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FLUX.2 [dev] is an open-weight image model from Black Forest Labs, derived from the FLUX.2 base model as part of its newest FLUX generation. Announced as 'Frontier Visual Intelligence,' the maker positions it as the strongest open-weight option for image generation and editing, unifying text-to-image synthesis with edits that draw on up to 10 reference images for consistent characters and styles. It is built for practical creative production work, including photorealistic imagery, typography-heavy designs, and non-commercial development.
How it compares
Frequently asked questions
Quality and benchmarks
The closest alternatives are GLM-Image by Z.ai, HunyuanImage 3.0 by Tencent and HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct by Tencent. They were matched on model kind and release date, with no comparable price.
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Licensing and access
It is open weights, licensed under the flux-non-commercial-license.
The FLUX.2 [dev] weights can be downloaded from the Hugging Face repository black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-dev.
Basics
FLUX.2 [dev] was made by Black Forest Labs and released on November 25, 2025.
Yes, FLUX.2 [dev] is open weights.
Media
Yes, image editing via image input is supported.
It ranks 40 on Arena Text to Image with a score of 1145 and 47 on Arena Image Edit with a score of 1224, using Arena's own ranks.
Generated from Vertical Tabs data, updated November 11, 2026.
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