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by Black Forest Labs

FLUX.2 [flex]

FLUX.2 [flex] is a highly controllable text-to-image model from Black Forest Labs that puts full creative control in your hands. This model excels at rendering text and fine details while allowing developers to fine-tune parameters like inference steps and guidance scale to perfectly balance quality, prompt adherence, and speed. It's ideal for creators who need precise control over the generation process and want to optimize their workflow for specific creative requirements.

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Popularity
1
last 7 days
Price
2.4CU
per megapixel
Released
2025
November
Capabilities
Reference imagesImage-to-imageTransparencySeedMultiple aspect ratiosSquare (1:1)Portrait (9:16)Landscape (16:9)
Designers who want to tune quality vs. speed by dialCrisp typography and fine-detail generation

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Create amazing image assets with FLUX.2 [flex] on Layer

The complete content creation platform for modern game teams. From concepting to polished in-game assets - across Image, 3D, Video, and Audio.

Why use FLUX.2 [flex] for image?

Highly adaptable style control for multi-genre game art

FLUX.2 Flex is designed to shift seamlessly between visual styles - from stylized mobile art to painterly moods or semi-realistic rendering. It’s ideal for teams juggling multiple projects, exploring new directions, or producing varied creative for UA and LiveOps.

Strong prompt fidelity across dramatic aesthetic shifts

Flex responds predictably to changes in tone, palette, lighting, personality, and mood. Whether you’re testing cartoon silhouettes, gritty sci-fi looks, or clean fantasy themes, the model maintains structure while adapting the aesthetic cleanly.

Perfect for rapid creative exploration and theme iteration

With Flex, studios can generate broad variations on characters, environments, or in-game items with just a few prompt tweaks. It accelerates concepting, theme exploration, and creative decision-making while keeping everything visually coherent.

Multi-style character concepts for diverse game portfolios

Multi-style character concepts for diverse game portfolios

Explore characters in different art styles - stylized, painterly, semi-realistic, graphic, or anime-inspired - without losing structural accuracy. FLUX.2 Flex makes it easy to compare directions, build style references, or generate quick concepts for new IP pitches.

Creative testing for UA and LiveOps themes

Creative testing for UA and LiveOps themes

Generate variations of the same asset across wildly different styles and moods to find what resonates. Flex supports quick theme-shifts for seasonal events, A/B testing, and rapid creative experimentation across ad placements.

Versatile environment and item ideation

Versatile environment and item ideation

Explore world concepts, background scenes, or item sets in a range of aesthetics to help teams lock in visual direction early. FLUX.2 Flex keeps depth, silhouette clarity, and spatial coherence stable even while the visual style changes dramatically.

FAQ

How much does FLUX.2 [flex] cost? Is it free?+
Generating assets on Layer requires using Creative Units. This model's current price is 2.4 / megapixel, minimum 2.4 per run.
How does Layer's pricing work?+

There are no seat fees, feature gates, or plans on Layer. Instead, our platform uses a consumption based system with Creative Units (CUs) with a flexible monthly subscription. Every generation on Layer (image, video, 3D, or audio) consumes a Creative Unit, and you only pay for what you create.

What Elo score does FLUX.2 [flex] have?+
FLUX.2 [flex] has an Artificial Analysis Arena Elo of 1027, which places it #25 of the 56 scored image models on Layer. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst leads that ranking with an Elo of 1218.

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