FLUX 2 Max and FLUX.3 Image, side by side

FLUX 2 Max (Black Forest Labs) and FLUX.3 Image (Black Forest Labs) answered the same 17 questions.

Elven ranger
FLUX 2 Max: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a fantasy character portrait of an elven ranger with intricate armor made of enchanted wood and silver, with glowing runes, wielding a bow made of moonlight. Include forest background with magical elements.
FLUX.3 Image: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a fantasy character portrait of an elven ranger with intricate armor made of enchanted wood and silver, with glowing runes, wielding a bow made of moonlight. Include forest background with magical elements.
Cyberpunk city
FLUX 2 Max: An image
Recorded prompt
Generate an image of a futuristic city with flying vehicles, holographic billboards, and vertical gardens on skyscrapers. Use a cyberpunk color palette.
FLUX.3 Image: An image
Recorded prompt
Generate an image of a futuristic city with flying vehicles, holographic billboards, and vertical gardens on skyscrapers. Use a cyberpunk color palette.
Portrait
FLUX 2 Max: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a hyperrealistic portrait of a middle-aged person with weathered features that tell a story of resilience. Include fine details like skin texture, subtle wrinkles, and expressive eyes.
FLUX.3 Image: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a hyperrealistic portrait of a middle-aged person with weathered features that tell a story of resilience. Include fine details like skin texture, subtle wrinkles, and expressive eyes.
Animal café
FLUX 2 Max: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a whimsical illustration of a cozy cafe filled with anthropomorphic animals reading books and drinking coffee, in a Studio Ghibli inspired style.
FLUX.3 Image: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a whimsical illustration of a cozy cafe filled with anthropomorphic animals reading books and drinking coffee, in a Studio Ghibli inspired style.
Smart watch
FLUX 2 Max: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a product visualization of a sleek, modern smart watch with a minimalist design, floating in a studio environment with soft lighting and subtle shadows.
FLUX.3 Image: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a product visualization of a sleek, modern smart watch with a minimalist design, floating in a studio environment with soft lighting and subtle shadows.
Library blueprint
FLUX 2 Max: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a single architectural blueprint sheet (white ink on blue background) for a small public library building. Include: a top-down floor plan with room labels (Lobby, Reading Hall, Children's Nook, Restrooms, Staff, Courtyard), at least two elevations, one section cut, a north arrow, a scale bar, and dimension strings. Use consistent line weights and drafting conventions. Add a title block in the lower-right that reads: 'Rival COMMUNITY LIBRARY' with date '2025-12-18'. All text must be crisp and correctly spelled.
FLUX.3 Image: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a single architectural blueprint sheet (white ink on blue background) for a small public library building. Include: a top-down floor plan with room labels (Lobby, Reading Hall, Children's Nook, Restrooms, Staff, Courtyard), at least two elevations, one section cut, a north arrow, a scale bar, and dimension strings. Use consistent line weights and drafting conventions. Add a title block in the lower-right that reads: 'Rival COMMUNITY LIBRARY' with date '2025-12-18'. All text must be crisp and correctly spelled.
Corkboard outfit
FLUX 2 Max: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a fashion product collage pinned to a brown corkboard, shot from a perfectly top-down angle. The outfit concept is 'late-90s minimalism for a rainy day': a charcoal wool overcoat, cream rib-knit turtleneck, straight-leg dark denim, black leather loafers, a compact umbrella, a silver analog watch, and a small notebook. Add realistic pushpins, masking tape, torn magazine clippings, a coffee ring stain, two metro tickets, and 4 small color swatches (charcoal, cream, indigo, silver). Make it feel like a stylist moodboard with subtle shadows and paper texture. No brand logos.
FLUX.3 Image: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a fashion product collage pinned to a brown corkboard, shot from a perfectly top-down angle. The outfit concept is 'late-90s minimalism for a rainy day': a charcoal wool overcoat, cream rib-knit turtleneck, straight-leg dark denim, black leather loafers, a compact umbrella, a silver analog watch, and a small notebook. Add realistic pushpins, masking tape, torn magazine clippings, a coffee ring stain, two metro tickets, and 4 small color swatches (charcoal, cream, indigo, silver). Make it feel like a stylist moodboard with subtle shadows and paper texture. No brand logos.
Vortex poster
FLUX 2 Max: An image
Recorded prompt
Create an illustrated explainer poster about vortex shedding behind a cylinder in a flowing fluid. Show a labeled diagram with: incoming flow arrows, boundary layer separation points, alternating vortices in the wake, and a simple Strouhal relation (St = fD/U). Include a small inset comparing laminar vs turbulent flow, and a legend for arrows/streamlines/pressure regions. Style: clean vector infographic, limited palette (navy, teal, coral, off-white), subtle paper grain. Keep all labels short and perfectly legible.
FLUX.3 Image: An image
Recorded prompt
Create an illustrated explainer poster about vortex shedding behind a cylinder in a flowing fluid. Show a labeled diagram with: incoming flow arrows, boundary layer separation points, alternating vortices in the wake, and a simple Strouhal relation (St = fD/U). Include a small inset comparing laminar vs turbulent flow, and a legend for arrows/streamlines/pressure regions. Style: clean vector infographic, limited palette (navy, teal, coral, off-white), subtle paper grain. Keep all labels short and perfectly legible.
Container home
FLUX 2 Max: An image
Recorded prompt
Create an isometric cutaway illustration of a tiny home built inside a recycled shipping container. The cutaway must show distinct zones: kitchenette, sleeping loft, compact bathroom, and a fold-down desk. Include small details (mugs, books, plants, cable management, shoes by the door) and warm evening lighting from a single window. Keep perspective consistent, add subtle depth-of-field, and avoid any text.
FLUX.3 Image: An image
Recorded prompt
Create an isometric cutaway illustration of a tiny home built inside a recycled shipping container. The cutaway must show distinct zones: kitchenette, sleeping loft, compact bathroom, and a fold-down desk. Include small details (mugs, books, plants, cable management, shoes by the door) and warm evening lighting from a single window. Keep perspective consistent, add subtle depth-of-field, and avoid any text.
Bottled Sunset shelf
FLUX 2 Max: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a photoreal retail shelf mockup featuring a fictional beverage brand called 'Bottled Sunset'. Show one bottle and a 4-pack carton side by side on a shelf. Design the packaging with a gradient label (amber to magenta), minimal iconography, and a tiny ingredient list that looks realistic but generic. Add a barcode, a small '330 mL' volume mark, and subtle condensation on the bottle. Lighting should feel like a real grocery aisle. No real-world brand logos.
FLUX.3 Image: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a photoreal retail shelf mockup featuring a fictional beverage brand called 'Bottled Sunset'. Show one bottle and a 4-pack carton side by side on a shelf. Design the packaging with a gradient label (amber to magenta), minimal iconography, and a tiny ingredient list that looks realistic but generic. Add a barcode, a small '330 mL' volume mark, and subtle condensation on the bottle. Lighting should feel like a real grocery aisle. No real-world brand logos.
Botanical plate
FLUX 2 Max: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a vintage botanical plate illustration of an imaginary plant species 'Solanum noctilucens'. Include multiple views: full plant, a close-up of the flower, a cross-section of the fruit, and a small cluster of seeds. Add delicate annotation lines and small labels for parts (Leaf, Petal, Stamen, Calyx, Seed). Style: 19th-century naturalist watercolor with off-white paper texture, subtle foxing, and restrained colors. Keep the labels neat and readable.
FLUX.3 Image: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a vintage botanical plate illustration of an imaginary plant species 'Solanum noctilucens'. Include multiple views: full plant, a close-up of the flower, a cross-section of the fruit, and a small cluster of seeds. Add delicate annotation lines and small labels for parts (Leaf, Petal, Stamen, Calyx, Seed). Style: 19th-century naturalist watercolor with off-white paper texture, subtle foxing, and restrained colors. Keep the labels neat and readable.
Claymation donut ad
FLUX 2 Max: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a single frame from a stop-motion claymation advertisement for a ridiculous product: 'Anti-Gravity Donuts'. The scene is a tiny kitchen set with visible handmade textures: fingerprints in clay, felt curtains, cardboard props, and warm studio lighting. Donuts float gently above a plate, with sprinkled sugar drifting like dust. Make it whimsical and cinematic. No text.
FLUX.3 Image: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a single frame from a stop-motion claymation advertisement for a ridiculous product: 'Anti-Gravity Donuts'. The scene is a tiny kitchen set with visible handmade textures: fingerprints in clay, felt curtains, cardboard props, and warm studio lighting. Donuts float gently above a plate, with sprinkled sugar drifting like dust. Make it whimsical and cinematic. No text.
Glass still life
FLUX 2 Max: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a photoreal still life on a walnut table: a clear water glass, a triangular glass prism, and a chrome sphere. Midday sunlight streams in from the left, casting sharp shadows and vivid rainbow caustics across the wood grain. Use shallow depth-of-field and high dynamic range lighting, but keep it natural. No text.
FLUX.3 Image: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a photoreal still life on a walnut table: a clear water glass, a triangular glass prism, and a chrome sphere. Midday sunlight streams in from the left, casting sharp shadows and vivid rainbow caustics across the wood grain. Use shallow depth-of-field and high dynamic range lighting, but keep it natural. No text.
Port Lumen subway
FLUX 2 Max: An image
Recorded prompt
Design a clean subway map for an imaginary coastal city called 'Port Lumen'. Include 4 lines with distinct colors and names (Tide Line, Lantern Line, Harbor Line, Cliff Line) and at least 18 station names that feel local and charming (e.g., Saltmarket, Glass Pier, Old Breakwater). Show interchange icons, a simple legend, and a minimal map border. Style: modern transit schematic (like a real metro map), high contrast, perfectly legible text.
FLUX.3 Image: An image
Recorded prompt
Design a clean subway map for an imaginary coastal city called 'Port Lumen'. Include 4 lines with distinct colors and names (Tide Line, Lantern Line, Harbor Line, Cliff Line) and at least 18 station names that feel local and charming (e.g., Saltmarket, Glass Pier, Old Breakwater). Show interchange icons, a simple legend, and a minimal map border. Style: modern transit schematic (like a real metro map), high contrast, perfectly legible text.
Microscope slide
FLUX 2 Max: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a realistic brightfield microscope photograph of a slide containing diatoms, pollen grains, and a few tiny microplastic fibers. Add slight vignetting, faint dust specks, and a subtle out-of-focus edge as if shot through an eyepiece. Include a small scale bar that reads '50 µm' in the corner. Color should be natural and slightly muted, like a real lab image.
FLUX.3 Image: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a realistic brightfield microscope photograph of a slide containing diatoms, pollen grains, and a few tiny microplastic fibers. Add slight vignetting, faint dust specks, and a subtle out-of-focus edge as if shot through an eyepiece. Include a small scale bar that reads '50 µm' in the corner. Color should be natural and slightly muted, like a real lab image.
Odd museum artifact
FLUX 2 Max: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a photoreal museum display case containing an 'ancient artifact' that looks suspiciously like a sleek futuristic smartphone, but with worn edges, patina, and an inlaid geometric pattern. Include a small placard label with a short title and one sentence description (generic museum tone). Use soft gallery lighting, reflections on the glass, and a dark neutral background. The scene should feel believable and cinematic.
FLUX.3 Image: An image
Recorded prompt
Create a photoreal museum display case containing an 'ancient artifact' that looks suspiciously like a sleek futuristic smartphone, but with worn edges, patina, and an inlaid geometric pattern. Include a small placard label with a short title and one sentence description (generic museum tone). Use soft gallery lighting, reflections on the glass, and a dark neutral background. The scene should feel believable and cinematic.
Exploded camera
FLUX 2 Max: An image
Recorded prompt
Create an exploded technical diagram of a compact instant camera. Show the parts separated along the depth axis (lens assembly, shutter, viewfinder, body shell, battery, film cartridge, buttons). Add simple numbered callouts (1-10) with a small parts legend box in the corner. Style: clean isometric line art with light gray shading on a white background, like a product engineering diagram. Keep numbers and legend readable.
FLUX.3 Image: An image
Recorded prompt
Create an exploded technical diagram of a compact instant camera. Show the parts separated along the depth axis (lens assembly, shutter, viewfinder, body shell, battery, film cartridge, buttons). Add simple numbered callouts (1-10) with a small parts legend box in the corner. Style: clean isometric line art with light gray shading on a white background, like a product engineering diagram. Keep numbers and legend readable.