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 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), #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

Artistic Restyling

Image Editing

Ranked #7 of 28 models · 48.8% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [max]

Same prompt, other models

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

Creativity

Image Editing

Ranked #7 of 28 models · 48.8% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [max]

Same prompt, other models

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

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

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

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

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

Prompt Adherence

Image Editing

Ranked #9 of 29 models · 44.8% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [max]

Same prompt, other models

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Backgrounds & Scenes

Image Editing

Ranked #9 of 26 models · 36.7% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [max]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Man and Car in California

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

Ranked using Golden Hour Stroll Pose & Character Mashup

Adding & Editing Objects

Image Editing

Ranked #12 of 29 models · 32.3% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [max]

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge