Black Forest Labs

FLUX.1 Kontext [dev]

AI Image Editing Model

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All Text to Image Image Edit

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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

How FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] performs

Rankings based on human votes in the Lumenfall Arena, where real users pick their favorite without knowing which model made which image.

All categories

FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] competes across 7 categories in the arena

Face & Identity

Image Editing

Ranked #27 of 32 models · 11.1% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [dev]

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Bald man challenge

Same prompt, other models

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#1 Nano Banana 2 ranks higher

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#9 FLUX.2 [max] ranks higher

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#25 FLUX.2 [dev... ranks higher

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#32 Bria FIBO ranks lower

Ranked using Bald man challenge Over-the-top cartoon carica...

Artistic Restyling

Image Editing

Ranked #24 of 28 models · 28.6% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [dev]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Over-the-top cartoon carica... Studio Ghibli Anime Style

Creativity

Image Editing

Ranked #24 of 28 models · 28.6% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [dev]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Over-the-top cartoon carica... Studio Ghibli Anime Style

Photorealism

Image Editing

Ranked #33 of 36 models · 40.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [dev]

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Bald man challenge

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Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

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#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

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#10 Qwen Image ... ranks higher

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#28 Seedream 4.0 ranks higher

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#36 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#10 Qwen Image ... ranks higher

Before After

#28 Seedream 4.0 ranks higher

Before After

#36 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Ranked using Bald man challenge Golden Hour Stroll Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge

Lighting, Shadows & Materials

Image Editing

Ranked #33 of 36 models · 40.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [dev]

Before After

Bald man challenge

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Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

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#10 Grok Imagin... ranks higher

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#28 FLUX.1 Kont... ranks higher

Before After

#36 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#10 Grok Imagin... ranks higher

Before After

#28 FLUX.1 Kont... ranks higher

Before After

#36 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Ranked using Bald man challenge Golden Hour Stroll Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge Pose & Character Mashup

Preservation

Image Editing

Ranked #34 of 37 models · 33.3% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [dev]

Before After

Bald man challenge

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#10 Seedream 5.... ranks higher

Before After

#28 Seedream 4.0 ranks higher

Before After

#37 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Ranked using Bald man challenge Golden Hour Stroll Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge Over-the-top cartoon carica... Pose & Character Mashup +1 more

Prompt Adherence

Image Editing

Ranked #29 of 29 models · 0.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [dev]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Outfit Transfer Challenge Over-the-top cartoon carica... Pose & Character Mashup