Which should you pick?
ERNIE Image Turbo is the cheaper job: 1 credit against 4 credits for Qwen Image 3 Text to Image. Those are the credits one complete generation costs, not a headline rate, so they are directly comparable even though the two models bill differently.
At their most expensive settings the gap widens: Qwen Image 3 Text to Image tops out at 4 credits a job versus 1.
Qwen Image 3 Text to Image supports more aspect ratios (8: 1:1, 3:2, 2:3, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 21:9), giving it more format flexibility.
What a job costs
Qwen Image 3 Text to Image
4 credits
It bills per megapixel of output.
- Price4 credits
ERNIE Image Turbo
1 credit
It bills per megapixel of output.
- Price1 credit
All figures are Versely credits. Your plan's credit allowance is on the pricing page.
Spec comparison
| Spec | Qwen Image 3 Text to Image | ERNIE Image Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Qwen | Baidu |
| Cost per job | 4 credits | 1 credit |
| Billing | per megapixel of output | per megapixel of output |
| Max resolution | 2K | — |
| Aspect ratios | 1:1, 3:2, 2:3, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 21:9 | 1:1, 2:3, 3:2, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16 |
| Durations | — | — |
| Frame rates | — | — |
| Qualities | 1K, 2K | — |
| Requires starting image | No | No |
| Accepts video input | No | No |
| Reference images | — | — |
| Leaderboard | Unranked | Unranked |
| Released | Aug 1, 2026 | Apr 15, 2026 |
What each one does that the other doesn't
Only Qwen Image 3 Text to Image
text rendering, multilingual, prompt rewriting
Only ERNIE Image Turbo
fast, text in image, baidu
Both list: text to image, text to image.
Full Qwen Image 3 Text to Image spec sheet →
Qwen's third-generation image model. Strong prompt adherence and complex text rendering, in both Chinese and English, with intelligent prompt rewriting on by default.
Full ERNIE Image Turbo spec sheet →
Baidu ERNIE Image (Turbo) — an 8B diffusion-transformer distilled for fast generation, strong at posters, comics, and text-in-image layouts.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Qwen Image 3 Text to Image or ERNIE Image Turbo?+
ERNIE Image Turbo is cheaper per job: 1 credit against 4 credits for Qwen Image 3 Text to Image.
What can Qwen Image 3 Text to Image do that ERNIE Image Turbo can't, or vice versa?+
Only Qwen Image 3 Text to Image lists text rendering, multilingual, prompt rewriting. Only ERNIE Image Turbo lists fast, text in image, baidu. Both list text to image, text to image.
How do Qwen Image 3 Text to Image and ERNIE Image Turbo bill?+
Qwen Image 3 Text to Image bills per megapixel of output. ERNIE Image Turbo bills per megapixel of output. Both are charged in Versely credits.
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