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FLUX (Black Forest Labs)
shipOpen-weights image models from the original Stable Diffusion team.
journal entry · observed by @whysanesanders · verified 2026-08-15
The best open-weights image models you can actually run: prompt adherence and typography beat SDXL by a mile, and the API is priced sanely. Default choice when you need self-hosting or fine-tunes.
Known limitations
- FLUX.1 [dev] weights carry a non-commercial license for production use.
- The top pro tier is API-only, no weights.
- Local runs want a 24GB GPU for comfortable speed.
Facts
- pricing
- freemium
- price note
- API from $0.04/image (FLUX1.1 pro); dev/schnell weights free
- free tier
- yes
- open source
- yes
- api
- yes
- self-host
- yes
- category
- image
Models used
Receipts
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