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

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

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

Adding & Editing Objects

Image Editing

Ranked #12 of 25 models · 62.5% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge

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

Before After

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

Before After

#28 P-Image Edit ranks lower

Before After

#36 FLUX.1 Kont... 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 #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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Artistic Restyling

Image Editing

Ranked #18 of 20 models · 42.9% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev]

Same prompt, other models

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

Creativity

Image Editing

Ranked #18 of 20 models · 42.9% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev]

Same prompt, other models

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