Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

FLUX.1 [schnell] vs Krea 2 Medium Turbo benchmark

Name: FLUX.1 [schnell] vs Krea 2 Medium Turbo AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Comparing verified benchmark accuracy, speed, and token pricing between FLUX.1 [schnell] and Krea 2 Medium Turbo. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Share Analysis:

Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

4 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

FLUX.1 [schnell] (1)Krea 2 Medium Turbo (3)

FLUX.1 [schnell]

1 of 4 Wins

✓Generation time

Krea 2 Medium Turbo

3 of 4 Wins

✓Image Elo✓Prompt adherence✓Text rendering

Black Forest Labs

Leads 1 of 4 metrics

FLUX.1 [schnell]

Apache 2.0 4-step distilled open weights model optimized for local inference and instant preview generation.

Schnell 4-StepImg Elo 1,142$15/1k imgs

Krea

Leads 3 of 4 metrics

Krea 2 Medium Turbo

Sub-2 second interactive generation engine delivering ultra-affordable $15/1k image generation.

Turbo / $15/1kImg Elo 1,223$15/1k imgs

FLUX.1 Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

3 models

Currently comparing FLUX.1 [schnell] vs Krea 2 Medium Turbo. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: FLUX.1 [schnell]

FLUX.1.1 [pro]$50/1k FLUX.1 [dev]$30/1k

Top Rival Showdowns for FLUX.1 [schnell]

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 LeaderKrea 2 Medium Turbo Wins

Krea 2 Medium Turbo

Δ 81 Image Elo pts

Generation Speed LeaderFLUX.1 [schnell] Wins

FLUX.1 [schnell]

1.2s per render

Value per Dollar LeaderFLUX.1 [schnell] Wins

FLUX.1 [schnell]

$15/1k images

Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

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

FLUX.1 [schnell] (1)vsKrea 2 Medium Turbo (3)

FLUX.1 [schnell]: 1W (25%)Overall: Krea 2 Medium TurboKrea 2 Medium Turbo: 3W (75%)

← FLUX.1 [schnell]1 tiesKrea 2 Medium Turbo →

🏆Krea 2 Medium Turbo(3/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Benchmark

FLUX.1 [schnell]vsKrea 2 Medium Turbo

Image Elo

1,142vs1,223+81

Prompt adherence

84%vs89.8%+5.8%

Text rendering

82%vs87.5%+5.5%

FLUX.1 [schnell]: 0WKrea 2 Medium Turbo: 3W

🏆FLUX.1 [schnell](1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Benchmark

FLUX.1 [schnell]vsKrea 2 Medium Turbo

Generation time

1.2svs1.5s+0.3s

FLUX.1 [schnell]: 1WKrea 2 Medium Turbo: 0W

Tied (0-0)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Benchmark

FLUX.1 [schnell]vsKrea 2 Medium Turbo

Price per 1k images

$15/1kvs$15/1k

FLUX.1 [schnell]: 0WKrea 2 Medium Turbo: 0W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Image Elo+81

FLUX.1 [schnell]1,142

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Krea 2 Medium Turbo1,223

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Generation time+0.3s

FLUX.1 [schnell]1.2s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Krea 2 Medium Turbo1.5s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Price per 1k images

FLUX.1 [schnell]$15/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Krea 2 Medium Turbo$15/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Prompt adherence+5.8%

FLUX.1 [schnell]84%

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Krea 2 Medium Turbo89.8%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Text rendering+5.5%

FLUX.1 [schnell]82%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Krea 2 Medium Turbo87.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Benchmark	FLUX.1 [schnell]	Krea 2 Medium Turbo	Advantage Delta
Image Elo	1,142 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	1,223 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+81
Generation time	1.2s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	1.5s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+0.3s
Price per 1k images	$15/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	$15/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—
Prompt adherence	84% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	89.8% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+5.8%
Text rendering	82% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	87.5% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+5.5%

Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Monthly Image Production Volume25k images / month (25000 imgs)

Quick Presets:

FLUX.1 [schnell]$375.00 / mo

Rate: $15/1k

Krea 2 Medium Turbo$375.00 / mo

Rate: $15/1k

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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Verified Head-to-Head Telemetry

LIVE BENCHMARK

Black Forest Labs

FLUX.1 [schnell]

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)—

Input / 1M Tokens$15/1k

Output / 1M Tokens$15/1k

Krea

Krea 2 Medium Turbo

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)—

Input / 1M Tokens$15/1k

Output / 1M Tokens$15/1k

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, FLUX.1 [schnell] or Krea 2 Medium Turbo?: 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.1 [schnell] or Krea 2 Medium Turbo?: 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.1 [schnell] or Krea 2 Medium Turbo?: 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?: FLUX.1 [schnell] is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
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.1 [schnell] and Krea 2 Medium Turbo Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Similar Head-to-Head Comparisons

All FLUX.1 [schnell] matchups →|All Krea 2 Medium Turbo matchups →

FLUX.1 [schnell] vs FLUX.1 [dev] (previous flux)FLUX.1 [schnell] vs FLUX.1.1 [pro] (next flux)Krea 2 Medium Turbo vs Krea 2 Large (previous krea)FLUX.2 [max] vs Krea 2 Medium Turbo FLUX.2 [flex] vs Krea 2 Medium Turbo FLUX.1.1 [pro] vs Krea 2 Medium Turbo

Benchmark

FLUX.1 [schnell]

Krea 2 Medium Turbo

Advantage Delta

Image Elo

1,142

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

1,223

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+81

Generation time

1.2s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

1.5s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+0.3s

Price per 1k images

$15/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

$15/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

—

Prompt adherence

84%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

89.8%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+5.8%

Text rendering

82%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

87.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+5.5%

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.1 [schnell] or Krea 2 Medium Turbo?

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.1 [schnell] or Krea 2 Medium Turbo?

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.1 [schnell] or Krea 2 Medium Turbo?

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?

FLUX.1 [schnell] is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.

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.1 [schnell] and Krea 2 Medium Turbo Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.