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AI model rankingsImage editingFLUX.2 [klein] 9B

FLUX.2 [klein] 9B

Black Forest Labs Released January 2026

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#44 of 77 for image editing 7,176 votes Updated Oct 31, 2026, 06:59 PM UTC

At a glance

How FLUX.2 [klein] 9B compares with the other 76 image editing models.

  • Middle of the pack. Ranked #44 of 77, 184 Elo points behind #1 and ahead of 43% of models.

  • Close race with 10 models. Its score range overlaps with HunyuanImage 3.0, FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo, FLUX.2 [dev] Flash and 7 more, so you may not notice a difference.

  • Usually loses. Against a typical model it gets picked in about 46% of blind votes.

Model details

Made by
Black Forest Labs
Category
Image editing
Released
January 2026 · 10 months ago
Best Black Forest Labs model
FLUX 3 Image
Win rate vs all
49%
Companies ranked
25

Rank

#44

of 77 models

Elo rating

1,015

184 behind #1

typical 1,043

± range

±13

how certain the score is

Votes

7,176

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 overall26%
  • vs FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo · The model just above (#43)49%
  • vs FLUX.2 [dev] Flash · The model just below (#45)50%
  • vs Seedream 4.5 · A typical model (the median)46%

Also ranked in

The same model in other categories.

  • Image generation#75 of 106

Nearby in the ranking

  • HunyuanImage 3.0

    TencentTencent Cloud

    1,029

    Elo

    #42

    rank

  • FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo

    Fal

    1,019

    Elo

    #43

    rank

  • FLUX.2 [klein] 9B

    Black Forest Labs

    1,015

    Elo

    #44

    rank

  • FLUX.2 [dev] Flash

    Fal

    1,012

    Elo

    #45

    rank

  • FLUX.2 [pro]

    Black Forest Labs

    1,012

    Elo

    #46

    rank

More from Black Forest Labs

  • FLUX 3 Image

    Black Forest Labs

    1,122

    Elo

    #15

    rank

  • FLUX 3 Image Klein

    Black Forest Labs

    1,072

    Elo

    #27

    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.2 [klein] 9B the best image editing model?
Not quite: it's #44 of 77. The leader is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI, 184 Elo points ahead. People would still pick FLUX.2 [klein] 9B over it in about 26% 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.2 [klein] 9B has been in 7,176 of these votes. The votes are turned into an Elo score, the same system used to rank chess players.
Who makes FLUX.2 [klein] 9B?
Black Forest Labs (bfl.ai). They have 7 models in this ranking.
What are alternatives to FLUX.2 [klein] 9B?
HunyuanImage 3.0 (Tencent), FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo (Fal), FLUX.2 [dev] Flash (Fal), FLUX.2 [pro] (Black Forest Labs) 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.