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Arena / Models / FLUX.1 [schnell] FP8
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FLUX.1 [schnell] FP8

Arena score
17.8

Text-to-Image

Rank
#36

of 44 ranked

Stars

1.0 of 5

Speed
Instant
Reliability
Excellent
Price
Free
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Standout work

The model at its best across 2 more challenges.

The Halloween Invitation
May 8, 2026
The Reversed Rodeo
May 11, 2026
Arena / Performance 38904 runs

Speed & reliability

Measured across every provider serving this model, last 30 days.

Generation speed
1.2s median
P50 1.2s P95 tail 2.4s
Reliability
99.8% success
Sampled 38904 ok excludes user errors
Arena / Skills

Skills

The shape of this model's strengths, and the categories it ranks strongest in.

Top skills
  1. 1
    Photorealism 19.5
    Text-to-Image
    40%
  2. 2
    Art 16.5
    Text-to-Image
    9%
  3. 3
    Text Rendering 14.0
    Text-to-Image
    33%
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By skill

Every challenge FLUX.1 [schnell] FP8 entered, grouped by the skill it tests and led by its strongest lanes. Scroll a lane to see them all; open a stack to compare its takes.

Photorealism
2 challenges · 40% wins
Text-to-Image
Text-to-Image
Art
2 challenges · 9% wins
Text-to-Image
Text-to-Image
Text Rendering
2 challenges · 33% wins
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Notable matchups

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The flux.1 family

Other models in this lineage. Listed in release order.