FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo vs Wan 2.7
Head-to-head across 4 challenges
FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo
50.0%
win rate
Ties
0.0%
Wan 2.7
50.0%
win rate
Challenge Results
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.”
AI Judge Analysis
FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo
- + Excellent chalk texture with natural-looking rub marks and graininess
- + Truly handwritten appearance with realistic variations in character slant and size
- + Perfectly followed the prompt's request for cursive style for the title
- − Layout is slightly cluttered with line breaks in the middle of items
- − Duplicated the price for the cookie item
Wan 2.7
- + Text is very legible and perfectly spelled including the full third item
- + Clean and centered composition with decorative underline flourishes
- + High contrast makes it easy to read
- − Text looks like a digital font rather than natural chalk handwriting
- − Failed to render the title in the requested elegant cursive style
- − Uniformity of the letters lacks the 'natural variations' requested in the prompt
Verdict: FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo followed the stylistic requirements of the prompt much more accurately, producing text that genuinely looks like it was written with chalk, including natural imperfections and the requested cursive title. While Wan 2.7 produced a cleaner layout with perfect spelling, the text has a distinct 'digital font' look that directly contradicts the prompt's instruction for no printed or digital fonts.
The Reversed Rodeo
Text-to-Image“Horse riding astronaut in space — horse on top, not vice versa. Surreal, highly detailed, cinematic.”
AI Judge Analysis
FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo
- + Excellent cinematic lighting and atmosphere
- + High level of detail in the horse's fur and the astronaut's suit texture
- + Dynamic composition with a sense of motion
- − Failed the specific spatial instruction for the horse to be on top of the astronaut
Wan 2.7
- + Clean, sharp image resolution
- + Good anatomical rendering of the horse
- + Well-defined background with spiral galaxies
- − Failed the specific spatial instruction for the horse to be on top of the astronaut
- − Appearance is somewhat generic and less 'surreal' than requested
Verdict: Both FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo and Wan 2.7 failed to follow the specific 'horse on top' instruction, which suggests a common difficulty with subverting the standard concept of a rider. FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo is the preferred choice as it better captures the 'cinematic' and 'surreal' stylistic cues from the prompt with superior lighting and atmospheric depth compared to the more clinical look of Wan 2.7.
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.”
AI Judge Analysis
FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo
- + Excellent photorealism with cinematic lighting and realistic textures.
- + Perfect adherence to the perspective of being inside the taxi.
- + Great character expressions, especially the bored businesswoman.
- − The capybara's hands look slightly more humanoid/monstrous than animal-like.
Wan 2.7
- + Natural composition and clear character placement.
- + Good rendering of the city lights and background bokeh.
- + The capybara's fur has high detail and definition.
- − The businesswoman is sitting in the passenger seat rather than the back seat.
- − The perspective feels more like it is looking into the taxi from a drone or a side window than being 'inside' the scene.
- − The capybara's head is angled somewhat unnaturally for a driver.
Verdict: FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo followed the prompt much more accurately by placing the woman in the back seat and capturing the bored 'everyday' atmosphere perfectly. Wan 2.7 failed the spatial requirement by putting the passenger in the front seat, although both models did a great job with the capybara's attire and the general NYC night vibe.
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.”
AI Judge Analysis
FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo
- + Excellent typography style that matches the gothic theme perfectly.
- + Superb cinematic lighting with a moody, dark parchment feel.
- + Perfect adherence to all text requirements with high legibility.
- − Composition is a bit more centered and simple compared to the varied elements of the other model.
Wan 2.7
- + Highly detailed border with skulls, thorns, and hidden lanterns.
- + Creative use of a layered frame-within-a-frame composition.
- + Includes charming extra details like crows and a bubbling cauldron.
- − The parchment is too bright and clean, losing the 'dark parchment' and 'cinematic' mood requested.
- − Text rendering on the date and time line is slightly less polished than the first image.
Verdict: FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo captured the requested 'cinematic lighting' and 'dark parchment' aesthetic much more effectively, creating a cohesive and spooky invitation. While Wan 2.7 added more interesting decorative elements like skulls and birds, its overall look was too bright and illustrative, failing the specific atmospheric requirements of the prompt.
FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo
Distilled version of Black Forest Labs' FLUX.2 [dev] outperforming it at a cheaper price. Developed by fal.ai.
Wan 2.7
Alibaba's Wan 2.7 image generation and editing model for text-to-image, reference-guided generation, and instruction-based image edits