Fast distilled version of Black Forest Labs' FLUX.2 [dev] optimized for speed and cost efficiency.
Settled by community votes across 1 shared challenge, with an AI judge weighing in on each.
FLUX.2 [dev] Flash
26.8
arena score
#5 of 44 in Text-to-Image
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FLUX.2 [klein] 4B
23.8
arena score
#22 of 44 in Text-to-Image
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FLUX.2 [dev] Flash
0%
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FLUX.2 [klein] 4B
0%
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The Halloween Invitation
Text-to-Image“Vintage gothic Halloween party invitation. Dark parchment poster, spooky border with webs and thorns, central glowing jack-o-lantern, bats, twisted trees, moody night sky. Add elegant gothic title text saying "Halloween Party Invitation", a small scroll banner saying "You are invited to a night of frights", and event details at the bottom: Date: 30.10.2026 Time: 7pm Location: The Arches, NYC Spooky but polished, cinematic lighting, square format.”
FLUX.2 [dev] Flash
FLUX.2 [klein] 4B
AI Judge Analysis
FLUX.2 [dev] Flash
- + Perfect text rendering of the main title and specific details.
- + Balanced composition with clear gothic motifs and a central jack-o-lantern.
- + Elegant and spooky border that follows the prompt exactly.
- − Includes a strange line of gibberish text starting with 'Hurk' among the details.
FLUX.2 [klein] 4B
- + Atmospheric lighting and background with effective silhouette trees.
- + Good parchment texture and border integration.
- − Significant spelling errors in the main title ('Hallbwom Party niisation').
- − Typos in the subtext ('frights' vs 'friglts') and details ('Loecton').
- − Missing the year digit in the date '20.206'.
Verdict: FLUX.2 [dev] Flash is the clear winner due to its superior text legibility and adherence to the layout requirements. While both models captured the aesthetic requested, FLUX.2 [klein] 4B failed significantly on the typography, resulting in numerous garbled words and incorrect date/location labels.
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