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FLUX (Black Forest Labs)

by Black Forest Labs

Cutting-edge open and API image models from the original Stable Diffusion team.

Pros

  • Excellent quality-to-cost ratio for developers
  • Both open weights and managed API
  • Rapid model improvement and strong realism

Cons

  • Primarily developer-focused; no polished consumer app
  • Pro/Max models are API-only (not open weights)
  • Requires technical integration to use
  • Less hand-holding than consumer tools

✓ Where it shines / best for

  • Developers building image generation into apps
  • Teams needing high prompt fidelity via API
  • Researchers and self-hosters using open weights

✕ Not the best fit for

  • Non-technical users wanting a UI tool
  • Users wanting an all-in-one editor
  • Those needing a free hosted generation product

Features

  • ✓ State-of-the-art text-to-image generation models
  • ✓ FLUX.1 Kontext for prompt-based in-context image editing
  • ✓ Open-weight [dev] and [schnell] models for self-hosting
  • ✓ Ultra mode for high-resolution (up to ~4MP) output
  • ✓ Pay-as-you-go developer API with no subscription
  • ✓ Strong prompt adherence and typography rendering
  • ✓ Image-to-image and structural conditioning
  • ✓ Commercial licensing available for API outputs

Pricing

PlanPriceBillingNotes
FLUX.1 [dev]$0.025per imagePay-as-you-go API; open-weight dev model
FLUX1.1 [pro]$0.04per imagePay-as-you-go API; flagship fast pro model
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]$0.04per imageIn-context image editing model
FLUX.1 [pro]$0.05per imagePay-as-you-go API
FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra$0.06per imageUltra high-resolution mode
FLUX.1 Kontext [max]$0.08per imageHighest-quality in-context editing

Pricing verified from the official source. Prices change often — confirm on the vendor's site before buying.

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