# Qwen2-Audio: multi-modal model accepting audio and text inputs

> Qwen released Qwen2-Audio, the successor to Qwen-Audio, capable of accepting audio and text inputs and generating text outputs. The raw announcement provides no specific benchmark or capability details beyond the input/output modality.

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|---|---|
| **Tool** | Qwen |
| **Version** | — |
| **Kind** | announcement |
| **Published** | 2024-08-09 |
| **Observed** | 2026-08-11 |
| **Significance** | 3/5 |
| **Breaking** | no |
| **Categories** | new-model, feature |

## What changed


- Accepts audio and text inputs, generates text outputs
- Successor to Qwen-Audio
- No specific benchmarks or capability details in the source


## Sources

- [blog_rss](https://qwenlm.github.io/blog/qwen2-audio/) — retrieved 2026-08-11


## Community

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