// Qwen · Image generation
Qwen-Image-2.1: VRAM & local deployment
7.12B parameters. About 5.2 GB at 4-bit and 16.2 GB at BF16.
released 2026-09-14licence: Non-commercialmemory figures are estimates
01Specs
| Publisher | Alibaba Qwen · Qwen |
|---|---|
| Family / series | Qwen · Qwen-Image-2.1 |
| Type | Image generation (text-to-image) |
| Parameters | 7.12B Source: counted from official safetensors weights |
| Released weights | BF16 · 33.1 GBdownload |
| Licence | qwen-research · Non-commercialResearch / non-commercial licence: commercial use is not allowed without a separate agreement. |
| Released | 2026-09-14 (Hugging Face repo created) |
02How much VRAM it needs (estimate)
Image models: memory depends on resolution, batch and which text encoders are kept on the GPU; Diffusers / ComfyUI can offload parts to CPU. The weight size below is the main transformer only.
| Precision | Weights | Weights + overhead | Smallest GPU | Mac |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 / FP16 (original) | 14.2 GB | 16.2 GB | RTX 4090 24GB | Mac 36GB |
| FP8 / INT8 / Q8_0 | 7.6 GB | 8.8 GB | 12GB GPU | Mac 16GB |
| 4-bit (Q4_K_M / AWQ / GPTQ-Int4) | 4.3 GB | 5.2 GB | 8GB GPU | Mac 16GB |
Bits per weight: BF16 16, FP8 8.5, 4-bit 4.85. “Fits” = total ≤ 90% of memory; Mac GPU can use ~2/3 of unified memory (≤36GB) or ~3/4 (larger). For MoE, all experts must be in memory, so size by total parameters. Method →
03How to run it
Only runtimes the publisher or the runtime’s official library names for this model.
- Transformers — mentioned in the official model card
- Diffusers — mentioned in the official model card
04Official repositories & quantised builds
1 official repo(s) from Qwen.
- Qwen-Image-2.1 main
05Other Qwen models
All 112 →| Model | Params | 4-bit total | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo | 7.12B | 5.2 GB | 2026-10-09 |
| Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | 180B / 6B | 121 GB | 2026-08-24 |
| Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B | 2.4T / 95B | 1.60 TB | 2026-08-08 |
| Qwen3.8-27B | 27.8B | 19.6 GB | 2026-08-05 |
| Qwen3.6-27B | 27.8B | 19.6 GB | 2026-04-21 |
| Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | 36B / 3B | 24.6 GB | 2026-04-15 |
| Qwen3.5-0.8B | 873M | 1.2 GB | 2026-02-28 |
| Qwen3.5-2B | 2.27B | 2.1 GB | 2026-02-28 |
06Sources
Data checked 2026-09-30. Parameters, context and licence are copied from the official repository; memory figures are our estimates.