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Qwen Image Max

Arena score
22.4

Text-to-Image

Rank
#30

of 62 ranked

Stars

4.0 of 5

Speed
Slow
Reliability
Fair
Price
$0.0750 / image

Especially good for Photorealism and Text Rendering.

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Arena / Gallery

Standout work

The model at its best across 4 more challenges.

Isometric Miniature Diorama Scenes
Jun 30, 2026
Magic Burger Explosion: Fiery Photorealism Challenge
Apr 24, 2026
Vintage Cafe Logo
Jun 30, 2026
Fantasy Warrior
Jun 30, 2026
Arena / Performance

Speed & reliability

Measured across every provider serving this model, last 30 days.

Generation speed
17.2s median
P50 17.2s P95 tail 18.9s
Reliability
81.8% success
excludes user errors
Arena / Skills

Skills

The shape of this model's strengths, and the categories it ranks strongest in.

Skill signature

Where Qwen Image Max earns its score, percentile-shaped across its skills.

Top skills
  1. 1
    Prompt Adherence 22.1
    Text-to-Image
    60%
  2. 2
    Aesthetics 22.0
    Text-to-Image
    57%
  3. 3
    Text Rendering 20.6
    Text-to-Image
    55%
  4. 4
    Product, Branding & Commercial 20.5
    Text-to-Image
    53%
  5. 5
    Photorealism 18.3
    Text-to-Image
    58%
Arena / Gallery

By skill

Every challenge Qwen Image Max entered, grouped by the skill it tests and led by its strongest lanes. Scroll a lane to see them all; open a stack to compare its takes.

Prompt Adherence
5 challenges · 60% wins
Text-to-Image
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Aesthetics
8 challenges · 57% wins
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Text Rendering
4 challenges · 55% wins
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Product, Branding & Commercial
3 challenges · 53% wins
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Photorealism
5 challenges · 58% wins
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The qwen family

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