Black Forest Labs · image model · Released Jan 15, 2026FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B is an image model from Black Forest Labs, released Jan 15, 2026. It handles text to image and image editing.
- Arena score
- 1,224#44 of 61 · image editing
- Starting price
- —Not published
- Largest size
- —Not published
- References
- Yesinput images for editing
How it rates and what it costs
- Text to image arena
- 1,070 ±3#62 of 82 · 150,695 votes
- Image editing arena
- 1,224 ±3#44 of 61 · 540,682 votes
Arena scores come from blind, side-by-side human votes on the same prompts (higher is better; ± is the 95% range). Boards updated Oct 26, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
The details
- Lab
- Black Forest Labs
- Type
- Image model
- Released
- Jan 15, 2026
- Inputs
- Text prompts, Reference images
- Output
- Images
- Can do
- Text to image, Image editing
- Weights
- Proprietary
- Availability
- 1 API host
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About FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
How good is FLUX.2 [klein] 9B?
In blind side-by-side votes, FLUX.2 [klein] 9B scores 1,070 for text to image (#62 of 82) and 1,224 for image editing (#44 of 61). Higher is better; scores within about 6 points of each other are effectively tied.
Who makes FLUX.2 [klein] 9B?
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B is an image model from Black Forest Labs, released Jan 15, 2026.
What can FLUX.2 [klein] 9B do?
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B accepts text prompts and reference images and produces images. In practice: text to image and image editing.
Is FLUX.2 [klein] 9B open source?
No. FLUX.2 [klein] 9B is proprietary; you use it through an API or partner apps.
Where can I use FLUX.2 [klein] 9B?
It is listed by 1 API host we track.
What are the alternatives to FLUX.2 [klein] 9B?
The closest image models from other labs, by release date, are GLM-Image (Z.ai (Zhipu), Jan 14, 2026), Grok Imagine Image (xAI, Jan 28, 2026), Recraft V4 (Recraft, Feb 17, 2026) and Seedream 4.5 (ByteDance Seed, Dec 3, 2025).