FLUX 2 Max vs Stable Diffusion XL

Compare FLUX 2 Max by Black Forest Labs against Stable Diffusion XL by Stability AI, in 5 community votes, flux 2 max wins 100% of head-to-head duels, tested across 17 shared challenges. Updated February 2026.

In 5 community votes, FLUX 2 Max wins 100% of head-to-head duels. FLUX 2 Max leads in Image Generation. Based on blind community voting from the RIVAL open dataset of 5+ human preference judgments for this pair.