FLUX.2 [max]

AI Image Editing Model

Image Featured #9 $$ · 3¢

Black Forest Labs' flagship image generation model delivering state-of-the-art quality with exceptional realism, precision, and consistency for both text-to-image and advanced image editing

What FLUX.2 [max] 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 #4 Prompt Adherence (Text-to-Image), #6 Text Rendering (Text-to-Image), #7 Product, Branding & Commercial (Text-to-Image), #10 Creativity (Text-to-Image), #11 Aesthetics (Text-to-Image), #12 3D Imaging & Modeling (Text-to-Image), #7 Artistic Restyling (Image Editing), #7 Creativity (Image Editing), #9 Aesthetics (Image Editing), #9 Face & Identity (Image Editing), #9 Prompt Adherence (Image Editing), #11 Photorealism (Image Editing), #11 Lighting, Shadows & Materials (Image Editing), #12 Preservation (Image Editing), #9 Backgrounds & Scenes (Image Editing), #21 Photorealism (Text-to-Image), #11 People & Poses (Image Editing), and #12 Adding & Editing Objects (Image Editing) , placing in the top 39% of all competing models.

FLUX.2 [max] Strengths

FLUX.2 [max] outperforms most competing models here

Prompt Adherence

Text-to-Image
Ranked #4 of 62 models · 55.2% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [max]
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Text Rendering

Text-to-Image
Ranked #6 of 61 models · 55.8% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [max]
Same prompt, other models

Product, Branding & Commercial

Text-to-Image
Ranked #7 of 61 models · 57.3% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [max]
Same prompt, other models

Creativity

Text-to-Image
Ranked #10 of 62 models · 54.1% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [max]
Same prompt, other models

Aesthetics

Text-to-Image
Ranked #11 of 62 models · 54.9% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [max]
Same prompt, other models

3D Imaging & Modeling

Text-to-Image
Ranked #12 of 61 models · 50.7% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [max]
Same prompt, other models

Artistic Restyling

Image Editing
Ranked #7 of 28 models · 48.8% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [max]
Same prompt, other models

Creativity

Image Editing
Ranked #7 of 28 models · 48.8% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [max]
Same prompt, other models

Aesthetics

Image Editing
Ranked #9 of 33 models · 39.9% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [max]
Before After
Golden Hour Stroll
Same prompt, other models
Before After
#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher
Before After
#25 FLUX.2 [dev... ranks lower
Before After
#33 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Face & Identity

Image Editing
Ranked #9 of 32 models · 40.2% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [max]
Before After
Bald man challenge
Same prompt, other models
Before After
#1 Nano Banana 2 ranks higher
Before After
#25 FLUX.2 [dev... ranks lower
Before After
#32 Bria FIBO ranks lower

Prompt Adherence

Image Editing
Ranked #9 of 29 models · 44.8% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [max]
Same prompt, other models

Photorealism

Image Editing
Ranked #11 of 36 models · 38.5% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [max]
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

Lighting, Shadows & Materials

Image Editing
Ranked #11 of 36 models · 41.6% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [max]
Before After
Bald man challenge
Before After
Golden Hour Stroll
Same prompt, other models
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
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

Preservation

Image Editing
Ranked #12 of 37 models · 40.1% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [max]
Before After
Bald man challenge
Before After
Golden Hour Stroll
Same prompt, other models
Before After
#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher
Before After
#10 Seedream 5.... ranks higher
Before After
#28 Seedream 4.0 ranks lower
Before After
#37 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Backgrounds & Scenes

Image Editing
Ranked #9 of 26 models · 36.7% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [max]
Same prompt, other models

Photorealism

Text-to-Image
Ranked #21 of 62 models · 57.4% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [max]
Same prompt, other models

People & Poses

Image Editing
Ranked #11 of 27 models · 45.7% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [max]
Before After
Golden Hour Stroll
Same prompt, other models
Before After
#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher
Before After
#7 FLUX.2 [kle... ranks higher
Before After
#21 FLUX.2 [dev... ranks lower
Before After
#27 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Adding & Editing Objects

Image Editing
Ranked #12 of 29 models · 32.3% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [max]
Same prompt, other models

Other categories

FLUX.2 [max] competes but doesn't rank as highly

Portraits

Text-to-Image
Ranked #29 of 51 models · 75.0% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [max]
Same prompt, other models
Ranked using Fantasy Warrior

Cartoon, Anime & Fantasy

Text-to-Image
Ranked #29 of 51 models · 75.0% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [max]
Same prompt, other models
Ranked using Fantasy Warrior

Art

Text-to-Image
Ranked #36 of 57 models · 44.4% win rate Leaderboard
FLUX.2 [max]
Same prompt, other models