Black Forest Labs

FLUX.2 [dev]

AI Image Editing Model

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All Text to Image Image Edit

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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 #14 Photorealism (Text-to-Image), #16 Aesthetics (Text-to-Image), and #18 Creativity (Text-to-Image) , placing in the top 33% of all competing models.

FLUX.2 [dev] Strengths

FLUX.2 [dev] outperforms most competing models here

Photorealism

Text-to-Image

Ranked #14 of 59 models · 48.7% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev]

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

Aesthetics

Text-to-Image

Ranked #16 of 61 models · 48.3% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev]

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

Creativity

Text-to-Image

Ranked #18 of 53 models · 51.1% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev]

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

Other categories

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

Portraits

Text-to-Image

Ranked #12 of 24 models · 53.7% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Fantasy Warrior

Cartoon, Anime & Fantasy

Text-to-Image

Ranked #12 of 24 models · 53.7% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Fantasy Warrior

Prompt Adherence

Text-to-Image

Ranked #29 of 59 models · 44.9% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev]

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

3D Imaging & Modeling

Text-to-Image

Ranked #22 of 29 models · 46.9% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Geometric Composition Isometric Miniature Diorama...

Preservation

Image Editing

Ranked #27 of 29 models · 28.6% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev]

Before After

Bald man challenge

Same prompt, other models

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 #21 of 22 models · 50.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev]

Same prompt, other models

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

Photorealism

Image Editing

Ranked #25 of 26 models · 25.0% 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

#7 Seedream 5.... ranks higher

Before After

#20 Vidu Q2 ranks higher

Before After

#26 P-Image Edit ranks lower

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

Lighting, Shadows & Materials

Image Editing

Ranked #27 of 28 models · 25.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev]

Before After

Bald man challenge

Same prompt, other models

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