seedinteger
The same seed and the same prompt given to the same version of the model will output the same image every time.
alibaba/qwen-image-editQwen Image Edit is Alibaba's intelligent image editing model. Transform, retouch, and reimagine existing images using text prompts - from background replacement to artistic style conversion.
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PNG, JPEG, WebP, or GIF · 20 MiB maximum
Customize your input with more control.
Select an example to load its inputs and result into the playground.
{
"image": "https://static.sandbase.ai/examples/69e64dd1-c75f-49b4-a0e5-675d63145694/input/4195cebd-2577-49d0-a51c-97e0fece877c.png",
"prompt": "Change bag to apple macbook"
}Human preference
Elo ratings from blind side-by-side votes, compared with other image and video models.
Rankings sourced from Artificial Analysis Arena
Image-editing arena: people pick the better of two edits of the same image and instruction, without seeing the model names.
The original Qwen Image Edit: change one image with an instruction, including Chinese and English text edits. strength controls how far the result may move from the input.
| Field | Type | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
prompt | string, required | — | Text instruction. |
image | image URL, required | — | Image to edit. JPEG, PNG, or WebP URL. |
strength | number 0.01–1 | 0.94 | How much the output may differ from the input (0.01–1). |
output_format | jpeg / png | png | Output file format. |
aspect_ratio | 21:9 / 16:9 / 3:2 / 4:3 / 5:4 / 1:1 / 4:5 / 3:4 / 2:3 / 9:16 | — | Omit to follow the input image. |
seed | integer | random | Fix it to compare prompt changes. |
$0.045 per output image, Alibaba's list price.
| Request | Price |
|---|---|
| One image | $0.045 |
Failed runs are not charged.
strength for subtle edits.Related: alibaba/qwen-image-edit/2511, alibaba/qwen-image-edit/2511/multiple-angles, alibaba/qwen-image-3/edit (newer).
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Submit this model through the SandBase Unified Run API.
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
"model": "alibaba/qwen-image-edit",
"image": "https://static.sandbase.ai/examples/alibaba/qwen-image-edit/input_image_0.png",
"prompt": "Change bag to apple macbook",
"strength": 0.94,
"output_format": "png"
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .id)
for attempt in $(seq 1 120); do
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
case "$status" in completed|failed|timeout) break ;; esac
sleep 2
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
"https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/$run_id")
done
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
[ "$status" = completed ] || { echo "Generation ended: $status" >&2; exit 1; }
printf '%s\n' "$result"Create a SandBase API key and set it in your server environment. All requests use Bearer authentication.
export SANDBASE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"Keep the key on your server. Do not expose it in browser code or commit it to a repository.
POST to /v1/run with this model ID and its inputs. The request example above includes submission and polling.
Use the returned run ID to poll until the status is completed, failed or timeout. Read output only after completed.
curl "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/$RUN_ID" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY"Pass a publicly accessible file URL in the model’s image, video or audio field. Supported formats and limits are shown beside each Playground input.
Use the upload or replace control on supported image fields in the Playground. Video URL fields accept a hosted driving video; they do not imply video-upload support.
seedintegerThe same seed and the same prompt given to the same version of the model will output the same image every time.
imagestringrequiredThe URL of the image to edit.
promptstringrequiredThe prompt to generate the image with
strengthnumberStrength of the image-to-image transformation. Lower values preserve more of the original image.
Default: 0.94
Minimum: 0.01
Maximum: 1
aspect_ratiostringThe aspect ratio of the generated image.
Possible values: "21:9", "16:9", "3:2", "4:3", "5:4", "1:1", "4:5", "3:4", "2:3", "9:16"
output_formatstringThe format of the generated image.
Default: "png"
Possible values: "jpeg", "png"
{
"model": "alibaba/qwen-image-edit",
"image": "https://static.sandbase.ai/examples/alibaba/qwen-image-edit/input_image_0.png",
"prompt": "Change bag to apple macbook",
"strength": 0.94,
"output_format": "png"
}A completed run exposes its result in output. The following is the model’s saved example, not a new generation.
[
{
"source": "Alibaba Model Studio schema mirror",
"source_url": "https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/",
"url": "https://static.sandbase.ai/examples/69e64dd1-c75f-49b4-a0e5-675d63145694/output/e781f31d-d23b-4821-8955-084dfdd76da6.png"
}
]