Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

FLUX.2 [max] vs Recraft V4.1 Utility benchmark

Name: FLUX.2 [max] vs Recraft V4.1 Utility AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Comparing verified benchmark accuracy, speed, and token pricing between FLUX.2 [max] and Recraft V4.1 Utility. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Share Analysis:

Black Forest Labs

FLUX.2 [max]

Black Forest Labs maximum-capacity flow-matching model with photoreal anatomy and leading typography fidelity.

Img Elo 1,233$70/1k imgs

Recraft

Recraft V4.1 Utility

High-speed utility tier of Recraft V4.1 tailored for rapid asset production at $0.035/image.

Utility FastImg Elo 1,218$35/1k imgs

FLUX.2 Series Family & Variants (2)

Speed, cost, and intelligence tradeoffs across the Black Forest Labs lineup

FLUX.2 [max]

Black Forest Labs

Base Model

Img Elo1233

Latency5.1s

$/1k$70/1k

Prompt %91.2%

Selected

FLUX.2 [flex]

Black Forest Labs

Flex / Turbo

Img Elo1224

Latency2.8s

$/1k$60/1k

Prompt %90.5%

-9 Elo-14% price

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Top Rival Showdowns for FLUX.2 [max]

All Matchups

Compare vs:vs GPT Image 2 (High)vs Reve 2.1 vs Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)vs Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)vs Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro

Image Quality Leader

FLUX.2 [max]

Δ 15 Image Elo pts

Generation Speed Leader

Recraft V4.1 Utility

2s per render

Value per Dollar Leader

Recraft V4.1 Utility

$35/1k images

Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

FLUX.2 [max] (3)vsRecraft V4.1 Utility (2)

FLUX.2 [max]: 3W (60%)Overall: FLUX.2 [max]Recraft V4.1 Utility: 2W (40%)

← FLUX.2 [max]Recraft V4.1 Utility →

FLUX.2 [max] (3/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Image Elo

1,233vs1,218

Prompt adherence

91.2%vs90%

Text rendering

92.8%vs92.5%

FLUX.2 [max]: 3WRecraft V4.1 Utility: 0W

Recraft V4.1 Utility (1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Generation time

5.1svs2s

FLUX.2 [max]: 0WRecraft V4.1 Utility: 1W

Recraft V4.1 Utility (1/1)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Price per 1k images

$70/1kvs$35/1k

FLUX.2 [max]: 0WRecraft V4.1 Utility: 1W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Image EloFLUX.2 [max] (+15)

FLUX.2 [max]1,233

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Recraft V4.1 Utility1,218

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Generation timeRecraft V4.1 Utility (+3.1s)

FLUX.2 [max]5.1s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Recraft V4.1 Utility2s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Price per 1k imagesRecraft V4.1 Utility (+$35/1k)

FLUX.2 [max]$70/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Recraft V4.1 Utility$35/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Prompt adherenceFLUX.2 [max] (+1.2%)

FLUX.2 [max]91.2%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Recraft V4.1 Utility90%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Text renderingFLUX.2 [max] (+0.3%)

FLUX.2 [max]92.8%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Recraft V4.1 Utility92.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Benchmark	FLUX.2 [max]	Recraft V4.1 Utility	Advantage Delta
Image Elo	1,233 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	1,218 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	FLUX.2 [max] (+15)
Generation time	5.1s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	2s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	Recraft V4.1 Utility (+3.1s)
Price per 1k images	$70/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	$35/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	Recraft V4.1 Utility (+$35/1k)
Prompt adherence	91.2% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	90% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	FLUX.2 [max] (+1.2%)
Text rendering	92.8% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	92.5% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	FLUX.2 [max] (+0.3%)

Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 50% with Recraft V4.1 Utility

Monthly Image Production Volume25k images / month (25000 imgs)

Quick Presets:

FLUX.2 [max]$1,750.00 / mo

Rate: $70/1k

Recraft V4.1 Utility$875.00 / mo

Rate: $35/1k

Estimated Cost Delta

Recraft V4.1 Utility is estimated to save $875.00/month ($10,500/year).

Based on 25k images generated

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

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FLUX.2 [max]

Elo n/a

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SWE-bench—

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Recraft

Recraft V4.1 Utility

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, FLUX.2 [max] or Recraft V4.1 Utility?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, FLUX.2 [max] or Recraft V4.1 Utility?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: List prices are missing for at least one model.
Which is faster, FLUX.2 [max] or Recraft V4.1 Utility?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Context window is missing for at least one model.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. FLUX.2 [max] and Recraft V4.1 Utility Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Similar Head-to-Head Comparisons

All FLUX.2 [max] matchups →|All Recraft V4.1 Utility matchups →

FLUX.2 [max] vs FLUX.2 [flex] (previous flux)Recraft V4.1 Utility vs Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro (next recraft)FLUX.2 [flex] vs Recraft V4.1 Utility FLUX.1.1 [pro] vs Recraft V4.1 Utility GPT Image 2 (High) vs Recraft V4.1 Utility Reve 2.1 vs Recraft V4.1 Utility

Benchmark

FLUX.2 [max]

Recraft V4.1 Utility

Advantage Delta

Image Elo

1,233

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

1,218

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

FLUX.2 [max] (+15)

Generation time

5.1s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Recraft V4.1 Utility (+3.1s)

Price per 1k images

$70/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

$35/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Recraft V4.1 Utility (+$35/1k)

Prompt adherence

91.2%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

90%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

FLUX.2 [max] (+1.2%)

Text rendering

92.8%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

92.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

FLUX.2 [max] (+0.3%)

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, FLUX.2 [max] or Recraft V4.1 Utility?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, FLUX.2 [max] or Recraft V4.1 Utility?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

List prices are missing for at least one model.

Which is faster, FLUX.2 [max] or Recraft V4.1 Utility?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Context window is missing for at least one model.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. FLUX.2 [max] and Recraft V4.1 Utility Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.