Are Qwen and Flux done releasing local only models for image edits?

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Obviously I am not talking about using any APIs. If so, what is the next best thing you guys would recommend?

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2026-09-01 13:24 · r/comfyui
Are Qwen and Flux done releasing local only models for image edits?

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