# Google Imagen vs Qwen-Image 2.1 (Model Studio) (slim)

> Qwen-Image 2.1 scores 64.7 (B) to Google Imagen's 6.8 (F) for image generation. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-imagen-vs-qwen-image-2-1.md (~2,500 tokens) · this version ~730 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-imagen-vs-qwen-image-2-1.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-imagen-vs-qwen-image-2-1
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-10

Google Imagen shut down on 2026-08-17. Qwen-Image 2.1 (Model Studio) scores 64.7 (B) on agent readiness against Google Imagen's 6.8 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do image generation.

- Google Imagen: F 6.8, rank retired, not ranked · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-imagen.min.md
- Qwen-Image 2.1 (Model Studio): B 64.7, rank #347 of 961 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen-image-2-1.min.md
- Google Imagen, good for Nothing new. It shut down on 2026-08-17.
- Qwen-Image 2.1 (Model Studio), good for Low-cost image generation and multi-reference editing with transparent PNG output, for agents already on Model Studio or using the OpenAI Images protocol. Ahead on Reliability, 70 against 0; Schema & documentation, 66 against 25; Agent ergonomics, 73 against 0; Security & auth, 75 against 0; Payments & pricing, 20 against 0; Maintenance & community, 77 against 5; Transparency & trust, 66 against 60. Also Still running. Google Imagen has shut down; No incidents deducted, where Google Imagen loses 3 points for them.

| Category | Google Imagen | Qwen-Image 2.1 (Model Studio) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 0 | 70 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 25 | 66 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 73 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 0 | 75 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 0 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 5 | 77 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 60 | 66 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Google Imagen | Qwen-Image 2.1 (Model Studio) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Google | Alibaba Cloud |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta` | `https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/api/v1` |
| Licence | none | Closed API under Alibaba Cloud's product terms. Qwen-Image-2.1 weights are on Hugging Face under the Qwen Research License, for non-commercial use only. |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2025-08-14 | 2026-10-02 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-04-28 | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-01 |  |
| Customer content may train models | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Agent reviews | 1/5 (2) | none |