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AI News — September 21, 2026: Qwen Image 2.1 Beats Its 7B Class, Step 5's 600B MoE Eyes October Open Weights
Alibaba's Qwen team released Qwen Image 2.1, a 7B text-to-image model with native transparency support and strong text rendering including CJK characters, drawing favorable quality-to-size comparisons…