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 10 categories in the arena

Face & Identity

Image Editing

Ranked #15 of 32 models · 57.1% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev]

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Bald man challenge

Same prompt, other models

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#1 Nano Banana 2 ranks higher

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#9 FLUX.2 [max] ranks higher

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#25 FLUX.2 [dev... ranks lower

Before After

#32 Bria FIBO ranks lower

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

Prompt Adherence

Image Editing

Ranked #15 of 29 models · 57.1% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev]

Same prompt, other models

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

Preservation

Image Editing

Ranked #21 of 37 models · 46.2% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev]

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Bald man challenge

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Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

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#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#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

Photorealism

Image Editing

Ranked #21 of 36 models · 46.7% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev]

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

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#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 #22 of 36 models · 44.4% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev]

Before After

Bald man challenge

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Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

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#10 Grok Imagin... ranks higher

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#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

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

Adding & Editing Objects

Image Editing

Ranked #18 of 29 models · 50.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge

Artistic Restyling

Image Editing

Ranked #19 of 28 models · 50.0% 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 #19 of 28 models · 50.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev]

Same prompt, other models

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

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

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

Backgrounds & Scenes

Image Editing

Ranked #22 of 26 models · 40.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Man and Car in California