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QwenImage Generation/v1/media/queue

Qwen Image 2.1 Pro API

Qwen Image 2.1 Pro from $0.10 per image — the higher-quality Qwen 2.1 tier for generation and editing.

The higher-quality tier of Qwen's Image 2.1 series. Image generation and reference-image editing for final renders — from $0.10 per image.

No credit card required. Takes 30 seconds.

Qwen Image 2.1 Pro API pricing

Pay per request from your YepAPI balance — no subscription, no monthly minimum. Prices updated October 23, 2026.

BillingPrice
Rate$0.10/image
What it costsPer job
1 imagefrom default size$0.10
100 imagesa product catalog batch$10.00
1,000 imagesa month of app traffic$100.00

2,400+

Developers

1.2M+

API calls served

100+

Endpoints

$0.01

Per call

Yep, that's it.

Try it live

Enter a prompt and generate an image with Qwen Image 2.1 Pro.

POST/v1/media/queue

Drop image or click to upload

For image-to-image editing

Response
Hit "Send Request" to see the response

Qwen Image 2.1 Pro specs

ProviderQwen
Model IDqwen/qwen-image-2.1-pro
Endpoint/v1/media/queue
TypeImage Generation
Output formatspng
Image inputYes

How to get a Qwen Image 2.1 Pro API key

  1. 1

    Create a free account

    Sign up at yepapi.com with Google or email. It takes about 30 seconds and needs no card.

  2. 2

    Create an API key

    Open the dashboard, go to API Keys and create a key. Copy it — it starts with yep_sk_.

  3. 3

    Call Qwen Image 2.1 Pro

    Send a request to /v1/media/queue with the x-api-key header and model "qwen/qwen-image-2.1-pro".

  4. 4

    Pay as you go

    Usage is billed per request from your balance. Top up any amount; there is no subscription.

Strengths

✓
Quality tier of 2.1

Qwen Image 2.1 Pro is the higher-quality member of the 2.1 series, the one to pick over Turbo for finished assets.

✓
Generation and editing

Generate from a prompt or send an existing image to edit, from the same model and endpoint.

✓
Pairs with Turbo

Draft cheaply on Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo and re-render the selected prompts on Pro.

✓
From $0.10 per image

Per-image pricing with no subscription or GPU to manage.

Quick start

Copy this snippet and start making calls with Qwen Image 2.1 Pro.

// Step 1: Submit job
const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/queue', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "qwen/qwen-image-2.1-pro",
    "prompt": "A ceramicist's studio at golden hour: shelves of unglazed bowls, a spinning wheel dusted with clay, light slanting through a dusty window, shallow depth of field",
    "options": {
      "aspectRatio": "1:1"
    }
  }),
});
const { data } = await res.json();
const jobId = data.jobId;

// Step 2: Poll for result
const status = await fetch(`https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/status/${jobId}`, {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' },
});
const { data: job } = await status.json();
// job.status: "pending" | "processing" | "completed" | "failed"
// job.result: { text?, image?, audio?, video? }

Qwen Image 2.1 Pro vs similar models

Every model below runs on the same API key — switch by changing the model ID.

ModelProviderPrice
Qwen Image 2.1 ProQwenfrom $0.10/image
Qwen Image 2.1 TurboQwenfrom $0.04/image
Qwen Image 3Qwenfrom $0.07/image
Qwen Image 3 ProQwenfrom $0.16/image
FLUX 3 Image KleinBlack Forest Labsfrom $0.02/image
GPT Image 2OpenAIfrom $0.02/image
GPT Image 1 MiniOpenAIfrom $0.02/image
GPT-5.4 Image 2OpenAIfrom $0.02/image

Why use Qwen Image 2.1 Pro through YepAPI?

✓One API key for all models — no separate accounts
✓No monthly minimums — pay per call
✓Switch models with one line of code
✓Simple REST API — works from any language
✓Unified billing across all providers
✓No rate limits for most use cases

Qwen Image 2.1 Pro API — higher-quality Qwen images from $0.10

Qwen Image 2.1 Pro is the higher-quality tier of Qwen's Image 2.1 series, covering both text-to-image generation and editing of an uploaded image. Choose it over Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo when output quality matters more than speed and cost.

Through YepAPI you call it on the shared `/v1/media/queue` endpoint at roughly $0.10 per image, billed from the same prepaid balance as the rest of the catalog.

Start generating in 30 seconds

$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.

What developers say

“Switched from SerpAPI and cut our SERP costs by 80%. Same data quality, way simpler billing.”

Marcus T.

SEO Platform Founder

“One API key for AI models, SERP data, and web scraping. Saved us from managing 4 separate providers.”

Priya S.

Full-Stack Developer

“The $5 free credit let us prototype our entire rank tracking feature before committing. No other API does that.”

Jake R.

Indie Hacker

Frequently asked questions

The higher-quality tier of Qwen's Image 2.1 series. Image generation and reference-image editing for final renders — from $0.10 per image.

Qwen Image 2.1 Pro costs from $0.10/image through YepAPI, billed per request with no monthly fee. For example, a 1 image (from default size) costs about $0.10.

Sign up at yepapi.com (Google or email, about 30 seconds), open the dashboard and create an API key. The same key works for Qwen Image 2.1 Pro and every other model — no separate Qwen account or waitlist.

New YepAPI accounts in most countries get free signup credit, enough to test Qwen Image 2.1 Pro without a card. After that you pay per request at the rates above — there is no subscription.

Use "qwen/qwen-image-2.1-pro" as the model on /v1/media/queue. The short alias "qwen-image-2-1-pro" also works.

Ready to use Qwen Image 2.1 Pro?

$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.

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