sign to read '营业中 OPEN'" or "swap the red mug for a glass teapot." English, Chinese, or both can sit in the same instruction.

Qwen image editor position words

Say where the change is — top line, left column, on the coat — and name what stays, such as "keep the logo bar and the two-column layout."

Export and seed in this Qwen AI image editor

Choose JPEG for photos, PNG for graphics you will keep editing, or WebP for the web. The seed defaults to -1, a fresh result. Set a specific seed when a direction is right and the next try should stay close.

When this Qwen edit belongs on Edit Plus

One image and a sentence belong here at 3 credits. When you need a second or third reference, or width and height from 256 to 1536 pixels, move the same instruction to Qwen Image Edit Plus at 4 credits.

Qwen Image Edit vs Edit Plus

Both editors run in the browser on RenderFlow AI. Stay on this page for one image. Open Qwen Image Edit Plus when the job needs extra references or an exact pixel size.

Qwen Image Edit vs Edit Plus
FeatureQwen Image EditQwen Image Edit Plus
Credits3 per image4 per image
Inputs1 imageUp to 3 images
Output sizeNo width or height controlWidth and height, 256–1536 px (default 1024×1024)
FormatsJPEG, PNG, WebPJPEG, PNG, WebP
SeedYes, default −1Yes, default −1
Use it forSingle-image text, object, and color editsPackaging, label references, and exact output sizes

Alibaba also publishes a Qwen-Image-Edit-2509 checkpoint. RenderFlow does not label this 3-credit canvas as that release. New artwork, rather than an edit, starts on the Qwen Image generator.

Qwen Image Edit FAQ

Can Qwen Image Edit Chinese text stay in the layout?

Yes. Quote the exact characters and name the line to change. The surrounding layout stays put when the instruction says what must stay, such as the calligraphy position, the English headline, or the two-column menu.

How should I write Qwen Image Edit prompts?

Use one direct command: change this copy, swap this object, or recolor this garment. Put the required words in quotes, in English, Chinese, or both. Position words such as "top line" or "left column" make the edit easier to place. The before-and-after cards on this page are working prompts.

Which formats does the Qwen image editor export?

JPEG, PNG, and WebP. JPEG suits photographic edits, PNG suits graphics you will keep editing, and WebP suits images headed to the web. The control on the canvas is labeled Output Format.

Why did the layout shift after a Qwen edit?

The instruction usually left out what must stay. Add an anchor such as "keep the logo, footer, and two-column layout; change only the headline." There is no mask on this canvas, so the sentence is the boundary.

Is this Qwen AI image editor a good first try?

For one image and a sentence, especially text in English or Chinese, yes. It costs 3 credits per edit. Use Qwen Image Edit Plus when you need more than one input or an exact pixel size. SeedEdit V3 is the closer first try for simple photo cleanup, and Nano Banana Edit fits jobs that remix up to ten reference images.

How to use Qwen Image Edit without an API key?

Open the editor on this page, upload one image, write the instruction, choose JPEG, PNG, or WebP, and generate. RenderFlow runs the model in the browser, so you do not need an Alibaba API key. A seed of -1 is a new result; set a specific seed when the next try should stay close.

Is Qwen image to image the same job as this editor?

On this page, yes: you upload one image and get one edited image back. The canvas does not generate a picture from text alone. New posters and menus start on the Qwen Image generator instead.

Is this Qwen Image Edit 2509?

No. This page runs the RenderFlow model alibaba/qwen-image-edit, the 3-credit single-image editor. RenderFlow does not label that endpoint as the Qwen-Image-Edit-2509 checkpoint.

Is this the latest Qwen Image Edit model?

RenderFlow does not label alibaba/qwen-image-edit as the latest release. Alibaba publishes other edit checkpoints, including Qwen-Image-Edit-2509. This page is the 3-credit single-image editor, not a promise of the newest checkpoint.

Is Qwen Image Edit censored on RenderFlow?

RenderFlow does not publish a separate Qwen block list on this page. The Terms of Service forbid uploading or submitting material that is illegal, hateful, harmful, obscene, or sexually explicit, and they forbid unlawful use of the service. This page does not offer NSFW generation or a control that turns a filter off.

How to run Qwen Image Edit locally?

Alibaba publishes the Qwen-Image-Edit model card on Hugging Face. RenderFlow does not ship those weights or a local installer. On this site you run the editor in the browser for 3 credits per edit.

Try Qwen Image Edit in the browser

Upload one image, describe the change in a sentence, and generate for 3 credits. For extra references or an exact pixel size, use Qwen Image Edit Plus instead.

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