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FLUX.2 [klein] 9B

Arena score
23.0

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Rank
#34

of 62 ranked

Stars

2.5 of 5

Speed
Fast
Reliability
Excellent
Price
$0.0060 / image

Especially good for Photorealism.

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Standout work

The model at its best across 4 more challenges.

The Capybara Taxi Driver
Jun 30, 2026
Magic Burger Explosion: Fiery Photorealism Challenge
Apr 24, 2026
Geometric Composition
Jun 30, 2026
Man and Car in California
Jun 29, 2026
Arena / Performance

Speed & reliability

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

Generation speed
2.6s median
P50 2.6s P95 tail 4.6s
Reliability
100.0% success
excludes user errors
Arena / Skills

Skills

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

Skill signature

Where FLUX.2 [klein] 9B earns its score, percentile-shaped across its skills.

Top skills
  1. 1
    Lighting, Shadows & Materials 25.0
    Image Editing
    67%
  2. 2
    Prompt Adherence 22.6
    Text-to-Image
    49%
  3. 3
    Art 22.6
    Text-to-Image
    72%
  4. 4
    Product, Branding & Commercial 22.5
    Text-to-Image
    49%
  5. 5
    People & Poses 22.5
    Image Editing
    79%
Arena / Loved 2

Most loved

The generations the community up-votes most. A crowd signal, independent of the Elo ranking.

Arena / Gallery

By skill

Every challenge FLUX.2 [klein] 9B 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.

Lighting, Shadows & Materials
5 challenges · 67% wins
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Prompt Adherence
12 challenges · 50% wins
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Art
2 challenges · 72% wins
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Product, Branding & Commercial
6 challenges · 49% wins
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People & Poses
2 challenges · 79% wins
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Preservation
7 challenges · 64% wins
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Text Rendering
7 challenges · 46% wins
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Aesthetics
14 challenges · 53% wins
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Photorealism
12 challenges · 55% wins
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Adding & Editing Objects
2 challenges · 58% wins
Image Editing
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3D Imaging & Modeling
2 challenges · 50% wins
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Backgrounds & Scenes
1 challenge · 100% wins
Image Editing
Creativity
6 challenges · 44% wins
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Cartoon, Anime & Fantasy
1 challenge · 44% wins
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Portraits
1 challenge · 44% wins
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Arena / Head to head

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The flux.2 family

Other models in this lineage. Listed in release order.