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FLUX.2 [dev]

From 1 credit

Typography

Fast, enhanced realism and text rendering.

The everyday workhorse of the lineup and its best value: 1 credit, with solid text rendering and natural-language refinement included. It is the model the studio starts on.

Reach for it when you want a dependable default that you can also edit afterwards.

Six test prompts

Every model on ImageForge renders the same six prompts, one per strength, so you can judge FLUX.2 [dev] against the others on identical input. Images are unedited, at 1 megapixel. How we ran the test.

Close-up portrait of an elderly fisherman with a weathered face and grey stubble, wearing a yellow raincoat, soft overcast light from a window, shallow depth of field, 85mm photograph, generated by FLUX.2 [dev]

Photorealism

Skin texture, natural light and a believable shallow depth of field.

“Close-up portrait of an elderly fisherman with a weathered face and grey stubble, wearing a yellow raincoat, soft overcast light from a window, shallow depth of field, 85mm photograph”

A vintage enamel sign on a brick wall that reads "FRESH BREAD DAILY" in bold red serif letters, with "since 1962" in smaller script below, morning sunlight, generated by FLUX.2 [dev]

Text rendering

Both lines of text spelled correctly and placed on the sign, not floating beside it.

“A vintage enamel sign on a brick wall that reads "FRESH BREAD DAILY" in bold red serif letters, with "since 1962" in smaller script below, morning sunlight”

A frosted glass perfume bottle with a brass cap on wet black slate, droplets on the glass, soft rim light, reflections on the stone, studio product photography, generated by FLUX.2 [dev]

Product shot

Glass, metal and water rendered convincingly in one studio setup.

“A frosted glass perfume bottle with a brass cap on wet black slate, droplets on the glass, soft rim light, reflections on the stone, studio product photography”

Three red cubes stacked on top of a blue sphere, a green cone to the left and a yellow cylinder to the right, on a black and white checkerboard floor, soft studio lighting, generated by FLUX.2 [dev]

Prompt adherence

Exactly three red cubes on the sphere, with the cone on the left and the cylinder on the right.

“Three red cubes stacked on top of a blue sphere, a green cone to the left and a yellow cylinder to the right, on a black and white checkerboard floor, soft studio lighting”

Illustration

A consistent watercolor-and-ink style rather than a photo with a filter.

“Children's book illustration of a fox in a knitted scarf reading a book under a large mushroom in light rain, soft watercolor and ink, warm palette”

A narrow street in Tokyo at night after rain, neon signs reflecting in puddles, a cyclist with an umbrella passing a lit ramen shop, cinematic, generated by FLUX.2 [dev]

Complex scene

Mixed light sources, wet reflections and several subjects in one frame.

“A narrow street in Tokyo at night after rain, neon signs reflecting in puddles, a cyclist with an umbrella passing a lit ramen shop, cinematic”

At a glance

Provider

Black Forest Labs

Plans

Every plan: Free, Basic and Pro

Credits per image

1 at Standard (1 MP)
2 at High (2 MP)
4 at Ultra (4 MP)

Refinement

Yes. Natural language editing with multi-image support.

Strengths: Style transfer, Detail enhancement

Aspect ratios

Renders 10 of 10 natively: 1:1, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 21:9, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16.

Compare FLUX.2 [dev]

Side-by-side results on the same six prompts, with the differences in price and features.