FLUX.2 [dev]

AI Image Editing Model

Image $$ · 1.2¢

Black Forest Labs' open-weights image generation model with frontier performance, available for non-commercial local deployment

What FLUX.2 [dev] 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 #13 Text Rendering (Text-to-Image), #16 Aesthetics (Text-to-Image), #14 Portraits (Text-to-Image), #14 Cartoon, Anime & Fantasy (Text-to-Image), #18 Creativity (Text-to-Image), #20 Photorealism (Text-to-Image), #20 Prompt Adherence (Text-to-Image), #20 Product, Branding & Commercial (Text-to-Image), and #22 Art (Text-to-Image) , placing in the top 37% of all competing models.

FLUX.2 [dev] Strengths

FLUX.2 [dev] outperforms most competing models here

Text Rendering

Text-to-Image
Ranked #13 of 61 models · 70.8% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
Same prompt, other models

Aesthetics

Text-to-Image
Ranked #16 of 62 models · 51.3% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
Same prompt, other models

Portraits

Text-to-Image
Ranked #14 of 51 models · 52.4% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
Same prompt, other models
Ranked using Fantasy Warrior

Cartoon, Anime & Fantasy

Text-to-Image
Ranked #14 of 51 models · 52.4% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
Same prompt, other models
Ranked using Fantasy Warrior

Creativity

Text-to-Image
Ranked #18 of 62 models · 54.2% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
Same prompt, other models

Photorealism

Text-to-Image
Ranked #20 of 62 models · 50.7% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
Same prompt, other models

Prompt Adherence

Text-to-Image
Ranked #20 of 62 models · 50.0% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
Same prompt, other models

Product, Branding & Commercial

Text-to-Image
Ranked #20 of 61 models · 75.0% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
Same prompt, other models

Art

Text-to-Image
Ranked #22 of 57 models · 55.6% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
Same prompt, other models

Other categories

FLUX.2 [dev] competes but doesn't rank as highly

3D Imaging & Modeling

Text-to-Image
Ranked #27 of 61 models · 52.4% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
Same prompt, other models

Face & Identity

Image Editing
Ranked #15 of 32 models · 57.1% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
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

Prompt Adherence

Image Editing
Ranked #15 of 29 models · 57.1% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
Same prompt, other models

Preservation

Image Editing
Ranked #21 of 37 models · 46.2% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [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 lower
Before After
#37 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Photorealism

Image Editing
Ranked #21 of 36 models · 46.7% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [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 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

Lighting, Shadows & Materials

Image Editing
Ranked #22 of 36 models · 44.4% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [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 Grok Imagin... ranks higher
Before After
#28 FLUX.1 Kont... ranks lower
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 lower
Before After
#36 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Adding & Editing Objects

Image Editing
Ranked #18 of 29 models · 50.0% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
Same prompt, other models

Artistic Restyling

Image Editing
Ranked #19 of 28 models · 50.0% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
Same prompt, other models

Creativity

Image Editing
Ranked #19 of 28 models · 50.0% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
Same prompt, other models

Aesthetics

Image Editing
Ranked #26 of 33 models · 33.3% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
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

Backgrounds & Scenes

Image Editing
Ranked #22 of 26 models · 40.0% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
Same prompt, other models