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

How FLUX.1 Kontext [max] 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 [max] competes across 6 categories in the arena

Face & Identity

Image Editing

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

FLUX.1 Kontext [max]

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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 lower

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#32 Bria FIBO ranks lower

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

Aesthetics

Image Editing

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

FLUX.1 Kontext [max]

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Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

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#1 Nano Banana... 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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#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]

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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 Seedream 5.... ranks higher

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#28 Seedream 4.0 ranks higher

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#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]

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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

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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

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]

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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 Grok Imagin... ranks higher

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#28 FLUX.1 Kont... ranks higher

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#36 HiDream E1 ranks lower

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#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

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

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#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

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

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

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#27 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Ranked using Golden Hour Stroll Pose & Character Mashup