Tier lists / Image generation & editing / FLUX (Black Forest Labs)
A
82
/ 100
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
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-imageUnverified. 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
Changelog
- Oct 18, 2026: Initial listing; score 82 (A) as editorial estimate.
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