Qwen Image Edit vs Flux 2 Klein (4B, 9B) - QIE Wins.
A quick comparison between the following models:
- Flux 2 Klein 4B
- Flux 2 Klein 9B
- Qwen Image Edit 2511
Klein 4B struggles to preserve the pose fully, also fails in rendering text correctly. More steps do not help.
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Klein 9B does a good job here both with 4 and 8 steps. 8 steps is more accurate.
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Qwen Image Edit does a great job here both in 4 and 8 steps.
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When the prompt becomes more complex like:
"let her hair be brunette, shirt be in green, background be cozy room. remove the text. add title "..." in the bottom -center with curvy font. show her right hand to camera."
- Klein 4B fails: ignore the hand part, changes the pose and other unwanted changes
- Klein 9B fails 50%: pose is changed, hand is shown as wanted.
- Qwen Image Edit wins: pose remains intact, hand is shown as wanted.
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Klein 9B vs Qwen Image Edit 2511
Even with extra steps, Klein 9B fails: pose completely changed.
Qwen Image Edit wins keeping pose intact and applying all wanted edits exactly.
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Timing:
| Flux 2 Klein 4B | Flux 2 Klein 9B | Qwen Image Edit 2511 |
|---|---|---|
| 10s for 4 steps | 22s for 4 steps | 49s for 4 steps |
| 18s for 8 steps | 43s for 8 steps | 98s for 8 steps |
| 39s for 16 steps |
other info:
width=height=1024, Euler Beta,
Qwen LoRA: 4step
Posted Mar 4, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC