FLUX

Name: FLUX
Author: Black Forest Labs

AI model for generating images and videos from text, images, or keyframes with multiple deployment options

Vendor: Black Forest Labs
Also known as: flux

Available worldwide

What is FLUX?

An AI model that generates images and video from text, images, or keyframes, with optional audio, commercial licensing support, and flexible deployment via cloud API or self-hosted infrastructure.

Independently observed

FLUX pricing

Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.

Pricing as of 2026-10-06verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed

Usage-based

Pay-per-image usage pricing starting at $0.024 per image. Custom pricing and volume discounts available for enterprise.

Builder

For developers and early-stage teams

domains: 1
licensed_users: 10
images_per_month: 10K

FLUX.2 [klein] models
Fine-tuning & LoRA rights

Platform

For product teams shipping at volume

images_per_month: 100K

FLUX.2 [klein] 9B + FLUX.2 [dev]

Professional

Contact sales

For agencies and service providers

domains: 3

All models + new releases
Custom volume
Custom domains & users
Permissive commercial use
API + Weights combo pricing

Synthetic Data

Contact sales

For AI training datasets

FLUX.2 models
Rights to use outputs as training data
No domain restrictions

Open Weights

Free

Deploy and run FLUX models on your own infrastructure

Full model access
Self-hosting capability
Fine-tuning & customization rights

What FLUX does

The capabilities that matter for ai image generation, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Capabilities

Deployment model: Cloud web gui
Text to image prompting: ✓
Image to image seed referencing: ✓
Inpainting and outpainting masking: ✓
Negative prompt and weight exclusion: -
Pose control and structure mapping controlnet: ✓
AI automated resolution upscaling: -
Custom model training and lora finetuning: ✓
Commercial usage rights granted: ✓
Enterprise ip indemnification protection: -
SOC2 type ii: ✓
ISO 27001: ✓
Pricing model: Token credit based

Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed

Platforms

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS
Self-hosted

Integrations (4)

Independently observed

ai_agents

Claude Code⇄•
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integration_protocol

MCP clients⇄•

MCP (Model Context Protocol)

Security & compliance

Independently observed

ISO 27001active

FLUX FAQ

Common questions about FLUX, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is FLUX?

An AI model that generates images and video from text, images, or keyframes, with optional audio, commercial licensing support, and flexible deployment via cloud API or self-hosted infrastructure. It is indexed under AI Image Generation.

Source: https://blackforestlabs.ai

Is FLUX free?

FLUX offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: API, Open Weights and Enterprise. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.

Source: https://blackforestlabs.ai

What platforms does FLUX support?

FLUX supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.

Source: https://blackforestlabs.ai

Can FLUX be self-hosted?

Yes. FLUX can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.

Source: https://blackforestlabs.ai

What security certifications does FLUX have?

We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for FLUX. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as FLUX not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.

Source: https://blackforestlabs.ai

Where is FLUX available?

FLUX is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and Germany. The vendor is headquartered in Germany.

Source: https://bfl.ai/pricing

FLUX alternatives

Other ai image generation we track, ranked by the same independent score.

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Side by side against other ai image generation, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.

DALL-E 3vsFLUX73/60

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Balanced composite 60 / 100

low · 33%

Signal contributions to the composite score
Signal	Score	Weight	Contribution	Evidence
Pricing transparency	75	0.08	6.3	✓
Security posture	70	0.06	4.4	✓
Capabilities	92	0.04	3.6	✓
Integrations	17	0.05	0.8	✓
Price level	0	0.05	0.0	-
Reliability	0	0.06	0.0	-

Computed 2026-10-06. Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.

All data & sourcesshow ↓

Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Content

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 63%

Features

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Capabilitiesfeatures.capabilities	Iso 27001: Yes · Soc2 type ii: Yes · Pricing model: token_credit_based · Deployment model: cloud_web_gui · Text to image prompting: Yes · Commercial usage rights granted: Yes	mediumsource · 2026-10-06 · 60%

Integrations

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Countintegrations.count	3	mediumsource · 2026-10-06 · 60%

Market

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Availabilitymarket.availability	PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …	highsource · 2026-10-06 · 75%

Pricing

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Modelpricing.model	commercial	mediumsource · 2026-10-06 · 60%
Price levelpricing.price_level	unknown	mediumsource · 2026-10-06 · 60%
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	Amount: 0.17 · Currency: USD	mediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60%
Transparentpricing.transparent	Yes	mediumsource · 2026-10-06 · 60%
Free tierpricing.free_tier	No	mediumsource · 2026-10-06 · 60%

Security

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Iso27001security.iso27001	Yes	mediumsource · 2026-10-06 · 60%
Soc2security.soc2	Yes	mediumsource · 2026-09-08 · 60%
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	Yes	highsource · 2026-08-25 · 75%
Certificationssecurity.certifications	ISO 27001	mediumsource · 2026-10-06 · 60%

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