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FLUX.2 Max vs Grok Imagine (Quality)

By Elo rating, Grok Imagine (Quality) is expected to win 54% of comparisons against FLUX.2 Max.

Both models received the same prompts. Wins and losses count only images judged together in the same call, the same comparisons the leaderboard Elo is fitted from.

FLUX.2 Max
Black Forest Labs
1022 Elo ±62
Rank #19 of 42 · median 34s per image · 10 refused
Not judged in the same call yet
Elo expectation: FLUX.2 Max wins 46%
Grok Imagine (Quality)
XAI
1051 Elo ±46
Rank #18 of 42 · median 15s per image · 2 refused

By category

CategoryFLUX.2 MaxGrok Imagine (Quality)Direct record
Anime & Cartoon Style 1038 922 —
Architecture & Interiors 1123 1177 —
Complex Scenes 969 1008 —
Ghibli style 1180 1120 —
Graphic Design 1023 1016 —
Hands & Anatomy 1111 979 —
Photorealistic People & Portraits 962 1018 —
Surreal & Creative Prompts 977 1066 —
Text in Images 976 1060 —
Ultra Hard 983 1237 —

By criterion

CriterionFLUX.2 MaxGrok Imagine (Quality)
Prompt adherence 1056 1090
Technical quality 987 1000
Artistic merit 1015 1027
Detail execution 1023 1047
Realism & coherence 992 980

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Anime & Cartoon Style A magical girl character in a frilly dress, casting a spell (classic anime trope).
A magical girl character in a frilly dress, casting a spell (classic anime trope). - FLUX.2 Max
FLUX.2 Max 8 / 10 Ranked third for its sophisticated palette, intricate design, and ambitious environment. The crowded staff effects and slight foreground-background style separation reduce its clarity relative to the two leaders.
A magical girl character in a frilly dress, casting a spell (classic anime trope). - Grok Imagine (Quality)
Grok Imagine (Quality) 6 / 10 Ranked 9th of 13, this successfully delivers the trope through an appealing comic-action interpretation. Visual congestion and less natural extremity construction keep it in the competent rather than excellent tier.
Architecture & Interiors An ancient Roman bathhouse interior with accurate architectural details - marble columns, mosaic floors, arched ceilings, and steam rising from pools. Natural light from oculus openings.
An ancient Roman bathhouse interior with accurate architectural details - marble columns, mosaic floors, arched ceilings, and steam rising from pools. Natural light from oculus openings. - FLUX.2 Max
FLUX.2 Max 6 / 10 Ranked 9th of 13, this captures the scale and atmosphere of a large bath interior. Texture overload, reduced architectural legibility, and a restored-building character keep it below the more historically specific images.
An ancient Roman bathhouse interior with accurate architectural details - marble columns, mosaic floors, arched ceilings, and steam rising from pools. Natural light from oculus openings. - Grok Imagine (Quality)
Grok Imagine (Quality) 9 / 10 Ranked 1st of 13 for the strongest balance of Roman architectural character, material rendering, and functional coherence. It narrowly surpasses the second-place image because fewer details suggest a contemporary spa reconstruction.
Complex Scenes A medieval battlefield with knights on horseback and a dragon flying overhead.
A medieval battlefield with knights on horseback and a dragon flying overhead. - FLUX.2 Max
FLUX.2 Max 4 / 10 Ranked 13th of 13, this is substantially undermined by a critical error in its central fire effect. Despite strong atmosphere and complete subject coverage, that highly visible incoherence outweighs its otherwise accomplished surface rendering.
A medieval battlefield with knights on horseback and a dragon flying overhead. - Grok Imagine (Quality)
Grok Imagine (Quality) 8 / 10 Ranked fifth for its distinctive color design, coherent illustrative style, and imaginative storytelling. Slightly stiff equestrian anatomy prevents it from matching the strongest images in physical credibility.
Ghibli style A sea creature rising from a stormy ocean near a village. Replicate the visual style of 'Ponyo' by Studio Ghibli, with Miyazaki's fluid water animations and vibrant creatures.
A sea creature rising from a stormy ocean near a village. Replicate the visual style of 'Ponyo' by Studio Ghibli, with Miyazaki's fluid water animations and vibrant creatures. - FLUX.2 Max
FLUX.2 Max 8 / 10 Ranked 2nd of 11, this offers the strongest emotional atmosphere after the leading image. Slightly softer volume and less explicit lower-body water contact keep it below the best entry.
A sea creature rising from a stormy ocean near a village. Replicate the visual style of 'Ponyo' by Studio Ghibli, with Miyazaki's fluid water animations and vibrant creatures. - Grok Imagine (Quality)
Grok Imagine (Quality) 6 / 10 This is imaginative and appealingly cheerful, but its crowded neon aesthetic limits stylistic fidelity and environmental cohesion. It is less convincing as a cinematic scene than the quieter, more integrated leading entries.
Graphic Design Seamless geometric pattern, Art Deco style, gold lines on deep emerald green background, high resolution texture for print.
Seamless geometric pattern, Art Deco style, gold lines on deep emerald green background, high resolution texture for print. - FLUX.2 Max
FLUX.2 Max 5 / 10 This ranks 10th of 13 despite its attractive ornamental ambition. Tangled construction and an unconvincing seamless repeat substantially reduce its effectiveness as a finished print texture.
Seamless geometric pattern, Art Deco style, gold lines on deep emerald green background, high resolution texture for print. - Grok Imagine (Quality)
Grok Imagine (Quality) 9 / 10 Rank 1 of 13: this is the strongest combination of convincing repetition, crisp execution, and sophisticated Art Deco ornament. Slight congestion in its smallest details keeps it below a flawless score.
Hands & Anatomy Two hands forming a heart shape together against a plain background.
Two hands forming a heart shape together against a plain background. - FLUX.2 Max
FLUX.2 Max 9 / 10 Ranked 1st of 13 for its combination of anatomical clarity, balanced contact points, and convincing surface detail. It is an excellent realization of the prompt without conspicuous structural distractions.
Two hands forming a heart shape together against a plain background. - Grok Imagine (Quality)
Grok Imagine (Quality) 5 / 10 Ranks eleventh of 13 because anatomical readability is weaker than its sharp rendering initially suggests. The novel pose does not compensate for swollen palm forms and ambiguous curled-finger structure.
Photorealistic People & Portraits A bride on her wedding day, smiling with tears of joy in her eyes.
A bride on her wedding day, smiling with tears of joy in her eyes. - FLUX.2 Max
FLUX.2 Max 5 / 10 Ranks last because the main emotional effect contains the set's most distracting realism flaw. Although it includes the requested tears literally, their artificial appearance substantially undermines the facial realism being evaluated.
A bride on her wedding day, smiling with tears of joy in her eyes. - Grok Imagine (Quality)
Grok Imagine (Quality) 8 / 10 Ranks fifth, with excellent prompt fulfillment and a memorable emotional gesture. Slightly heightened wet highlights and a busier composition prevent it from reaching the leading tier.
Surreal & Creative Prompts A steampunk robot time-traveling in ancient Rome, depicted in a detailed cinematic style that blends historical accuracy with copper and brass retrofuturistic aesthetics.
A steampunk robot time-traveling in ancient Rome, depicted in a detailed cinematic style that blends historical accuracy with copper and brass retrofuturistic aesthetics. - FLUX.2 Max
FLUX.2 Max 8 / 10 One of the strongest interpretations because it clearly combines temporal action, steampunk construction, and an ancient civic setting. Atmospheric congestion and uneven microdetail keep it below the two most polished narrative images.
A steampunk robot time-traveling in ancient Rome, depicted in a detailed cinematic style that blends historical accuracy with copper and brass retrofuturistic aesthetics. - Grok Imagine (Quality)
Grok Imagine (Quality) 6 / 10 Ranks 8th of 13: its thematic ambition is strong, but overloaded effects and uncertain lower-body readability are substantial execution weaknesses. The leading portal images deliver comparable storytelling with much greater spatial clarity.
Text in Images A book cover showing the title "Journey to Mars" along with an astronaut illustration, contemporary sci-fi design style.
A book cover showing the title "Journey to Mars" along with an astronaut illustration, contemporary sci-fi design style. - FLUX.2 Max
FLUX.2 Max 4 / 10 Ranks twelfth of 13 because repeated gibberish makes the cover unusable as finished publication artwork. Its competent central imagery does not offset failures in the task's most important tested feature.
A book cover showing the title "Journey to Mars" along with an astronaut illustration, contemporary sci-fi design style. - Grok Imagine (Quality)
Grok Imagine (Quality) 8 / 10 This is one of the strongest interpretations of contemporary sci-fi graphic design. It falls below the leading covers primarily because its ancillary packaging elements make the layout less refined.
Ultra Hard Photorealistic depiction of a man wearing a clearly visible black OpenAI-branded T-shirt. He is standing at the front of a university lecture hall, writing complex mathematics and AI-related equations across a large, dusty chalkboard filled with notation
Photorealistic depiction of a man wearing a clearly visible black OpenAI-branded T-shirt. He is standing at the front of a university lecture hall, writing complex mathematics and AI-related equations across a large, dusty chalkboard filled with notation - FLUX.2 Max
FLUX.2 Max 4 / 10 Ranked 11th of 13, this is photographically competent but misses a central clothing requirement. The combined branding failure and incoherent scientific writing significantly outweigh its visual strengths.
Photorealistic depiction of a man wearing a clearly visible black OpenAI-branded T-shirt. He is standing at the front of a university lecture hall, writing complex mathematics and AI-related equations across a large, dusty chalkboard filled with notation - Grok Imagine (Quality)
Grok Imagine (Quality) 9 / 10 An excellent interpretation with outstanding environmental richness, clear branding and compelling composition. Minor notation and background-detail issues keep it just behind the best-balanced result.

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