Price comparison
Qwen Image 3.0 vs GPT Image 2: price compared
GPT Image 2 is the cheaper of the two: it starts at 2 credits (USD 0.02) per image, against 4 credits (USD 0.04) for Qwen Image 3.0. At the entry variant, Qwen Image 3.0 costs 2.0 times as much. The variants do not map one to one: duration, resolution and audio change between them, so the full table of each is below. This page compares what can be measured: price, aspect ratios and whether they accept your product photo. Which one looks better for your product is answered by trying both, and on Troquel they run on the same balance.
Side by side
| Qwen Image 3.0 | GPT Image 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Alibaba | OpenAI |
| Price from | 4 cr · USD 0.04 | 2 cr · USD 0.02 |
| Price up to | 4 cr · USD 0.04 | 4 cr · USD 0.04 |
| Variants | 2 | 3 |
| Accepts your product photo | Yes | Yes |
| Aspect ratios | 1:1, 3:4, 9:16, 16:9 | 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 9:16, 16:9, 2:3, 3:2, 4:3, 21:9 |
| In one line | Strong on dense layouts and text | Perfect text, packshots and statics with copy |
Price of each variant
Qwen Image 3.0
| Variant | Credits | USD |
|---|---|---|
| 1K | 4 | 0.04 |
| 2K | 4 | 0.04 |
GPT Image 2
| Variant | Credits | USD |
|---|---|---|
| 1K | 2 | 0.02 |
| 2K | 3 | 0.03 |
| 4K | 4 | 0.04 |
1 credit = USD 0.01. No subscription; credits never expire and what fails is not charged.
Questions
- Which is cheaper, Qwen Image 3.0 or GPT Image 2?
- GPT Image 2 is the cheaper of the two: it starts at 2 credits (USD 0.02) per image, against 4 credits (USD 0.04) for Qwen Image 3.0. At the entry variant, Qwen Image 3.0 costs 2.0 times as much.
- Can I try both without paying for two subscriptions?
- Yes. On Troquel both run on the same credit balance and there is no subscription: you top up from USD 10 and pay for each generation separately.
- Which one is better for product ads?
- It depends on the product and the piece, and a table does not settle that. What can be measured is above: price, aspect ratios and whether it starts from your photo. The reasonable move is to test the angle on the cheapest variant of each and pay for the final resolution only on the one that worked.