FLUX.2 [dev] Flash fal Qwen Image 2.0 Pro Alibaba

Settled by community votes across 3 shared challenges, 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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Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

22.3 arena score

#27 of 44 in Text-to-Image

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Shared challenges 3

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.2 [dev] Flash

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.2 [dev] Flash

+ Excellent chalk texture with realistic smudging and dusting on the board.
+ Strong adherence to the requested font style and layout.
+ Provides a cohesive cafe background with believable lighting.

− The 'Cookies' line repeats the price '$9' on a second line unnecessarily.
− The title font is a bit more blocky than 'elegant cursive'.

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

+ Perfect text accuracy, following the prompt's truncation of the final item logically.
+ The handwriting style feels very natural and handwritten with consistent slanting.
+ The title is more representative of an elegant cursive style.

− The chalk texture is a bit too clean and white, looking slightly digital.
− The composition is a bit more angled, which makes the text slightly harder to read at the edges.

Verdict: Both models performed exceptionally well with text rendering and adherence to the complex menu prompt. FLUX.2 [dev] Flash has the superior board texture and 'chalk feel', but Qwen Image 2.0 Pro captured the specific 'elegant cursive' title better and followed the exact text content without repeating prices. Qwen Image 2.0 Pro is the likely winner for its precise text accuracy and handwriting variety.

The Capybara Taxi Driver

Text-to-Image

“Photorealistic scene inside a yellow New York taxi at night. A capybara is driving, wearing a yellow taxi driver cap and a dark jacket. It has a calm, professional expression and both front paws on the steering wheel. In the back seat sits a human businesswoman in a coat, looking at her phone with a completely normal, bored expression (as if this is just another normal ride). Through the windows you can see the streets of Manhattan at night with blurred lights. Realistic taxi interior, photorealistic, detailed fur and fabric, 35mm lens, night lighting with reflections, shallow depth of field.”

FLUX.2 [dev] Flash

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.2 [dev] Flash

+ Excellent photorealism in lighting and texture.
+ Perfect adherence to 'bored' expression for the passenger.
+ The capybara's head-to-hat scale is very well executioned.

− The composition from the hood looking in through the windshield feels slightly less organic.
− The steering wheel placement is a bit low.

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

+ Dynamic interior camera angle that feels very immersive.
+ Includes realistic taxi details like the TLC license plate.
+ Very convincing capybara paws on the steering wheel.

− The passenger's hands and phone interaction have slight distortion.
− Spelling error in 'Licesed' on the dashboard plate.

Verdict: FLUX.2 [dev] Flash produces a higher quality photographic texture with a more convincing 'bored' expression on the passenger. While Qwen Image 2.0 Pro has a more interesting internal composition and great details like the TLC license, it suffers from a spelling error and slightly messy hand artifacts.

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

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.2 [dev] Flash

+ Excellent typography integrated naturally into the gothic layout
+ Cohesive vintage parchment style and color palette
+ Accurate rendering of the thorn and web border as requested

− Includes some hallucinated gibberish text in the lower details section
− The jack-o-lantern's glow is a standard orange rather than a more dramatic cinematic hue

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

+ Perfectly legible and accurate event details at the bottom
+ Unique green glowing jack-o-lantern adds a striking visual contrast
+ Detailed scroll banner with elegant handwriting

− The thorns in the border are silver/metallic which deviates slightly from a parchment aesthetic
− The title text 'Halloween' has a slight character overlap issue on the 'H'

Verdict: Both models followed the prompt exceptionally well, producing high-quality invitations. FLUX.2 [dev] Flash captured a more authentic vintage parchment feel with better integrated background elements, while Qwen Image 2.0 Pro excelled in text legibility and provided a more vibrant, modern color splash with the green lighting.