Krea: K3 Edit vs Qwen: Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo

A side-by-side comparison of Krea: K3 Edit ($25.15 / 1M tokens) and Qwen: Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo ($0.06 / image) using current USD prices and capabilities from the api14 catalog. Both run through the same OpenAI-compatible API.

Specifications

	Krea: K3 Edit	Qwen: Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo
Provider	Krea	Qwen
Image input	$25.15 / 1M tokens	-
Image output	$25.15 / 1M tokens	$0.06 / image
Image	$0.07 / image	-
Context window	65,536	65,536
Max output	58,982	58,982
Input	text, image	text, image
Output	image	image
Tool calling
Structured output
Reasoning control
Added	Oct 15, 2026	Oct 16, 2026

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Both models use the same endpoint and request shape. Change the model value from "krea/k3-edit" to "qwen/qwen-image-2.1-turbo" and prompts, streaming and tools keep working.

Krea: K3 Edit details & playground →Qwen: Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo details & playground →

import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://api14.com/api/v1",
  apiKey: process.env.API14_API_KEY,
});

const result = await client.images.generate({
  "model": "qwen/qwen-image-2.1-turbo",
  "prompt": "A minimalist product photo of a ceramic mug on a wooden table",
  "n": 1,
  "aspect_ratio": "1:1"
});
import { writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
await writeFile("image.png", Buffer.from(result.data[0].b64_json, "base64"));

Krea: K3 Edit vs Qwen: Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo

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