Black Forest LabsReleased on Dec 17, 2025

Flux 2 Max: Benchmarks, Pricing & Context Window

Flux 2 Max is a image generation model from Black Forest Labs, released in December 2025.

The highest fidelity image model from Black Forest Labs

Input
TextImage
Output
Image

Flux 2 Max examples

Recent arena outputs from Flux 2 Max, picked from the highest-ranked matchups.

Flux 2 Max API

POST/v1/generations

Set for image-to-image / editing models.

Run a request to see the response

Use it in your code

OpenAI-compatible endpoint through the LLM Stats gateway.

import requests

# Create the generation. wait="auto" long-polls (up to 60s) so most short
# jobs return as "completed" in a single round-trip.
res = requests.post(
    "https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1/generations",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={
        "model": "flux-2-max",
        "input": {"prompt": "A beautiful sunset over mountains"},
        "wait": "auto",
    },
)
job = res.json()

# If it didn't finish inside the wait window, poll the same resource.
while job["status"] in ("queued", "running"):
    res = requests.get(
        f"https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1/generations/{job['id']}",
        params={"wait": 60},
        headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    )
    job = res.json()

if job["status"] == "completed":
    print("image:", job["output"]["media"][0]["url"])
else:
    print("Failed:", job["error"]["message"])

Need an API key? Create one above in the playground, or read the API documentation.

Flux 2 Max pricing

Providers

Flux 2 Max starts at $0.0600 per generated image via Replicate. See all 2 providers below with their per-image pricing, latency, and modality support.

ProviderPrice $/imageLatency sInputOutput
Replicate logoReplicate
$0.0600
Fal logoFal
$0.0700

Flux 2 Max benchmarks

Image Arena Performance

Performance by category and language

Where Flux 2 Max is strongest across prompt themes and languages. Conservative TrueSkill score (μ − 3σ), only axes with 3+ votes.

Leaderboard Rankings

Quality Tracker

Similar Models

How Flux 2 Max compares to its closest neighbors on each image arena it competes in.

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Flux 2 Max license

Flux 2 Max is released under the Proprietary license, which restricts commercial use.

License
Proprietary
Non-commercial

Proprietary license - usage restrictions apply

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Other image models ranked closest to Flux 2 Max.

FAQ

Common questions about Flux 2 Max.

Who created Flux 2 Max?

Flux 2 Max was created by Black Forest Labs.

What is the license for Flux 2 Max?

Flux 2 Max is released under the Proprietary license.

Is Flux 2 Max multimodal?

Yes, Flux 2 Max is a multimodal model that can process both text and images as input.