Black Forest Labs

FLUX.1 Kontext [max]

AI Image Editing Model

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All Text to Image Image Edit

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Black Forest Labs' premium multimodal flow transformer with greatly improved prompt adherence and typography generation for in-context image generation and editing without compromise on speed

What FLUX.1 Kontext [max] is good at

Rankings based on human votes in the Lumenfall Arena, where real users pick their favorite without knowing which model made which image. Excels at #12 Creativity (Text-to-Image), #23 3D Imaging & Modeling (Text-to-Image), and #24 Aesthetics (Text-to-Image) , placing in the top 38% of all competing models.

FLUX.1 Kontext [max] Strengths

FLUX.1 Kontext [max] outperforms most competing models here

Creativity

Text-to-Image

Ranked #12 of 62 models · 56.4% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [max]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Apollo 11: Journey to Tranq... Fantasy Warrior Isometric Miniature Diorama... The Halloween Invitation The Reversed Rodeo Vintage Cafe Logo

3D Imaging & Modeling

Text-to-Image

Ranked #23 of 61 models · 62.5% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [max]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Geometric Composition Isometric Miniature Diorama...

Aesthetics

Text-to-Image

Ranked #24 of 62 models · 54.5% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [max]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Adorable Baby Animals in Su... Candid Street Photography Fantasy Warrior Geometric Composition Isometric Miniature Diorama... Magic Burger Explosion: Fie... +5 more

Other categories

FLUX.1 Kontext [max] competes but doesn't rank as highly

Art

Text-to-Image

Ranked #29 of 58 models · 53.8% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [max]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using The Halloween Invitation The Reversed Rodeo

Photorealism

Text-to-Image

Ranked #33 of 62 models · 50.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [max]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Adorable Baby Animals in Su... Candid Street Photography Chalkboard Menu Fantasy Warrior Geometric Composition Magic Burger Explosion: Fie... +2 more

Prompt Adherence

Text-to-Image

Ranked #35 of 62 models · 50.8% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [max]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Adorable Baby Animals in Su... Apollo 11: Journey to Tranq... Chalkboard Menu Geometric Composition Isometric Miniature Diorama... Magic Burger Explosion: Fie... +3 more

Text Rendering

Text-to-Image

Ranked #39 of 61 models · 48.9% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [max]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Apollo 11: Journey to Tranq... Chalkboard Menu Isometric Miniature Diorama... Magic Burger Explosion: Fie... Modern Clean Menu The Halloween Invitation +1 more

Portraits

Text-to-Image

Ranked #37 of 51 models · 50.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [max]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Fantasy Warrior

Cartoon, Anime & Fantasy

Text-to-Image

Ranked #37 of 51 models · 50.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [max]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Fantasy Warrior

Face & Identity

Image Editing

Ranked #24 of 32 models · 75.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [max]

Before After

Bald man challenge

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana 2 ranks higher

Before After

#9 FLUX.2 [max] ranks higher

Before After

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

Before After

#32 Bria FIBO ranks lower

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

Product, Branding & Commercial

Text-to-Image

Ranked #47 of 61 models · 45.5% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [max]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Apollo 11: Journey to Tranq... Chalkboard Menu Magic Burger Explosion: Fie... Modern Clean Menu The Halloween Invitation Vintage Cafe Logo

Aesthetics

Image Editing

Ranked #27 of 33 models · 42.9% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [max]

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#9 FLUX.2 [max] ranks higher

Before After

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

Before After

#33 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Ranked using Golden Hour Stroll Man and Car in California Studio Ghibli Anime Style

Preservation

Image Editing

Ranked #31 of 37 models · 54.5% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [max]

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

Photorealism

Image Editing

Ranked #34 of 36 models · 37.5% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [max]

Before After

Bald man challenge

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

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

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 #34 of 36 models · 37.5% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [max]

Before After

Bald man challenge

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

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

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

People & Poses

Image Editing

Ranked #26 of 27 models · 20.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [max]

FLUX.1 Kontext [max] — People & Poses (edited)

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#7 FLUX.2 [kle... ranks higher

Before After

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

Before After

#27 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Ranked using Golden Hour Stroll Pose & Character Mashup