Image model comparison

Qwen-Image 3.0 vs MOSS Image

Alibaba's Qwen-Image 3.0 and OpenMOSS' MOSS Image, side by side: price per image, image sizes, editing and aspect ratios — and when to choose which. Both run on one CheaperGen API key.

Alibaba

Up to −24%

Qwen-Image3.0

Qwen-Image 3.0

Clear instruction following and stable text, at about 2 cents an image

from

$0.0228/image

OOpenMOSS

Up to −27%

MOSSImage

OMOSS Image

Open 5B image model for bilingual text and layout control

from

$0.0384/image

Price

Qwen-Image 3.0 vs MOSS Image: price per image

Live prices at the tiers both models offer. Official list prices are on each model's pricing page.

Qwen-Image 3.0 and MOSS Image prices at shared tiers
Tier	Qwen-Image 3.0	MOSS Image	Cheaper
1K	$0.0228/image	$0.0384/image With a monthly plan: Pro $0.0368Max $0.0352	Qwen-Image 3.0 −41%
2K	$0.0228/image	$0.1534/image With a monthly plan: Pro $0.1469Max $0.1404	Qwen-Image 3.0 −85%

Monthly plans lower prices on most models (shown under each price); you can still pay as you go. Pro $499/month · Max $4,999/month.

Qwen-Image 3.0 pricing →Cheapest Qwen-Image 3.0 API →MOSS Image pricing →Cheapest MOSS Image API →

Specs

Side-by-side specifications

From each model's API parameters in our catalog.

Qwen-Image 3.0 vs MOSS Image specifications
Spec	Qwen-Image 3.0	MOSS Image
Developer	Alibaba	OpenMOSS
Released	—	Oct 16, 2026
Tasks	Text to image, Image editing	Text to image
Sizes	1K · 2K	1K · 1.5K · 2K
Edit inputs	Up to 3 images	—
Quality levels	—	—
Aspect ratios	7 (1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 3:2…)	15 (1:1, 4:5, 5:4, 3:4, 4:3, 2:3…)
Starting price	$0.0228/image (1K)	$0.0384/image (1K)
Below list price	up to 24%	up to 27% (vs. fal API)

Verdict

When to choose which

Each point below comes from the price and spec data above.

Choose Qwen-Image 3.0 for

Lower price: $0.0228/image vs $0.0384/image at 1K (41% less).
Edits with up to 3 input images.
Supports image edit.

Qwen-Image 3.0 at a glance

Flat price — Same at 1K and 2K
Stable text — Chinese & English
Editing — 1–3 input images
Fast — Seconds per image

OChoose MOSS Image for

More aspect ratios: 15 vs 7.

MOSS Image at a glance

Bilingual text — Chinese & English
JSON layouts — Text and objects by bounding box
1K to 2K — 15 aspect ratios, one price each
Open weights — Apache-2.0

Try both with the same prompt

Same API key and balance; only the endpoint changes. Failed generations are refunded.

POST /api/v1/run/alibaba/qwen-image-3.0/text-to-image
POST /api/v1/run/openmoss/moss-image/text-to-image

Qwen-Image 3.0 in Studio MOSS Image in Studio

FAQ

Qwen-Image 3.0 vs MOSS Image questions

Qwen-Image 3.0 is cheaper at 2 of 2 shared tiers. 1K: Qwen-Image 3.0 $0.0228/image, MOSS Image $0.0384/image; 2K: Qwen-Image 3.0 $0.0228/image, MOSS Image $0.1534/image. Prices are live and billed per image.

Qwen-Image 3.0: up to 2K, edits with up to 3 input images. MOSS Image: up to 2K, text-to-image only.

Yes. Both run through the same CheaperGen API and balance: POST /v1/run/{endpoint} with the model's endpoint id, then poll or receive a webhook. Switching models means changing the endpoint and its input fields — no new account or SDK.

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Qwen-Image 3.0 is developed by Alibaba. CheaperGen provides API access and does not own the model. MOSS Image is OpenMOSS' open-weights model. CheaperGen provides API access to the open weights, run on GPU inference for open-source models, and does not own the model. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.