The facts
FLUX at a glance.
From Black Forest Labs's own pages, read Oct 20, 2026. Prices can change at any time; check the maker's page before you pay.
- Made by
- Black Forest LabsBased in Germany
- What it is for
- Image creationPictures from a written description.
- Free plan
- YesOpen-weights FLUX 3 Image Klein is free for commercial use under the FLUX Kommunity License for individuals/companies under $5M annual revenue
- Runs on
- API, open weights
- Latest update
- FLUX 3 Image Klein, Oct 15, 2026
- Website
- bfl.ai
Plans and prices
| Plan | A month | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| API (pay per use) | Not in US$ | 'No subscriptions, no seat fees. Only pay for what you generate.' Calculator default shows $0.048 per image |
Black Forest Labs pricing, Oct 20, 2026 · company-reported
Read the small print
What its terms say.
Copied word for word from the maker's terms, with any lawsuits or complaints and their status when we last checked.
“We claim no ownership rights in and to Your Content”
Our note: FLUX 3 family announced 2026-07-23 (bfl.ai/blog/flux-3); FLUX 3 Video 2026-08-04. 'Your Content' in BFL terms includes Outputs. FLUX models are also offered inside many third-party apps.
Ranked by people's votes
Which models people prefer.
On Arena (formerly LMArena), people compare two results for the same request without knowing which model made which, and vote. Many tools of this kind run these models.
Pictures from words
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- 5MAI-Image-2.6Microsoft AI1332
Arena, Oct 7, 2026 · 6,604,125 votes; 82 models
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