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Black Forest Labs
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Black Forest Labs' top-tier image generation model
FLUX.2 [max] is Black Forest Labs' flagship image generation model. It builds on the FLUX architecture with improved prompt adherence, anatomy, text rendering, and aesthetic quality for professional image creation.
Paid
Best for Prompt Adherence
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The Open Image Standard: The Midjourney Killer
FLUX.2 Pro is the definitive answer to closed-source image generators like Midjourney. Developed by Black Forest Labs (the original creators of Stable Diffusion), it represents the pinnacle of high-fidelity, open-weight image generation. It features a massive 12B parameter 'Flow' architecture that produces photorealistic textures, perfect human anatomy, and industry-leading text rendering. Unlike its competitors, FLUX is built for the open-source community, supporting LoRA training, ControlNet, and local deployment, allowing creators to maintain full control over their artistic style and data.
Freemium
Best for Open-Weight Quality
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The new gold standard for prompt adherence and text rendering
Black Forest Labs' FLUX.1 [pro] is a state-of-the-art image generation model that outperforms almost everything in prompt adherence, human anatomy, and complex text rendering within images.
Paid
Best for Design
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All models
| Model | Release date | Pricing | Modalities | Best For | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLUX.2 [max] | May 15, 2026 | Paid | Text → Image, Image → Image | Best for Prompt Adherence | View → |
| FLUX.2 Pro | Jan 1, 2026 | Freemium | Text → Image | Best for Open-Weight Quality | View → |
| FLUX.1 [pro] | Feb 5, 2026 | Paid | Text → Image, Image → Image | Best for Design | View → |
| Flux 2 Flex | Feb 5, 2026 | Text → Image | Best for Control | View → | |
| FLUX.2 [schnell] | Jun 1, 2025 | Free | Text → Image | Best for Fast Local Generation | View → |
| FLUX.2 [dev] | Jun 1, 2025 | Free | Text → Image | Best for Open Customization | View → |
| FLUX.1.1 [pro] | Oct 2, 2024 | Paid | Text → Image | Best for Premium Image Quality | View → |
| FLUX.1 Fill [pro] | Oct 2, 2024 | Paid | Image → Image | Best for Image Editing | View → |
| FLUX.1 Canny | Oct 2, 2024 | Paid | Image → Image, Text → Image | Best for Structural Control | View → |
| FLUX.1 Depth | Oct 2, 2024 | Paid | Image → Image, Text → Image | Best for Spatial Control | View → |
| Flux Kontext | Feb 5, 2026 | Text → Image, Image → Image | Best for Editing | View → | |
| Black Forest Labs | Feb 5, 2026 | Image → Image | Best for Images | View → | |
| Flux 1 [schnell] | Feb 5, 2026 | Text → Image | Best for Speed | View → | |
| Flux 1 [dev] | Feb 5, 2026 | Text → Image | Best for Developers | View → | |
| Flux Realism LoRA | Feb 5, 2026 | Text → Image | Best for Realism | View → | |
| Flux LoRA | Feb 5, 2026 | Text → Image | Best for Customization | View → | |
| FLUX 3 | Aug 4, 2026 | Paid | Text → Image, Text → Video, Image → Video, Text → Audio | Best Multimodal Generation | View → |