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Black Forest Labs (FLUX)

Creator of FLUX image models, sold via pay per image API and licensable open weights.

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What it does

Creator of FLUX image models, sold via pay per image API and licensable open weights.

Read more: 4 features and how people use themShow less
  1. Image generation

    Creates images from text instructions or reference images with support for complex prompts and accurate text rendering. It scales across resolutions up to 4K.

    Use caseA developer sends text prompts and reference images through the API to generate visual assets at chosen resolutions.

    From bfl.ai
  2. Video generation with audio

    Generates clips up to 20 seconds from text, images, or keyframes in multiple shots within a single pass. It creates multilingual speech, sound effects, and ambient background sound alongside visual frames.

    Use caseA video creator starts from an image and prompt to produce a multi shot clip with matching multilingual speech and effects.

    From bfl.ai
  3. Action prediction

    Processes visual inputs and text instructions to anticipate real world physical changes and compute robot control commands.

    Use caseA robotics engineer feeds visual observations and operational text commands into the model to predict physical execution steps.

    From bfl.ai
  4. Open weights licensing

    Provides downloadable model weights that developers can run locally, customize with fine tuning, and host on their own hardware.

    Use caseAn early stage software team downloads model weights to fine tune a custom visual style on a consumer GPU.

    From bfl.ai/pricing

Written from Black Forest Labs's own website, checked . Each feature links to the page it comes from; images are Black Forest Labs's own.

Every plan

PlanMonthlyBilled yearlyPerWhat it includes
API pay as you goNot listedNot listedper image (per megapixel)FLUX.2 klein from $0.014, pro from $0.03, flex from $0.05, max from $0.07 per image; Kontext pro $0.04
Self hosted licenses (Builder/Platform/Professional/Enterprise/Synthetic Data)Not listedNot listedlicensecontact sales

From Black Forest Labs (FLUX)'s own pricing page, checked . Prices are in US dollars per month; "billed yearly" is the monthly price when you pay for a year up front. A few figures (often the yearly price) are derived rather than printed on the page.

Before you pay

Failed generations cost credits
No
What Black Forest Labs saysRejected requests, failed generations and outputs withheld by moderation are not charged. Source page
Commercial use
Paid plans only
What Black Forest Labs saysEnterprise The full picture. All models + new releases Custom volume Custom domains & users Permissive commercial use Source page

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Black Forest Labs video tutorials

Supercharge FLUX 3 Video in ComfyUI!!! Direct Black Forest Labs API Node DemoPuppet Vision AI · 12 min
FLUX, Open Research, and the Future of Visual AI — Stephen Batifol, Black Forest LabsAI Engineer · 23 min
Black Forest Labs Just Dropped FLUX 3smallzero · 5 min

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Questions people ask about Black Forest Labs

Is Black Forest Labs free?

No. Black Forest Labs has no free plan.

Does Black Forest Labs charge credits for failed generations?

No, failed generations are not charged. Source

Can I use Black Forest Labs output commercially?

Yes, on paid plans only. Source

Does Black Forest Labs have an API?

Yes.

Are failed generations charged?

Rejected requests, failed generations, and outputs withheld by moderation are not charged. Source

How does the pricing structure work?

It operates on a pay as you go model with no subscriptions or seat fees; users only pay for what they generate. Source

Where this came from

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