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FLUX.2 [dev] Flash

AI Image Editing Model

Mode:

All Text to Image Image Edit

Image #8 Text-to-Image

Fast distilled version of Black Forest Labs' FLUX.2 [dev] optimized for speed and cost efficiency.

What FLUX.2 [dev] Flash 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 #10 Adding & Editing Objects (Image Editing) , placing in the top 33% of all competing models.

FLUX.2 [dev] Flash Strengths

FLUX.2 [dev] Flash outperforms most competing models here

Adding & Editing Objects

Image Editing

Ranked #10 of 28 models · 100.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev] Flash

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge

Other categories

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

Photorealism

Image Editing

Ranked #14 of 33 models · 66.7% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev] Flash

Before After

Bald man challenge

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#9 Qwen Image ... ranks higher

Before After

#25 Qwen Image ... ranks lower

Before After

#33 FLUX.1 Kont... ranks lower

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#9 Qwen Image ... ranks higher

Before After

#25 Qwen Image ... ranks lower

Before After

#33 FLUX.1 Kont... ranks lower

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

Lighting, Shadows & Materials

Image Editing

Ranked #22 of 33 models · 53.8% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev] Flash

Before After

Bald man challenge

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#9 Grok Imagin... ranks higher

Before After

#25 Wan 2.7 ranks lower

Before After

#33 FLUX.1 Kont... ranks lower

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#9 Grok Imagin... ranks higher

Before After

#25 Wan 2.7 ranks lower

Before After

#33 FLUX.1 Kont... 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 #24 of 36 models · 50.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev] Flash

Before After

Bald man challenge

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#10 FLUX.2 [kle... ranks higher

Before After

#28 Vidu Q2 ranks lower

Before After

#36 FLUX.1 Kont... 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

Prompt Adherence

Image Editing

Ranked #19 of 28 models · 50.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev] Flash

Same prompt, other models

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

Aesthetics

Image Editing

Ranked #20 of 29 models · 60.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev] Flash

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

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

People & Poses

Image Editing

Ranked #19 of 25 models · 37.5% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev] Flash

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#7 Nano Banana ranks higher

Before After

#25 FLUX.1 Kont... ranks lower

Ranked using Golden Hour Stroll Pose & Character Mashup

Face & Identity

Image Editing

Ranked #22 of 25 models · 25.0% win rate Leaderboard

FLUX.2 [dev] Flash

Before After

Bald man challenge

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana 2 ranks higher

Before After

#7 Grok Imagin... ranks higher

Before After

#19 FLUX.2 [kle... ranks higher

Before After

#25 FLUX.1 Kont... ranks lower

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