FP8 quantized variant of Black Forest Labs' FLUX.1 [schnell] model, offering ~2x faster inference with reduced precision while maintaining high-quality image generation in 4 steps
Settled by community votes across 1 shared challenge, with an AI judge weighing in on each.
FLUX.1 [schnell] FP8
17.8
arena score
#36 of 44 in Text-to-Image
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Wan 2.6
23.4
arena score
#23 of 44 in Text-to-Image
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Where the votes landed
FLUX.1 [schnell] FP8
0.0%
win rate
Ties
0.0%
Wan 2.6
100.0%
win rate
0.0%
0.0% ties
100.0%
Shared challenges
1
Challenge by challenge
The strongest take from each model on every shared challenge, with the AI judge's read.
Chalkboard Menu
Text-to-Image“Handwritten-style chalkboard menu in a cozy café, all text rendered in the exact same realistic chalk handwriting style with natural variations in letter size, slight slant, and chalk texture — no printed or digital fonts anywhere on the board. Title at the top in elegant cursive chalk handwriting: ‘TODAY’S SPECIALS – APRIL 30, 2026’. Below it, three menu items also in the same handwritten chalk style: ‘Truffle Mushroom Risotto – $24’, ‘Grilled Octopus with Lemon & Herbs – $28’, ‘Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies – $9’. At the very bottom, smaller text in the identical handwritten chalk style (slightly smaller but still clearly legible with the same handwriting characteristics): ‘All items made fresh daily • Ask about our gluten-free options’. Warm ambient café lighting, visible chalk dust and smudges, realistic handwriting imperfections, no clean printed text anywhere.”
FLUX.1 [schnell] FP8
Wan 2.6
0% wins
0% ties
100% wins
AI Judge Analysis
FLUX.1 [schnell] FP8
- + Clean layout and framing
- + Clear and legible date rendering
- − Numerous spelling errors like 'Risortto', 'Griffled', and 'Octemon'
- − Text looks more like a digital marker font than authentic chalk texture
- − Repeated lines and garbled text at the bottom
Wan 2.6
- + Perfect adherence to spelling and specific menu items
- + Excellent realistic chalk texture with smudges and dust
- + Successfully rendered the elegant cursive title as requested
- − Slightly tighter cropping on the frame compared to model A
Verdict: Wan 2.6 followed the prompt instructions perfectly, rendering all complex menu items with 100% spelling accuracy and an authentic chalk texture. FLUX.1 [schnell] FP8 failed significantly on the text rendering, introducing many nonsensical words and a repetitive, digital-looking font.
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Alibaba's multimodal generation model from the Wan AI suite, supporting text-to-video, image-to-video, reference-to-video with audio, and text-to-image, in both Chinese and English