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FLUX (Black Forest Labs)

Open and pro image generation models

🎨 Image open source / open weights
A
82
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Image models from Black Forest Labs, with open-weight variants and a paid API.

Use it when…

You want top-quality images via API or locally.

Skip it if…

You want a simple consumer app.

Score breakdown

Job fit23/30
Ease / time-to-first-result11/15
Value13/15
Momentum14/15
Openness & portability9/10
Trust & maturity8/10
Builder/gamer bonus4/5

Initial editorial estimate from public info; not yet hands-on tested. How we score →

Details

Pricing
Open-weight models free under license; API pay-per-image
Unverified. Unverified: editorial summary. We couldn't confirm this on an official pricing page (JS-rendered, no public pricing, or usage-based) as of Oct 18, 2026.
Free tier
Yes (unverified)
Platforms
API · Self-host
Open source
Yes
Official URL
https://bfl.ai
URL verified
Oct 18, 2026 (curl HTTP GET)
Last reviewed
Oct 18, 2026 by agent
Sources
https://bfl.ai

Changelog

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