FLUX.2 [dev]
Nov 2025
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FLUX.2 [dev] measured on 5 of 9 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal4
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Rankingconfiguration unstated?
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41FLUX.2 [pro]1,00342FLUX.2 [dev]1,00043Ming Image 0.1 Design999Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedwins 68%-58%$0.01
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 56%-17%$0.02
CheaperMAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 66%-19%$0.019CheaperQwen Image 2.1 Turbowins 54%-33%$0.016CheaperMAI Image 2.5 Flashwins 54%-17%$0.02ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 68%-58%$0.01MAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 66%-19%$0.019Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 56%-17%$0.02Qwen Image 2.1 Turbowins 54%-33%$0.016MAI Image 2.5 Flashwins 54%-17%$0.02ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 68%-58%$0.01
Krea 2 Medium TurboOpenwins 53%-38%$0.015Memory (4-bit): not verifiedQwen Image 2.1 Turbowins 54%-33%$0.016MAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 66%-19%$0.019Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 56%-17%$0.02ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 56%-17%$0.02
Ming Image 0.1 DesignOpensame+25%$0.03Reference images: not verified
Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic)unstatedOpensame——Reference images: not verified+1
Ideogram 4.0 FastOpenwins 47%-56%$0.011Edits photos: not verified+1Ideogram 4.0 InstantOpenwins 47%-69%$0.007Edits photos: not verified+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
FLUX 3 Imagewins 66%+100%$0.048FLUX.2 [flex]wins 54%+150%$0.06FLUX.2 [max]wins 53%+192%$0.07FLUX.2 [pro]same+88%$0.045FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpensame-79%$0.005Reference images: not verified+1FLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpenwins 40%-29%$0.017FLUX.1 Kontext [max]unstatedwins 40%+233%$0.08FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]unstatedwins 38%+67%$0.04All Black Forest Labs models →Run it yourself
estimateFits on✗ 8 GB (phone, laptop)✗ 16 GB✓ 24 GB GPU · compressed✓ 48 GB GPU · 8-bit✓ 80 GB GPU · full quality
Licenceflux-non-commercial-licenseno commercial use
History
2 versionsBenchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingAA Image Arena · editing v2.11,000#42
Arena Image Editing · overall1,224.6#25
Arena Text-to-Image · overall1,145.8#19
FAQ
How much does FLUX.2 [dev] cost?›
$0.024 per image.
Is FLUX.2 [dev] free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.024 per image. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is FLUX.2 [dev], and what is it best at?›
#42 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing.
Is FLUX.2 [dev] better than FLUX.2 [pro]?›
On AA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.1, FLUX.2 [dev] scores 1,000 vs 1,003 — about the same. It is 47% cheaper.
When was FLUX.2 [dev] released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-11-25. It is the current version in its line.
Is FLUX.2 [dev] open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (flux-non-commercial-license licence).
Can I run FLUX.2 [dev] locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is FLUX.2 [dev]?›
FLUX.2 [dev] is an open-weights image generation & editing model from Black Forest Labs, released Nov 2025.
What are the best alternatives to FLUX.2 [dev]?›
Muse Image (cheaper), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).