FLUX.2 Max AI image generator

What it does best

Every line here comes from our own runs of FLUX.2 Max.

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  Every flat lay usable

  All three skincare flat lays were usable, with the label printed right. FLUX.2 Pro managed two of three on the same brief.

  3 of 3 usable on our skincare flat lay brief

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  Clean labels

  Both cold brew labels exact, and nothing added to the bottle. Next to Pro, we couldn't tell the two apart on this prompt.

  Label exact in 2 of 2 runs in our nine-model test

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  Kept for the showcase

  Our curators kept about half of the Max images we put in front of them. Only FLUX.2 Flex had a higher keep rate among the image models.

  52 of 107 showcase candidates picked by our curators

The work

Curated from what FLUX.2 Max made in our studio. HoverTap a picture for its prompt.

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  Light falling down a narrow slot canyon, sand glowing, a single beam hitting the floor, vertical, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  A giraffe standing at the bottom of a vast modern atrium, craning up toward light pouring down from the skylight far above, played completely straight, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  A child standing in a storm of falling autumn leaves, arms open, wind, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  Macro inside a geode, quartz crystals like a cathedral, single raking light, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  A single ant carrying a tiny leather briefcase across a leaf, shallow depth, completely documentary, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  A longboarder crouched at speed down a mountain road, the valley streaked behind, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  A rally car sliding through a water splash on a forest stage, spray arcing, trees streaked, strong diagonal, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  A grey heron taking off from a misty marsh, wings raised, droplets falling from its feet, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  A barn owl mid-wingbeat crossing a country road in headlight beams, wings fully spread, dark field, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  An ordinary hallway with a pair of enormous muddy boots, each the size of a bathtub, left neatly by the front door, lamp on, played straight, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  An empty painter's studio at dusk, a canvas still wet on the easel, brush balanced on a jar, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  Light falling down a narrow slot canyon, sand glowing, a single beam hitting the floor, vertical, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  A giraffe standing at the bottom of a vast modern atrium, craning up toward light pouring down from the skylight far above, played completely straight, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  A child standing in a storm of falling autumn leaves, arms open, wind, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  Macro inside a geode, quartz crystals like a cathedral, single raking light, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  A single ant carrying a tiny leather briefcase across a leaf, shallow depth, completely documentary, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  A longboarder crouched at speed down a mountain road, the valley streaked behind, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  A rally car sliding through a water splash on a forest stage, spray arcing, trees streaked, strong diagonal, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  A grey heron taking off from a misty marsh, wings raised, droplets falling from its feet, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  A barn owl mid-wingbeat crossing a country road in headlight beams, wings fully spread, dark field, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  An ordinary hallway with a pair of enormous muddy boots, each the size of a bathtub, left neatly by the front door, lamp on, played straight, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  An empty painter's studio at dusk, a canvas still wet on the easel, brush balanced on a jar, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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  A man in a deckchair calmly reading a newspaper with a pot of tea beside him as a colossal storm front fills the sky behind him, horizon low, played straight, cinematic film still, a frame from a feature film, story mid-beat, motivated graded light, anamorphic lens character, subtle film grain, no text, no captions, no watermark, no borders, single bold subject with a strong silhouette that reads at thumbnail size, high contrast against a dark field

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Recipes made with FLUX.2 Max

Made in Creator and shared with how it was done. Open one to see the steps, then use it.

• Trench coat in the dunesHow to make a trench coat in the dunes picture with AI@increation

How it stacks up

The same cold brew prompt, the same 3:4 frame, default settings: FLUX.2 Max next to the two models people weigh it against. Credits are each model's price today.

What it costs

Prompt tips

What changed FLUX.2 Max's results in our runs.

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   Try Pro first

   Max tied Pro at 7 of 9 usable product shots for more than twice the credits. Move up only when Pro misses.

   Model: FLUX.2 Pro
2. 02

   Name the detail, then check it

   It cut the faceted base into two of three perfume bottles. The third had a plain base.

   a heavy faceted base
3. 03

   Ask for laces neatly tied

   One sneaker run let the bow flop over the side. Say how loose ends should sit, and look at them.

   laces neatly tied, bow on top

More in Anatomy of a prompt

When to pick another

FLUX.2 Max isn't the answer to everything. Here's what we'd use instead.

• Want the same for less?FLUX.2 ProSame label result on the cold brew, under half the credits and twice as fast.from 30 credits
• Want warmer, moodier light?FLUX.2 FlexFlex gave us the best light of all 18 cold brew images.from 75 credits
• Need volume on a budget?GPT 2.5 FlareThe same 7 of 9 usable product shots as Max, for a fraction of the credits.from 3 credits

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