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
Skill signature
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Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo
6.0
arena score
#44 of 44 in Text-to-Image
Vote tally
Where the votes landed
FLUX.1 Kontext [dev]
100.0%
win rate
Ties
0.0%
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo
0.0%
win rate
100.0%
0.0% ties
0.0%
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]
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo
100% wins
0% ties
0% wins
AI Judge Analysis
FLUX.1 Kontext [dev]
- + Excellent text integration and spelling
- + Accurate rendering of the price in a starburst sticker
- + Solid photorealistic textures on the lettuce and burger bun
- − Failed the 'exploded' requirement as the burger is fully assembled
- − Minor typo in the word 'ONLY' as it looks like 'LNHLY'
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo
- + Strong sense of motion with fire and smoke trails
- + Creative lighting and embers
- + Good visual quality with high contrast
- − Completely ignored all required text elements
- − Failed the 'exploded burger' requirement; the burger is mostly assembled
- − Includes a strange artifacts like the vertical stick through the top bun
Verdict: FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] followed the text instructions almost perfectly, including the specific price and starburst element, whereas Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo completely failed to include any text at all. While both models failed to truly 'explode' the burger components into suspension, FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] produced a usable advertisement layout.
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