Black Forest Labs

FLUX.2 [max]

AI Image Editing Model

Mode:

All Text to Image Image Edit

Image Featured #9 Image-to-Image

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 #7 Text Rendering (Text-to-Image), #4 Anime (Image Editing), #10 Photorealism (Text-to-Image), #6 Portrait (Image Editing), and #9 Photorealism (Image Editing) , placing in the top 40% of all competing models.

FLUX.2 [max] Strengths

FLUX.2 [max] outperforms most competing models here

Text Rendering

Text-to-Image

Ranked #7 of 39 models · 55.1% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [max]

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

Anime

Image Editing

Ranked #4 of 14 models · 55.9% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [max]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Studio Ghibli Anime Style

Photorealism

Text-to-Image

Ranked #10 of 38 models · 62.2% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [max]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Candid Street Photography Chalkboard Menu Magic Burger Explosion: Fie... The Capybara Taxi Driver The Reversed Rodeo

Portrait

Image Editing

Ranked #6 of 15 models · 37.3% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [max]

FLUX.2 [max] — Portrait (edited)

Before After

Bald man challenge

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana 2 ranks higher

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#4 Seedream 5.... ranks higher

Before After

#12 FLUX.2 [pro] ranks lower

Before After

#15 Z-Image Turbo ranks lower

Ranked using Bald man challenge

Photorealism

Image Editing

Ranked #9 of 21 models · 38.0% 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

#6 Wan 2.6 ranks higher

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#16 Seedream 4.0 ranks lower

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#6 Wan 2.6 ranks higher

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

Other categories

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

Product, Branding & Commercial

Text-to-Image

Ranked #13 of 29 models · 52.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [max]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Magic Burger Explosion: Fie... Vintage Cafe Logo