Black Forest Labs

FLUX.2 [klein] 9B

AI Image Editing Model

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All Text to Image Image Edit

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Black Forest Labs' distilled 9 billion parameter image generation model with sub-second inference and multi-reference support

What FLUX.2 [klein] 9B 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 #5 Prompt Adherence (Image Editing) and #5 People & Poses (Image Editing) , placing in the top 24% of all competing models.

FLUX.2 [klein] 9B Strengths

FLUX.2 [klein] 9B outperforms most competing models here

Prompt Adherence

Image Editing

Ranked #5 of 20 models · 55.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [klein] 9B

Same prompt, other models

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

People & Poses

Image Editing

Ranked #5 of 18 models · 75.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [klein] 9B

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#14 FLUX.2 [pro] ranks lower

Ranked using Golden Hour Stroll Pose & Character Mashup

Other categories

FLUX.2 [klein] 9B competes but doesn't rank as highly

Preservation

Image Editing

Ranked #11 of 23 models · 55.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [klein] 9B

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#6 Grok Imagin... ranks higher

Before After

#18 Seedream 4.0 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

Lighting, Shadows & Materials

Image Editing

Ranked #12 of 23 models · 55.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [klein] 9B

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#18 Seedream 4.0 ranks lower

Before After

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

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

Aesthetics

Text-to-Image

Ranked #25 of 44 models · 38.9% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [klein] 9B

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

Product, Branding & Commercial

Text-to-Image

Ranked #26 of 39 models · 36.7% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [klein] 9B

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Apollo 11: Journey to Tranq... Chalkboard Menu Magic Burger Explosion: Fie... Modern Clean Menu The Halloween Invitation Vintage Cafe Logo

Text Rendering

Text-to-Image

Ranked #27 of 39 models · 36.7% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [klein] 9B

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Apollo 11: Journey to Tranq... Chalkboard Menu Isometric Miniature Diorama... Magic Burger Explosion: Fie... Modern Clean Menu The Halloween Invitation +1 more

Photorealism

Text-to-Image

Ranked #29 of 42 models · 36.7% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [klein] 9B

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

Prompt Adherence

Text-to-Image

Ranked #33 of 41 models · 36.7% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [klein] 9B

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

Adding & Editing Objects

Image Editing

Ranked #15 of 18 models · 25.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [klein] 9B

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge

Photorealism

Image Editing

Ranked #18 of 21 models · 25.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [klein] 9B

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#6 Wan 2.6 ranks higher

Before After

#16 Seedream 4.0 ranks higher

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