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Qwen releases faster Image 2.1 Turbo weights for research

Qwen published an accelerated 7B Image 2.1 checkpoint for text-to-image creation and image editing. Its model card describes eight denoising steps and downloadable weights. The license permits research and evaluation use; commercial use requires a separate license. The model repository appeared October 9, but its exact public launch time is not established.

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