Qwen Image 2.1 GGUF
Qwen Image 2.1 is a diffusion transformer for text-to-image generation and image editing. It uses the Qwen3-VL 8B text encoder and supports image references through ComfyUI. It needs to be loaded with the GGUF Loader nodes.
- Loader nodes: GitHub / ComfyUI Registry
- Further documentation: ComfyUI-GGUF-Reboot Maintainer's docs
Available Quantizations
| Quant | File |
|---|---|
| Q4_0 | qwen_image_2.1_Q4.gguf |
| Q8 | qwen_image_2.1_Q8.gguf |
| Q8_CR | qwen_image_2.1_Q8_CR.gguf |
| Q4_CR | Work in progress |
The standard Q4_0 and Q8 files use GGML quantization. Q8_CR uses the native INT8 ConvRot path.
Model Input and Output
Inputs
| Input | Description |
|---|---|
| Text prompt | A text description for image generation or editing instructions. |
| Reference image | Optional image input for image editing and visual conditioning. |
Outputs
RGBA image output (Supports transparency)
ComfyUI Setup
Load the model with the GGUF loader node from comfyui-gguf-reboot. Use the Qwen Image 2.1 workflow supplied by the installed ComfyUI version.
Dependencies
Place the matching files from the upstream Qwen Image 2.1 release in the ComfyUI model folders.
| Component | Folder |
|---|---|
| Qwen Image 2.1 GGUF | models/diffusion_models/ or models/unet/ |
| Qwen3-VL 8B text encoder | models/clip/ or text_encoders/ |
| Qwen Image VAE | models/vae/ |