Black Forest Labs' FLUX image generation models, known for prompt adherence, typography, and photorealism.
What is Flux?
FLUX is the text-to-image model family from Black Forest Labs. It is offered in three tiers—FLUX.1 [pro] for frontier quality, [dev] for open research, and [schnell] for fast inference—known for strong prompt adherence, readable typography, and photorealism. Access is available through the BFL API, fal.ai, Replicate, and self-hosted open weights.
What can Flux do?
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FLUX API
Simple API to access FLUX models for production.
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Open weights
Run FLUX on your own infrastructure with full control.
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Enterprise licensing
Scale and customization for larger organizations.
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Browser playground
Try models instantly in the browser, no code.
Use Cases
- Developers — Developers integrate FLUX image generation into production workloads through the API.
- Teams self-hosting — Teams deploy FLUX open weights on their own infrastructure for full control and fine-tuning.
Quick facts about Flux
- Pricing
- API Pay-as-you-goContact salesas of Apr 18, 2026 — may be outdatedView official pricing
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- Platforms
- Web·API
Flux Traffic Analysis
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