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Qwen-Image-2.1 moves Alibaba's image model line to a non-commercial research licence
The 20 Sep release adds RGBA output and 10-image editing. Earlier Qwen-Image models used Apache 2.0, and commercial use of 2.1 now needs a separate licence.
Alibaba's 22 September claim that Qwen3.8-Max improved itself: the score gain checks out and the method is unpublished
Artificial Analysis confirms Qwen3.8-Max rose from 40 to 45 on its Intelligence Index. Alibaba has released no evidence that 33 automated cycles produced the gain.