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

How FLUX.2 [dev] 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.2 [dev] competes across 9 categories in the arena

Prompt Adherence

Image Editing
Ranked #12 of 27 models · 66.7% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
Same prompt, other models

Adding & Editing Objects

Image Editing
Ranked #12 of 25 models · 62.5% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
Same prompt, other models

Preservation

Image Editing
Ranked #19 of 36 models · 47.1% 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
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#10 FLUX.2 [kle... ranks higher
Before After
#28 P-Image Edit ranks lower
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#36 FLUX.1 Kont... ranks lower

Photorealism

Image Editing
Ranked #18 of 31 models · 50.0% 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
#8 Qwen Image ... ranks higher
Before After
#24 Seedream 4.0 ranks lower
Before After
#31 Bria FIBO ranks lower
Before After
#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher
Before After
#8 Qwen Image ... ranks higher
Before After
#24 Seedream 4.0 ranks lower
Before After
#31 Bria FIBO ranks lower

Lighting, Shadows & Materials

Image Editing
Ranked #21 of 32 models · 50.0% 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
#9 Grok Imagin... ranks higher
Before After
#25 Qwen Image ... ranks lower
Before After
#32 Bria FIBO ranks lower
Before After
#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher
Before After
#9 Grok Imagin... ranks higher
Before After
#25 Qwen Image ... ranks lower
Before After
#32 Bria FIBO ranks lower

Face & Identity

Image Editing
Ranked #16 of 20 models · 50.0% 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
#6 Nano Banana... ranks higher
Before After
#20 P-Image Edit ranks lower

Aesthetics

Image Editing
Ranked #20 of 24 models · 33.3% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
Before After
Golden Hour Stroll
Same prompt, other models

Artistic Restyling

Image Editing
Ranked #18 of 20 models · 42.9% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
Same prompt, other models

Creativity

Image Editing
Ranked #18 of 20 models · 42.9% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [dev]
Same prompt, other models