Black Forest Labs' open-weights multimodal flow transformer for in-context image generation and editing, available for non-commercial use with character consistency and style transfer capabilities
Settled by community votes across 1 shared challenge, with an AI judge weighing in on each.
FLUX.1 Kontext [dev]
13.5
arena score
#43 of 44 in Text-to-Image
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Recraft V4
26.4
arena score
#8 of 44 in Text-to-Image
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FLUX.1 Kontext [dev]
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Recraft V4
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Shared challenges
1
Challenge by challenge
The strongest take from each model on every shared challenge, with the AI judge's read.
Magic Burger Explosion: Fiery Photorealism Challenge
Text-to-Image“Ad for 'Magic Burger'. Dynamic, exploded burger with all components (bun, patty, cheese, lettuce, tomato, sauce) suspended in mid-air. Emphasize photorealistic detail and a sense of motion. Dark, fiery background with glowing embers. Integrate text: 'MAGIC BURGER' as a prominent title, 'LIMITED TIME ONLY' as a secondary message, and '€6.99' in a starburst, all rendered with a fiery, glowing effect.”
FLUX.1 Kontext [dev]
Recraft V4
AI Judge Analysis
FLUX.1 Kontext [dev]
- + Excellent photographic quality and lighting of the burger patty and bun.
- + Vibrant, high-contrast colors and a cohesive fiery atmosphere.
- + Perfectly follows the request for a starburst price tag and fiery glowing text effect.
- − Fails to create an 'exploded' view; the burger components are mostly stacked together.
- − Minor spelling error in 'ONLY' which is rendered as 'LNHLY'.
Recraft V4
- + Successfully executes the 'exploded burger' concept with components suspended in mid-air.
- + All text is spelled correctly and integrated creatively into the composition.
- + Good textural detail on the bread and patty with realistic sauce drips.
- − The 'starburst' for the price tag is more of a jagged circle and less polished than Model A.
- − The background is quite dark and lacks the vibrant 'glowing ember' intensity requested in the prompt.
Verdict: Recraft V4 is the winner because it accurately followed the primary creative instruction to create an 'exploded' burger with components suspended in mid-air, whereas FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] generated a standard static burger. Although FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] had more vibrant lighting, its failure to execute the deconstructed layout and a spelling error in the secondary text makes it the less effective ad.
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