FLUX.2 [klein] 9B

AI Image Editing Model

Image #7 $ · 0.6¢

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 Lighting, Shadows & Materials (Image Editing), #8 Art (Text-to-Image), #7 Preservation (Image Editing), #7 Prompt Adherence (Image Editing), #7 People & Poses (Image Editing), #18 Product, Branding & Commercial (Text-to-Image), #11 Aesthetics (Image Editing), #10 Adding & Editing Objects (Image Editing), #23 Photorealism (Text-to-Image), #14 Photorealism (Image Editing), and #25 Text Rendering (Text-to-Image) , placing in the top 40% of all competing models.

FLUX.2 [klein] 9B Strengths

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

Lighting, Shadows & Materials

Image Editing
Ranked #5 of 36 models · 64.3% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
Before After
Bald man challenge
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Golden Hour Stroll
Same prompt, other models
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#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher
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#10 Grok Imagin... ranks lower
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#28 FLUX.1 Kont... ranks lower
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#36 HiDream E1 ranks lower
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#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher
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#10 Grok Imagin... ranks lower
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#28 FLUX.1 Kont... ranks lower
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#36 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Art

Text-to-Image
Ranked #8 of 57 models · 73.7% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
Same prompt, other models

Preservation

Image Editing
Ranked #7 of 37 models · 62.1% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
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 Seedream 5.... ranks lower
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#28 Seedream 4.0 ranks lower
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#37 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Prompt Adherence

Image Editing
Ranked #7 of 29 models · 56.5% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
Same prompt, other models

People & Poses

Image Editing
Ranked #7 of 27 models · 78.6% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
Before After
Golden Hour Stroll
Same prompt, other models
Before After
#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher
Before After
#21 FLUX.2 [dev... ranks lower
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#27 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Product, Branding & Commercial

Text-to-Image
Ranked #18 of 61 models · 50.0% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
Same prompt, other models

Aesthetics

Image Editing
Ranked #11 of 33 models · 100.0% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
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 lower
Before After
#33 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Adding & Editing Objects

Image Editing
Ranked #10 of 29 models · 53.8% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
Same prompt, other models

Photorealism

Text-to-Image
Ranked #23 of 62 models · 51.8% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
Same prompt, other models

Photorealism

Image Editing
Ranked #14 of 36 models · 53.3% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
Before After
Bald man challenge
Before After
Golden Hour Stroll
Same prompt, other models
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
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

Text Rendering

Text-to-Image
Ranked #25 of 61 models · 46.6% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
Same prompt, other models

Other categories

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

Prompt Adherence

Text-to-Image
Ranked #29 of 62 models · 47.9% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
Same prompt, other models

Portraits

Text-to-Image
Ranked #25 of 51 models · 40.0% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
Same prompt, other models
Ranked using Fantasy Warrior

Cartoon, Anime & Fantasy

Text-to-Image
Ranked #25 of 51 models · 40.0% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
Same prompt, other models
Ranked using Fantasy Warrior

3D Imaging & Modeling

Text-to-Image
Ranked #30 of 61 models · 46.9% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
Same prompt, other models

Backgrounds & Scenes

Image Editing
Ranked #15 of 26 models · 100.0% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
Same prompt, other models

Creativity

Text-to-Image
Ranked #37 of 62 models · 46.3% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
Same prompt, other models

Aesthetics

Text-to-Image
Ranked #41 of 62 models · 48.7% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
Same prompt, other models