Black Forest Labs
1288 Elo ±51
Rank #6 of 42 · median 36s per image · 10 refused
1–0–0
wins – ties – losses for FLUX 3 Image
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Elo expectation: FLUX 3 Image wins 49%
XAI
1293 Elo ±53
Rank #5 of 42 · median 25s per image · 1 refused

By category

CategoryFLUX 3 ImageGrok Imagine 2.0Direct record
Anime & Cartoon Style 1189 1302 —
Architecture & Interiors 1360 1330 —
Complex Scenes 1306 1425 —
Ghibli style 1472 1114 —
Graphic Design 1229 1280 —
Hands & Anatomy 1315 1175 —
Photorealistic People & Portraits 1319 1392 1–0–0
Surreal & Creative Prompts 1371 1313 —
Text in Images 1272 1350 —
Ultra Hard 1278 1438 —

By criterion

CriterionFLUX 3 ImageGrok Imagine 2.0
Prompt adherence 1230 1213
Technical quality 1259 1219
Artistic merit 1175 1191
Detail execution 1271 1256
Realism & coherence 1234 1229

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An anime-style portrait of a samurai standing under pink cherry blossoms. - FLUX 3 Image
FLUX 3 Image 7 / 10 Ranks 5th of 12, with strong armor detailing and an effective color scheme. Noticeably weaker hand articulation pulls the result below the cleaner, more coherent leading images.
An anime-style portrait of a samurai standing under pink cherry blossoms. - Grok Imagine 2.0
Grok Imagine 2.0 10 / 10 Ranked 1st of 13, this is the standout professional-level interpretation of the prompt. Its exceptional stylistic control, expressive portraiture, and integrated color design outweigh the negligible readability limitations in the densest details.
Photorealistic rendering of a contemporary glass skybridge between two skyscrapers, seen from inside with city views visible through glass walls and floor. Show accurate reflections and structural details. - FLUX 3 Image
FLUX 3 Image 9 / 10 This is the strongest image in the set, combining clear prompt fulfillment with convincing engineering and excellent spatial depth. Minor background repetition keeps it short of a flawless score.
Photorealistic rendering of a contemporary glass skybridge between two skyscrapers, seen from inside with city views visible through glass walls and floor. Show accurate reflections and structural details. - Grok Imagine 2.0
Grok Imagine 2.0 6 / 10 This is a competent transparent-corridor rendering with a strong sense of elevation. Its weakly established tower connection, sparse engineering detail, and flattened through-floor city view limit its comparative success.
A busy city intersection with cars, pedestrians, and street performers all in one frame. - FLUX 3 Image
FLUX 3 Image 6 / 10 The requested urban activity is clearly present, and the scene is impressively organized. Repetitive pedestrian construction and weaker action-level coherence keep it below the more convincing crowded scenes.
A busy city intersection with cars, pedestrians, and street performers all in one frame. - Grok Imagine 2.0
Grok Imagine 2.0 8 / 10 Excellent subject coverage and crowd readability make this stronger than most of the set. The conspicuous signal inconsistency prevents it from joining the top tier.
A flying castle floating in clouds at sunrise. Match the visual aesthetic of 'Howl's Moving Castle' by Studio Ghibli, with Miyazaki's blend of steampunk elements and fantasy. - FLUX 3 Image
FLUX 3 Image 9 / 10 Ranks first for the strongest combination of stylistic fidelity, inventive machinery, environmental storytelling, and controlled execution. Minor congestion in the underside mechanisms prevents a flawless score.
A flying castle floating in clouds at sunrise. Match the visual aesthetic of 'Howl's Moving Castle' by Studio Ghibli, with Miyazaki's blend of steampunk elements and fantasy. - Grok Imagine 2.0
Grok Imagine 2.0 7 / 10 Rank 5 of 11: an impressive floating citadel with convincing scale and strong fantasy-steampunk coverage. Its compressed detail and comparatively austere treatment make it less successful than the more readable, personality-rich leaders.
Instagram post graphic: 'SPRING SALE 30% OFF'. Floral background, pastel colors, elegant serif font style visually integrated. - FLUX 3 Image
FLUX 3 Image 9 / 10 The strongest overall match, combining exact copy, integrated serif typography, and beautifully controlled pastel botanical illustration. Its slight contrast imbalance is the main reservation keeping it below a flawless 10.
Instagram post graphic: 'SPRING SALE 30% OFF'. Floral background, pastel colors, elegant serif font style visually integrated. - Grok Imagine 2.0
Grok Imagine 2.0 6 / 10 Ranked 10th of 13, this is visually polished but omits a key part of the explicitly requested wording. That content failure substantially lowers its score despite its strong illustration and clean execution.
A realistic photo of a hand holding a red apple, with all fingers clearly visible. - FLUX 3 Image
FLUX 3 Image 9 / 10 Ranks first because it combines the clearest five-digit presentation with highly convincing anatomy and excellent surface detail. Its relatively conventional composition keeps it below an exceptional, flawless 10.
A realistic photo of a hand holding a red apple, with all fingers clearly visible. - Grok Imagine 2.0
Grok Imagine 2.0 6 / 10 Ranked 11th of 13, primarily because the composition prioritizes the fruit over the required clear finger presentation. Its good apple rendering cannot compensate for that substantial prompt omission.
A ultra high-resolution portrait of an elderly woman with silver hair and bifocal glasses, each lens reflecting a distant landscape, captured in warm late-afternoon sunlight - FLUX 3 Image
FLUX 3 Image 9 / 10 Ranked 1 of 13, this offers the best balance of prompt specificity, photographic credibility, and expressive portraiture. Its clearly indicated bifocals and restrained landscape reflections distinguish it from the more conspicuously composited alternatives.
A ultra high-resolution portrait of an elderly woman with silver hair and bifocal glasses, each lens reflecting a distant landscape, captured in warm late-afternoon sunlight - Grok Imagine 2.0
Grok Imagine 2.0 8 / 10 Rank 4 of 13: this is among the most photographically convincing portraits in the set. Its weaker depiction of distant landscapes and unspecified bifocal structure keep it below the more complete interpretations.
A city skyline that forms the shape of musical notes on a staff, created in a stylized graphic design aesthetic with clean architectural lines and dramatic twilight colors. - FLUX 3 Image
FLUX 3 Image 9 / 10 Ranked 1st of 13, this provides the clearest combination of skyline and musical-note architecture. Minor staff-spacing issues keep it below a flawless result.
A city skyline that forms the shape of musical notes on a staff, created in a stylized graphic design aesthetic with clean architectural lines and dramatic twilight colors. - Grok Imagine 2.0
Grok Imagine 2.0 6 / 10 Ranked 6 of 13. Its attractive, coherent graphic finish compensates partly for incomplete architectural integration, but ambiguous notation and a decorative rather than transformative concept limit the result.
A book cover showing the title "Journey to Mars" along with an astronaut illustration, contemporary sci-fi design style. - FLUX 3 Image
FLUX 3 Image 6 / 10 Ranks eighth of 13 as a competent, legible sci-fi cover with strong immediate impact. Coarse surface treatment and a conventional composition keep it from the higher tier.
A book cover showing the title "Journey to Mars" along with an astronaut illustration, contemporary sci-fi design style. - Grok Imagine 2.0
Grok Imagine 2.0 9 / 10 Ranks second of thirteen. Excellent text accuracy, disciplined hierarchy, and detailed imagery make it outstanding, with only minor lower-text overlap placing it behind the strongest mockup.
A realistic astronaut being ridden by a horse, photorealistic depiction in outer space with accurate lighting and proportions - FLUX 3 Image
FLUX 3 Image 8 / 10 Ranked 2nd of 13 for its strong reversal, photographic surface treatment, and convincing proportions. Ambiguous mounting contact and the surface-bound setting place it below the leading orbital image.
A realistic astronaut being ridden by a horse, photorealistic depiction in outer space with accurate lighting and proportions - Grok Imagine 2.0
Grok Imagine 2.0 5 / 10 Fifth overall: its horse-above-astronaut arrangement is closer to the intended inversion than the ordinary riding scenes. However, an astronaut dangling from a horse's tack is not an astronaut being ridden by that horse, so the central relationship remains unresolved.

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