Black Forest Labs Released January 2026
How FLUX.2 [klein] 9B compares with the other 105 image generation models.
Behind the leaders. Ranked #75 of 106, 293 Elo points behind #1 and ahead of 30% of models.
Close race with 14 models. Its score range overlaps with Qwen Image Plus 2601, Recraft V4.1 Flash, GPT Image 1 Mini and 11 more, so you may not notice a difference.
Usually loses. Against a typical model it gets picked in about 41% of blind votes.
Rank
#75
of 106 models
Elo rating
929
293 behind #1
typical 990
± range
±10
how certain the score is
Votes
10,730
blind comparisons
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How often people would pick this model over another in a blind vote, based on the Elo scores.
The same model in other categories.
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.