# Qwen Image 2.1 spotted on Hugging Face

Qwen Image 2.1 is a model from Alibaba, released on 20 Sep 2026. First seen 20 Sep 2026. 4 evidence links.

- Kind: Sighting
- Developer: Alibaba
- Confidence: Supported
- First seen: 2026-09-20T13:28:59.938Z
- Model: [Qwen Image 2.1](https://alexgetman.com/models/alibaba/qwen-image-2-1/)
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/signals/2026/09/20/qwen-image-2-1-2/

## Evidence links

- [Hugging Face · Qwen](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.1)
- [Arena · leaderboards](https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen-image-2.1)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#qwen-image-2.1)
- [OpenCode · discovery](https://opencode.ai/data/alibaba/qwen-image-2-1)