Black Forest Labs · image model · Released Dec 16, 2025FLUX.2 [max]
FLUX.2 [max] is an image model from Black Forest Labs, released Dec 16, 2025. It handles text to image and image editing.
- Arena score
- 1,261#35 of 61 · image editing
- Starting price
- $0.07per image · 1 MP
- Largest size
- —Not published
- References
- 8input images for editing
How it rates and what it costs
- Text to image arena
- 1,161 ±4#28 of 82 · 123,144 votes
- Image editing arena
- 1,261 ±3#35 of 61 · 375,796 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.
Listed prices
- 1 MP
- $0.07/image
Billed per megapixel.
Specs and prices checked Nov 2, 2026: OpenRouter, image generation models compared (Sep 11, 2026) · Black Forest Labs pricing docs . Labs change prices often.
The details
- Lab
- Black Forest Labs
- Type
- Image model
- Released
- Dec 16, 2025
- Inputs
- Text prompts, Reference images
- Output
- Images
- Can do
- Text to image, Image editing
- Max reference images
- 8
- Images per request
- Up to 1
- Weights
- Proprietary
- Availability
- 1 API host
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About FLUX.2 [max]
How good is FLUX.2 [max]?
In blind side-by-side votes, FLUX.2 [max] scores 1,161 for text to image (#28 of 82) and 1,261 for image editing (#35 of 61). Higher is better; scores within about 8 points of each other are effectively tied.
Who makes FLUX.2 [max]?
FLUX.2 [max] is an image model from Black Forest Labs, released Dec 16, 2025.
What can FLUX.2 [max] do?
FLUX.2 [max] accepts text prompts and reference images and produces images. In practice: text to image and image editing.
Is FLUX.2 [max] open source?
No. FLUX.2 [max] is proprietary; you use it through an API or partner apps.
Where can I use FLUX.2 [max]?
It is listed by 1 API host we track.
How much does FLUX.2 [max] cost?
FLUX.2 [max] costs from $0.07/image (1 MP). Prices checked Nov 2, 2026.
What are the alternatives to FLUX.2 [max]?
The closest image models from other labs, by release date, are Seedream 4.5 (ByteDance Seed, Dec 3, 2025), GLM-Image (Z.ai (Zhipu), Jan 14, 2026), Grok Imagine Image (xAI, Jan 28, 2026) and Recraft V4 (Recraft, Feb 17, 2026).