Open source Nano-banana is here!
Alibaba released Quen ImageEdit 259, an open-source image editor that rivals proprietary tools like Nano Banana. The tool excels at character consistency, pose control, text generation, and photo restoration while running offline. Comprehensive testing shows it outperforms competitors in many scenarios, particularly for detail preservation and complex editing tasks. The guide covers installation via ComfyUI, hardware requirements (7-40GB VRAM depending on model version), and demonstrates various use cases from product photography to deepfake generation.