Qwen Image 3
Qwen Image 3 is Alibaba’s hosted image generator and editor. Its fal endpoint supports custom dimensions within a 512-square to 2048-square pixel-area range, plus editing from one to three references.
Anvisha Pai, Co-founder & CEO, Voyager
Alibaba
›What we asked for
A self-portrait of Qwen Image 3: a sculptural paper bird in a sunlit workshop, detailed paper texture, warm natural light, editorial photograph.
alibaba/qwen-image-3/text-to-image
enable_prompt_expansion: false, image_size: {"width":1024,"height":1024}, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1024 by 1024 pixels
At a glance
- Price
- $0.04 per 1k image on fal, verified September 18, 2026.
- Sizes
- Custom dimensions, total area from 512x512 to 2048x2048.
- Our run
- 12 returned images; $0.76 in recorded list-price estimates, with waits from 10 to 156 seconds. Unsupported or failed requests are kept separately.
Other Qwen-Image models: Qwen-Image. Compare all 2.
Anvisha's take
Qwen Image 3 improves the practical editing story over the original Qwen page. Our product edit returns a green dripper with a brass handle and retains the white studio setup. The four-step infographic is readable and ordered, and the poster holds its main headline. The chart is still not trustworthy: month labels are garbled despite the correct numerical values. The wide banner adds invented text where we asked for empty headline space. This is a capable image-and-edit endpoint for drafts, with text and diagrams that still need inspection.
Qwen Image 3 real output: the same 12 prompts every model gets
Every image model on this site gets the same 12 prompts, so you can compare like with like. These are the pictures Qwen Image 3 returned, one try each, nothing re-rolled or retouched. Generated on . The 12 pictures took 10 to 156 seconds each and cost $0.76 in total.
Spelling, kerning and hierarchy of three lines of set text.
›What we asked for
A concert poster that reads 'MODA SUMMER SESSIONS' in large bold type, with the subtitle 'Friday 12 June, 8pm, Roundhouse' and a smaller line 'Tickets at the door'. Risograph style, two colours, tangerine and navy, grainy ink texture.
alibaba/qwen-image-3/text-to-image
enable_prompt_expansion: false, image_size: {"width":1024,"height":1360}, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1024 by 1360 pixels
Catalogue lighting, a clean seamless background and a believable contact shadow.
›What we asked for
Studio product photograph of a matte black ceramic pour-over coffee dripper on a seamless white background, soft top light, subtle contact shadow, centred, catalogue style.
alibaba/qwen-image-3/text-to-image
enable_prompt_expansion: false, image_size: {"width":1024,"height":1024}, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1024 by 1024 pixels
A natural face, correct finger count and hands holding an object.
›What we asked for
Close-up portrait of a woman in her 40s with short grey hair, laughing, holding a red ceramic mug with both hands, natural window light, 85mm lens, shallow depth of field.
alibaba/qwen-image-3/text-to-image
enable_prompt_expansion: false, image_size: {"width":1024,"height":1360}, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1024 by 1360 pixels
A flat single-colour mark with a legible wordmark and no gradients or photo texture.
›What we asked for
A flat vector logo mark for a bicycle repair shop called 'Spoke & Chain': a single-colour icon combining a chain link and a wheel spoke, with the wordmark below in a geometric sans-serif, black on white.
alibaba/qwen-image-3/text-to-image
enable_prompt_expansion: false, image_size: {"width":1024,"height":1024}, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1024 by 1024 pixels
Many distinct objects and people in one frame without merging or duplicating them.
›What we asked for
A crowded Saturday farmers market seen from slightly above: at least twelve stalls with striped awnings, shoppers carrying tote bags, a dog on a leash, crates of oranges, a musician with a guitar, bunting overhead, late morning light.
alibaba/qwen-image-3/text-to-image
enable_prompt_expansion: false, image_size: {"width":1360,"height":1024}, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1360 by 1024 pixels
A named historical style applied faithfully rather than a generic painterly look.
›What we asked for
A lighthouse on a rocky cliff during a storm, in the style of a Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print, with visible wood grain texture, flat colour areas and a bokashi gradient sky.
alibaba/qwen-image-3/text-to-image
enable_prompt_expansion: false, image_size: {"width":1024,"height":1360}, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1024 by 1360 pixels
Six labelled bars at the stated heights, in order, with readable axes.
›What we asked for
A clean bar chart titled 'Monthly active users' showing six months, January through June, with the values 120, 150, 180, 170, 220 and 260, labelled axes, white background, one accent colour, no 3D effects.
alibaba/qwen-image-3/text-to-image
enable_prompt_expansion: false, image_size: {"width":1360,"height":1024}, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1360 by 1024 pixels
A 21:9 composition that leaves the left third clear for headline text.
›What we asked for
Website hero banner: a wide panorama of a sunlit modern co-working space with plants, the left third of the frame kept as clear wall space for text, warm neutral palette.
alibaba/qwen-image-3/text-to-image
enable_prompt_expansion: false, image_size: {"width":2016,"height":864}, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 2016 by 864 pixels
Four numbered steps in the given order with their exact wording, plus an icon each.
›What we asked for
An infographic card titled 'How to brew pour-over' with four numbered steps in this order: 1. Rinse the filter, 2. Bloom for 30 seconds, 3. Pour in slow circles, 4. Wait 3 minutes. A simple icon beside each step, muted palette, clean sans-serif type.
alibaba/qwen-image-3/text-to-image
enable_prompt_expansion: false, image_size: {"width":1024,"height":1360}, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1024 by 1360 pixels
Appetising, menu-grade food with correct textures and no melted anatomy.
›What we asked for
Overhead photograph of a margherita pizza on a wooden board, fresh basil leaves, one slice pulled out with the cheese stretching, restaurant menu photography, natural light.
alibaba/qwen-image-3/text-to-image
enable_prompt_expansion: false, image_size: {"width":1024,"height":1024}, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1024 by 1024 pixels
Exact counts and left-right placement of five named objects.
›What we asked for
A glass of water on a wooden table with exactly three ice cubes in it, a yellow pencil resting across the rim of the glass, a blue book to the left of the glass and a red apple to the right, photographed from table height.
alibaba/qwen-image-3/text-to-image
enable_prompt_expansion: false, image_size: {"width":1360,"height":1024}, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1360 by 1024 pixels
Change one object's colour and add a part while leaving background, light and framing untouched.
›What we asked for
Change the coffee dripper to a deep forest green and add a small brass handle on its right side. Keep the background, lighting and composition exactly as they are. (applied to the product on white result above)
alibaba/qwen-image-3/edit
enable_prompt_expansion: false, image_size: {"width":1024,"height":1024}, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1024 by 1024 pixels
How the cost under each picture was worked out: fal Qwen Image 3 published tiers: $0.04 at 1K, $0.075 at 2K; custom sizes above 1024x1024 area estimated at 2K, read 2026-09-18; not a receipt.
Qwen Image 3 pricing
| Where | Unit | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fal | 1K image Current endpoint widget separates 1K and 2K. Custom-size sample costs above 1K area use the 2K tier as an estimate. | $0.04 | fal model page, read |
| fal | 2K image | $0.075 | fal model page, read |
Is Qwen Image 3 free?
The fal endpoint is paid per generation. We have not verified a recurring free allowance for this specific model.
- •Provider promotions and consumer-app credits are separate from the API prices shown here.
fal model page, read
Where to use Qwen Image 3
- fal · Hosted API and playground; the endpoint used for the samples below.
Voyager
Run Qwen Image 3 inside Voyager
Voyager is an agent for creative work that runs every model in this reference, Qwen Image 3 included. Brief it, and it picks the model, makes the thing and hands back something you can edit. Create an account to get started.
What we noticed running Qwen Image 3
- •The returned edit changes the dripper to green and adds a brass handle while retaining the plain studio composition. See the edit an existing image picture.
- •Numerical labels match the requested values, but month names are garbled and the palette uses more than one accent color. See the chart picture.
- •Invented lettering fills the left third that the prompt reserved as clear wall space. See the wide aspect ratio picture.
- •All four numbered brewing steps appear in order with readable wording. See the infographic with steps picture.
Qwen Image 3 limits and API parameters
| Limit | Value |
|---|---|
| Input | Prompt limited to 5000 characters on this endpoint; up to six outputs per request. fal API schema, read |
›Every setting, for developers
fal (alibaba/qwen-image-3/text-to-image)
fal API schema, read
| Parameter | Type | Values | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| prompt | string | 1 to 5000 characters Required. | |
| image_size | union | Preset or custom width and height; total area 512x512 to 2048x2048 | square_hd |
| enable_prompt_expansion | boolean | true, false | true |
What Qwen Image 3 will not draw
The hosted endpoint applies provider content checks. A refusal is retained as a failed sample rather than retried with a different prompt. Commercial-use availability is marked on the linked endpoint; review provider terms for your intended use.
fal model page, read
Alternatives to Qwen Image 3
Frequently asked questions
How much does Qwen Image 3 cost?
The tested fal setting is $0.04 per 1k image, read September 18, 2026. See the pricing table for conditions and other tiers.
Where can I use Qwen Image 3?
The linked fal playground and API expose the endpoints used for our samples. Every returned file below includes the exact request settings.
How this page is made
Prices, limits and settings are read from the linked vendor and host pages on the dates shown. Every picture was generated by us through fal with the request shown under it, and the original files are kept unedited. A generation that failed is shown as a failure. Model and vendor names are used to identify the products; no vendor imagery appears on this page.
