Black Forest Labs

FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]

AI Image Editing Model

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All Text to Image Image Edit

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Black Forest Labs' 12-billion parameter multimodal flow transformer for in-context image generation and editing with character consistency, typography handling, and commercial-ready quality

What FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] 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 #15 Preservation (Image Editing) , placing in the top 39% of all competing models.

FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] Strengths

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

Preservation

Image Editing

Ranked #15 of 37 models · 68.8% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]

Before After

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 lower

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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

Other categories

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

Artistic Restyling

Image Editing

Ranked #15 of 28 models · 62.5% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]

Same prompt, other models

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

Creativity

Image Editing

Ranked #15 of 28 models · 62.5% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]

Same prompt, other models

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

Aesthetics

Image Editing

Ranked #19 of 33 models · 77.8% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... 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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#33 HiDream E1 ranks lower

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

Face & Identity

Image Editing

Ranked #20 of 32 models · 57.1% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]

Before After

Bald man challenge

Same prompt, other models

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#1 Nano Banana 2 ranks higher

Before After

#9 FLUX.2 [max] ranks higher

Before After

#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...

Photorealism

Image Editing

Ranked #27 of 36 models · 75.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]

Before After

Bald man challenge

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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 lower

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 lower

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 #28 of 36 models · 75.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]

Before After

Bald man challenge

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Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#10 Grok Imagin... 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

#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 #25 of 27 models · 50.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]

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

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

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#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