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AI model rankingsImage editingFLUX 3 Image

FLUX 3 Image

Black Forest Labs Released October 2026

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#15 of 77 for image editing 4,900 votes Updated Oct 30, 2026, 04:31 PM UTC

At a glance

How FLUX 3 Image compares with the other 76 image editing models.

  • Strong choice. Ranked #15 of 77, 77 Elo points behind #1 and ahead of 82% of models.

  • Close race with 11 models. Its score range overlaps with MAI-Image-2.6-Flash, GPT Image 2, Seedream 5.0 Pro and 8 more, so you may not notice a difference.

  • Usually wins. Against a typical model it gets picked in about 61% of blind votes.

Model details

Made by
Black Forest Labs
Category
Image editing
Released
October 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Best Black Forest Labs model
This one
Win rate vs all
63%
Companies ranked
25

Rank

#15

of 77 models

Elo rating

1,122

77 behind #1

typical 1,043

± range

±14

how certain the score is

Votes

4,900

blind comparisons

Where it ranks

This model next to its closest competitors. Click another bar to open that model.

Head-to-head chances

How often people would pick this model over another in a blind vote, based on the Elo scores.

  • vs GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst · #1 overall39%
  • vs MAI-Image-2.5-Pro · The model just above (#14)50%
  • vs GPT Image 1.5 · The model just below (#16)50%
  • vs Seedream 4.5 · A typical model (the median)61%

Also ranked in

The same model in other categories.

  • Image generation#13 of 106

Nearby in the ranking

  • Nano Banana 2

    GoogleGemini 3.1 Flash Image

    1,123

    Elo

    #13

    rank

  • MAI-Image-2.5-Pro

    Microsoft AI

    1,123

    Elo

    #14

    rank

  • FLUX 3 Image

    Black Forest Labs

    1,122

    Elo

    #15

    rank

  • GPT Image 1.5

    OpenAIhigh

    1,119

    Elo

    #16

    rank

  • Grok Imagine Image 2.0

    SpaceXAI

    1,117

    Elo

    #17

    rank

More from Black Forest Labs

  • FLUX 3 Image Klein

    Black Forest Labs

    1,072

    Elo

    #27

    rank

  • FLUX.2 [klein] 9B

    Black Forest Labs

    1,015

    Elo

    #44

    rank

  • FLUX.2 [pro]

    Black Forest Labs

    1,012

    Elo

    #46

    rank

  • FLUX.2 [dev]

    Black Forest Labs

    1,000

    Elo

    #48

    rank

  • FLUX.2 [flex]

    Black Forest Labs

    999

    Elo

    #49

    rank

  • FLUX.2 [max]

    Black Forest Labs

    999

    Elo

    #50

    rank

Questions people ask

Is FLUX 3 Image the best image editing model?
Not quite: it's #15 of 77. The leader is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI, 77 Elo points ahead. People would still pick FLUX 3 Image over it in about 39% of blind votes.
How is this ranking made?
People are shown two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the one they like more. FLUX 3 Image has been in 4,900 of these votes. The votes are turned into an Elo score, the same system used to rank chess players.
Who makes FLUX 3 Image?
Black Forest Labs (bfl.ai). They have 7 models in this ranking.
What are alternatives to FLUX 3 Image?
Nano Banana 2 (Google), MAI-Image-2.5-Pro (Microsoft AI), GPT Image 1.5 (OpenAI), Grok Imagine Image 2.0 (SpaceXAI) are ranked closest to it. The best model from another company is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI.

People see two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the better one. Gaps under about 20 Elo points are hard to notice in practice.

Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis, an independent benchmarking company. Rankings refresh every few hours.