Qwen 3.0 Image Pro(qwencloud.com) |
Qwen 3.0 Image Pro(qwencloud.com) |
However, cost is significantly lower in this case. A Pro image here is $0.04, a gpt-2-image high is $0.21 and lower resolution.
They also have Meta’s Muse Image ranked above NB Pro, which is just patently absurd. In my own GenAI benchmark it only managed a lackluster 7 passes out of 15. Even the open‑weight Ideogram 4 scored higher than that.
For reference, here’s GPT‑Image‑2, NB Pro, and Muse compared:
Or rather, Alibaba cloud is equivalent to google cloud or aws.
Why would they want to deal with the amount of bad press they'll get for unsavory porn? Look at what happened to Grok.
Honestly if you're launching a new model, you should probably just make it free for the 24 hours after launch so people can test it out. Otherwise just wait till it's on openrouter.
Qwen lost some key people after 3.6 and it looks like we're seeing the consequences of that, or perhaps the cause.
I am not a Sam Altman fan, but I do give him credit where its due, their press briefings are chef's kiss.
Here's a quick trend of the "piss filter" in the gpt image series:
on the right-hand side, it says:
"Version Tag: MAJOR
Open Source: No
Updated: Jul 20, 2026"
Unless they see it as a way to stoke anti-AI sentiment in the west and further polarize us..