Qwen Image Edit Plus API Documentation
Playground
Try it on WaveSpeedAI!Qwen-Image-Edit-Plus (2509) is a 20B MMDiT image editor with multi-image editing, single-image consistency and native ControlNet support. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.
Features
A next-gen image editing model built on Qwen-Image 20B. It delivers precise bilingual (Chinese & English) text editing, supports both appearance-level and semantic-level edits, and preserves the original style.
Why choose this?
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Dual-mode editing
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Appearance editing: add/remove/modify elements while keeping all other regions pixel-accurate and unchanged.
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Semantic editing: higher-level changes—IP creation, pose/rotation, style transfer—allow global pixel updates while keeping semantic intent.
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Precise text editing (CN/EN) Edit on-image text directly (add/delete/replace) while retaining the original font, size, kerning, and style.
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Style preservation Maintains palette, lighting, brushwork, and overall look even under substantial edits.
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Strong benchmark results Evaluated across multiple public editing benchmarks with state-of-the-art performance.
Designed for
- Design & Marketing teams – Rapid visual iterations, brand-safe edits, and multilingual comps.
- E-commerce & Social – Clean product touch-ups, quick hero swaps, localized text.
- Creators & Studios – Concepting, IP style moves, pose/angle changes without repainting.
Example prompts
- Appearance (CN):
在桌面右上角添加一杯拿铁,不改变其他区域。 - Semantic (EN):
Turn the product into a cyberpunk style while keeping the brand logo and layout consistent. - Text edit (EN):
Replace the headline "Summer Sale" with "Autumn Sale" and keep the same font and size.
Pricing
Just $0.02 per image !!!
How to use
- Upload the source image.
- Write the prompt (Chinese or English).
- Generate — results arrive in moments.
- Output Formats - JPG / PNG / WEBP
- Review & iterate — keep the same seed for exact reproduction, or change it for A/B comparisons.
Note
If you did not upload the image locally, please ensure that the image URL is accessible! A successfully accessible image will display a preview in the interface.
Recommended Resolutions
| Aspect Ratio | Exact (W×H) | Exact Pixels | Rounded (W×H, ÷64) | Rounded Pixels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:1 | 1448 × 1448 | 2,096,704 | 1408 × 1408 | 1,982,464 |
| 3:2 | 1773 × 1182 | 2,095,686 | 1728 × 1152 | 1,990,656 |
| 4:3 | 1672 × 1254 | 2,096,688 | 1664 × 1216 | 2,023,424 |
| 16:9 | 1936 × 1089 | 2,108,304 | 1920 × 1088 | 2,088,960 |
| 21:9 | 2212 × 948 | 2,096,976 | 2176 × 960 | 2,088,960 |
| 1:1 | 1024 × 1024 | 1,048,576 | 1024 × 1024 | 1,048,576 |
| 3:2 | 1254 × 836 | 1,048,344 | 1216 × 832 | 1,011,712 |
| 4:3 | 1182 × 887 | 1,048,434 | 1152 × 896 | 1,032,192 |
| 16:9 | 1365 × 768 | 1,048,320 | 1344 × 768 | 1,032,192 |
| 21:9 | 1564 × 670 | 1,047,880 | 1536 × 640 | 983,040 |
| 1:1 | 323 × 323 | 104,329 | 320 × 320 | 102,400 |
| 3:2 | 397 × 264 | 104,808 | 384 × 256 | 98,304 |
| 4:3 | 374 × 280 | 104,720 | 448 × 320 | 143,360 |
| 16:9 | 432 × 243 | 104,976 | 448 × 256 | 114,688 |
| 21:9 | 495 × 212 | 104,940 | 576 × 256 | 147,456 |
Authentication
For authentication details, please refer to the Authentication Guide.
API Endpoints
Submit Task & Query Result
set -euo pipefail
export WAVESPEED_API_KEY="your-api-key"
REQUEST_BODY=$(cat <<'JSON'
{
"prompt": "A cinematic ocean wave at sunrise, highly detailed",
"images": [
"https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-images/painted-hand-298-332.jpg"
],
"output_format": "jpeg"
}
JSON
)
# 1. Submit the prediction once. Never retry this request automatically:
# a retry after an unclear failure can create a second, billed task.
CHECK='The task may already exist. Check History or the predictions list before submitting again.'
if ! SUBMIT_RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
--connect-timeout 10 --max-time 60 \
-X POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/wavespeed-ai/qwen-image/edit-plus" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d "${REQUEST_BODY}"); then
printf 'Submit failed. %s\n' "${CHECK}" >&2
exit 1
fi
TASK=$(printf '%s' "${SUBMIT_RESPONSE}" | jq 'if type == "object" and has("data") then .data else . end')
PREDICTION_ID=$(printf '%s' "${TASK}" | jq -r '.id // empty')
if [ -z "${PREDICTION_ID}" ]; then
printf 'Submission response did not contain a prediction id. %s\n' "${CHECK}" >&2
exit 1
fi
RESULT_URL="https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${PREDICTION_ID}/result"
# 2. Poll until the prediction reaches a final status.
BODY_FILE=$(mktemp)
trap 'rm -f "${BODY_FILE}"' EXIT
while true; do
# Transient errors (429, 5xx) are retried, honoring Retry-After.
HTTP_CODE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
--connect-timeout 10 --max-time 60 --retry 5 --retry-delay 2 \
--output "${BODY_FILE}" --write-out '%{http_code}' \
"${RESULT_URL}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" || true)
case "${HTTP_CODE}" in
2??) ;;
000|429|5??) # dropped connection or temporary error: keep polling
printf 'Task %s: HTTP %s, polling again in 10s\n' "${PREDICTION_ID}" "${HTTP_CODE}" >&2
sleep 10; continue ;;
*) printf 'Task %s: HTTP %s\n' "${PREDICTION_ID}" "${HTTP_CODE}" >&2
cat "${BODY_FILE}" >&2; exit 1 ;;
esac
RESULT=$(jq 'if type == "object" and has("data") then .data else . end' "${BODY_FILE}")
STATUS=$(printf '%s' "${RESULT}" | jq -r '.status // empty')
case "${STATUS}" in
completed) printf '%s\n' "${RESULT}" | jq '.outputs'; break ;;
failed|cancelled|timeout|deleted)
printf 'Task %s ended with status %s\n' "${PREDICTION_ID}" "${STATUS}" >&2
printf '%s\n' "${RESULT}" | jq . >&2; exit 1 ;;
*) sleep 2 ;;
esac
doneRetry temporary errors only while polling, never the submit request. Errors, retries and timeouts
Parameters
Task Submission Parameters
Request Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prompt | string | Yes | - | The positive prompt for the generation. | |
| images | array<string> | Yes | - | 0 ~ 3 items | The images to edit. A maximum of 3 reference images can be uploaded. |
| size | string | No | - | 256 ~ 1536 | Advanced option. The size of the generated media in pixels (width*height). |
| seed | integer | No | - | - | The random seed to use for the generation. -1 means a random seed will be used. |
| output_format | string | No | jpeg | jpeg, png, webp | The format of the output image. |
Every model also accepts the global request options enable_sync_mode and enable_base64_output; see their pages for details.
Response Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| code | integer | HTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success) |
| message | string | Status message (e.g., “success”) |
| data.id | string | Unique identifier for the prediction, Task Id |
| data.model | string | Model ID used for the prediction |
| data.outputs | array | Output values, usually URL strings; some models return text strings or structured result objects (empty when status is not completed) |
| data.urls | object | Object containing related API endpoints |
| data.status | string | Task status. completed is successful; failed, cancelled, timeout, and deleted are failure terminal statuses. |
| data.created_at | string | ISO timestamp of when the request was created (e.g., “2023-04-01T12:34:56.789Z”) |
| data.error | string | Error message (empty if no error occurred) |
| data.timings | object | Object containing timing details |
| data.timings.inference | integer | Inference time in milliseconds |
Result Request Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | Yes | - | Task ID |
Result Response Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| code | integer | HTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success) |
| message | string | Status message (e.g., “success”) |
| data | object | The prediction data object containing all details |
| data.id | string | Unique identifier for the prediction |
| data.model | string | Model ID used for the prediction |
| data.outputs | array<string | object> | Array of generated outputs (empty when status is not completed). Items are usually URL strings, but may be text strings or structured result objects, depending on the model. |
| data.urls | object | Object containing related API endpoints |
| data.status | string | Status: completed is successful; failed, cancelled, timeout, and deleted are failure terminal statuses |
| data.created_at | string | ISO timestamp of when the request was created |
| data.error | string | Error message (empty if no error occurred) |
| data.timings | object | Object containing timing details |
| data.timings.inference | integer | Inference time in milliseconds |