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FLUX.2 Max vs. Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

Compare arena scores with documented retrieval dates, task-specific image pricing, and verified specifications. Text-to-image generation and image editing are never blended into an artificial overall score.

11

shared result series

4

shared sample prompts

2026-08-16

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Specifications and cost

General specifications and task-specific pricing

A model can have one price for generating new images and another for editing. Prices therefore remain tied to the corresponding arena configuration.

Specifications and pricing for FLUX.2 Max and Qwen Image 2.0 Pro
AttributeFLUX.2 MaxQwen Image 2.0 Pro
ProviderBlack Forest LabsAlibaba
ReleasedDecember 2025April 2026
AccessAPI, Web appAPI
LifecycleNo separate lifecycle noticeNo separate lifecycle notice
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
ParametersNot publishedNot published
Maximum output4 Megapixel2,048 × 2,048 pixels
Arena configurationMax2026-04-22
Text-to-image price$70 per 1,000 images$75 per 1,000 images
Editing price$140 per 1,000 images$75 per 1,000 images
Technical sourceModel sourceVerified 2026-08-15Model sourceVerified 2026-08-15
FLUX.2 MaxQwen Image 2.0 Pro
Text to Image ArenaUSD per 1,000 images at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels
FLUX.2 Max$70Lower price
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro$75
Image Editing ArenaUSD per 1,000 images at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels
FLUX.2 Max$140
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro$75Lower price

Independent preference tests

Shared arena benchmarks

Artificial Analysis and Arena derive scores from blind comparisons. Raters see outputs for the same prompt and choose the image they prefer. Separate series cover text rendering, photorealism, portraits, art, commercial design, and image editing. Confidence intervals indicate how certain a measured lead is.

11 shared result series
FLUX.2 MaxQwen Image 2.0 Pro
Text to Image ArenaBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
FLUX.2 Max1,232 Elo
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,234 EloNo clear arena lead
Image Editing ArenaBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
FLUX.2 Max1,201 EloHigher arena score
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,166 Elo
Arena Text to Image: 3D modelingBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
FLUX.2 Max1,161.008 arena points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,198.224 arena pointsHigher arena score
Arena Text to Image: ArtBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
FLUX.2 Max1,170.168 arena points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,176.336 arena pointsNo clear arena lead
Arena Text to Image: CartoonBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
FLUX.2 Max1,169.225 arena points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,191.217 arena pointsHigher arena score
Arena Text to Image: Commercial designBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
FLUX.2 Max1,164.635 arena points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,186.961 arena pointsHigher arena score
Arena Text to Image: OverallBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
FLUX.2 Max1,161.939 arena points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,191.147 arena pointsHigher arena score
Arena Text to Image: PhotorealismBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
FLUX.2 Max1,160.771 arena points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,204.823 arena pointsHigher arena score
Arena Text to Image: PortraitsBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
FLUX.2 Max1,156.957 arena points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,215.441 arena pointsHigher arena score
Arena Text to Image: Text renderingBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
FLUX.2 Max1,167.156 arena points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,200.737 arena pointsHigher arena score
Arena Image Editing: OverallBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
FLUX.2 Max1,261.798 arena points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,303.419 arena pointsHigher arena score
Arena benchmark scores for FLUX.2 Max and Qwen Image 2.0 Pro
BenchmarkFLUX.2 MaxQwen Image 2.0 ProSource
Text to Image Arena
1,232 Elo
Rank 11, 95% confidence interval: ±9, 9,235 ratings
1,234 EloNo clear arena lead
Rank 10, 95% confidence interval: ±10, 4,669 ratings
Artificial AnalysisRetrieved 2026-08-15
Image Editing Arena
1,201 EloHigher arena score
Rank 15, 95% confidence interval: ±7, 9,965 ratings
1,166 Elo
Rank 32, 95% confidence interval: ±8, 5,949 ratings
Artificial AnalysisRetrieved 2026-08-15
Arena Text to Image: 3D modeling
1,161.008 arena points
Rank 24, 95% confidence interval: ±7.37, 11,589 ratings
1,198.224 arena pointsHigher arena score
Rank 14, 95% confidence interval: ±16.48, 1,113 ratings
ArenaRetrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text to Image: Art
1,170.168 arena points
Rank 23, 95% confidence interval: ±6.55, 16,564 ratings
1,176.336 arena pointsNo clear arena lead
Rank 22, 95% confidence interval: ±13.33, 1,741 ratings
ArenaRetrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text to Image: Cartoon
1,169.225 arena points
Rank 23, 95% confidence interval: ±5.36, 42,916 ratings
1,191.217 arena pointsHigher arena score
Rank 17, 95% confidence interval: ±9.16, 4,474 ratings
ArenaRetrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text to Image: Commercial design
1,164.635 arena points
Rank 25, 95% confidence interval: ±5.03, 44,254 ratings
1,186.961 arena pointsHigher arena score
Rank 16, 95% confidence interval: ±8.87, 4,500 ratings
ArenaRetrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text to Image: Overall
1,161.939 arena points
Rank 22, 95% confidence interval: ±3.55, 117,464 ratings
1,191.147 arena pointsHigher arena score
Rank 15, 95% confidence interval: ±6.06, 12,026 ratings
ArenaRetrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text to Image: Photorealism
1,160.771 arena points
Rank 24, 95% confidence interval: ±4.95, 50,664 ratings
1,204.823 arena pointsHigher arena score
Rank 14, 95% confidence interval: ±8.86, 4,863 ratings
ArenaRetrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text to Image: Portraits
1,156.957 arena points
Rank 27, 95% confidence interval: ±6.03, 26,790 ratings
1,215.441 arena pointsHigher arena score
Rank 15, 95% confidence interval: ±11.96, 2,309 ratings
ArenaRetrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Text to Image: Text rendering
1,167.156 arena points
Rank 23, 95% confidence interval: ±5.27, 40,386 ratings
1,200.737 arena pointsHigher arena score
Rank 17, 95% confidence interval: ±9.31, 4,045 ratings
ArenaRetrieved 2026-08-16
Arena Image Editing: Overall
1,261.798 arena points
Rank 26, 95% confidence interval: ±3.19, 353,111 ratings
1,303.419 arena pointsHigher arena score
Rank 18, 95% confidence interval: ±4.82, 50,804 ratings
ArenaRetrieved 2026-08-16

Visual comparison

Sample images from documented runs

Our images complement preference data, but do not replace it. The prompt, request count, and selection rule match. Provider resolution, quality tier, randomness, and prompt processing remain visible limitations, so this is not a fully controlled laboratory test.

Largely standardized comparison protocol. Both models receive the same archived prompt, exactly one request, and the first result counts. Files are normalized to 1,024 × 1,024 pixels without cropping. Provider resolution, randomness, quality tier, and prompt processing can still differ. These images are a practical visual test, not a reconstruction of the arena configuration.

Character and detail

Anatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency

FLUX.2 Max, Character and detail
FLUX.2 Max
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, Character and detail
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro
Prompt and settings

Create a square cinematic full-body portrait of a fictional bicycle courier waiting under a transparent umbrella at a rainy tram stop in Hamburg at blue hour. She wears a mustard raincoat, navy trousers, red sneakers, a silver helmet, and carries a teal messenger bag. Keep both hands visible, render the bicycle correctly, use realistic wet-street reflections, and include no readable brand names.

FLUX.2 Max. Provider Together, 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, steps=50, model ID black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-max, generated Aug 14, 2026, 12:23 PM. Source
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro. Provider Together, 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.0-Pro, generated Aug 14, 2026, 12:21 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1, selection rule: first result.

Prompt SHA 256: 985a75b38642a9f0e5e0c0e0c67f1b7f67780d42bd2168fa24e9a7a7a94b0da6

FLUX.2 Max, image SHA 256: a0a2cef301582c47a8dca69ccd1c52212c37ca6c058d7185a880a7856713cd9e

FLUX.2 Max, request SHA 256: 0267e820f1d771485d5a0e44b93a6b996c2fb12f6547a199eb3c22d4cf8e21f3

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, image SHA 256: 05f19da3e2d0eedb17d098c1b21abf8c83c663afa59083f0ce7a67a948e8a263

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, request SHA 256: daf42522a323804ef9196abe1efabac816b4b442bec00a91f90b9fdd8d57bae6

Infographic

Numbers, labels, and visual organization

FLUX.2 Max, Infographic
FLUX.2 Max
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, Infographic
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro
Prompt and settings

Create a square German infographic titled SO FUNKTIONIERT PHOTOSYNTHESE. Show exactly four numbered steps in this order: 1 LICHT, 2 WASSER, 3 CO₂, 4 ZUCKER + SAUERSTOFF. Use a clean editorial science style with one plant cross-section, simple arrows, high contrast, legible labels, and no other text.

FLUX.2 Max. Provider Together, 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, steps=50, model ID black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-max, generated Aug 14, 2026, 12:24 PM. Source
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro. Provider Together, 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.0-Pro, generated Aug 14, 2026, 12:22 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1, selection rule: first result.

Prompt SHA 256: ed65cb4e6a51e2336f8b149ad4cbb16e020f07d527ad94362e719d2dcf91d94f

FLUX.2 Max, image SHA 256: 9321457355d5a9630073632fb6441bf388da1c4ee8e5d58e58cd0603ce756a09

FLUX.2 Max, request SHA 256: 46911d2cf3eb49e0c0439477c802fc24910b2658b19d562a327af2e1b3f3faf1

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, image SHA 256: 003fbe859de5df62a4f49e3d590c00f5036e208149d81226d1835871fd1e0410

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, request SHA 256: 8afcf2a2661e733ceed209087c6253139db63559bce51a1887e280855549ad48

Product photography

Materials, reflections, and fine details

FLUX.2 Max, Product photography
FLUX.2 Max
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, Product photography
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro
Prompt and settings

Create a square premium product photograph of a brushed titanium wristwatch standing upright on dark green marble. The watch has a cream dial, thin black hands set to 10:10, twelve distinct hour markers, a realistic crown, and a dark brown leather strap. Soft window light from the left, controlled reflections, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no extra objects.

FLUX.2 Max. Provider Together, 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, steps=50, model ID black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-max, generated Aug 14, 2026, 12:23 PM. Source
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro. Provider Together, 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.0-Pro, generated Aug 14, 2026, 12:21 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1, selection rule: first result.

Prompt SHA 256: c67fd71e91304458a2feef5c91efa8677260fab0c0099a29a2c52cb579f5b2f3

FLUX.2 Max, image SHA 256: dd6ad8d1ec45154727d9ddf573ef10da5225899820055318d23bcd4e5a1e930c

FLUX.2 Max, request SHA 256: 3c90a7839c60af903a8abb6d7b2b4af4df1320aabffcc84361491964161bcf9e

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, image SHA 256: b811a440655cae766c039dfc8f9efb1756be5dce63ef22cd95deb1fe7dab6a3a

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, request SHA 256: e24ea060a669087c82f55e22cc5b361c6b23fb3f61b55d73b67406147d2a570f

Typography and layout

Legible text, hierarchy, and composition

FLUX.2 Max, Typography and layout
FLUX.2 Max
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, Typography and layout
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro
Prompt and settings

Create a square editorial poster for an imaginary night train called MONDFALTER. Show the exact German headline MONDFALTER and the exact subline BERLIN NACH LISSABON. Use a restrained midnight-blue and warm-cream palette, one stylized moth, strong Swiss-grid typography, generous negative space, and no additional words or logos.

FLUX.2 Max. Provider Together, 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, steps=50, model ID black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-max, generated Aug 14, 2026, 2:00 PM. Source
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro. Provider Together, 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.0-Pro, generated Aug 14, 2026, 2:00 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1, selection rule: first result.

Prompt SHA 256: 2e012c3d14ee5dd02203a94f394ca80a5038cdebd6032b25a8b8a221f2255419

FLUX.2 Max, image SHA 256: 3eb2daf01c749ee25d86c2e4f55d6d3d81cfb4590eb0343f9a4bb3d0a70d19bc

FLUX.2 Max, request SHA 256: 10a63b4db9e0b1529ab3d891fdb504c5716d30aff6a5cc7bd0312790105eba22

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, image SHA 256: 4eb4915afa71f6a8c76979dcecadd70beabd3869f11ca092a725fd7b6c87b4f2

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro, request SHA 256: dc02f3c7a699f6ddcd1b8a7e82170adae1563e75665d9c3f93965c6a00917ee4

How to read this comparison

An Elo score is not a verdict on creativity

A higher arena score means this specific configuration was preferred more often in blind comparisons.

Typography, character consistency, local execution, licensing, and price may matter more to your workload than overall visual appeal.

Prices cover 1,000 images at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels using settings documented by Artificial Analysis. Subscriptions and special rates are excluded.

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