What is Black Forest Labs?
The FLUX image and video models, with an API and playground.
Who is Black Forest Labs best for?
Black Forest Labs is best for developers who build FLUX image generation into their own apps.
Apps that make images at scale
The API bills per image with no seats or subscription, and FLUX.2 [klein] costs $0.014 an image for high-volume, low-latency jobs.
Teams that want to self-host
FLUX weights can be downloaded, fine-tuned with LoRA and run on your own servers, with paid licences for commercial use.
Short videos with sound
FLUX 3 Video turns text, an image or keyframes into clips of up to 20 seconds with audio generated alongside the frames.
Image editing inside a product
Separate endpoints handle editing with reference images, object removal, outpainting, deblurring and virtual try-on for fashion.
How much does Black Forest Labs cost?
Black Forest Labs charges per image or per second of video with no subscription: FLUX.2 images start at $0.014 each, and FLUX 3 video costs $0.06 a second as a draft or $0.17 a second for a full HD render.
- Each extra megapixel adds $0.001
- Fastest and cheapest FLUX.2 model
- Weights also free to download under Apache 2.0
- Each extra megapixel adds $0.015
- Reference images cost $0.015 per megapixel
- Made for high-volume production work
- Each extra megapixel adds $0.03
- Highest image quality in the FLUX.2 family
- Outputs up to 4 megapixels
- $0.29, $0.40 or $0.80 a second at FHD, QHD (2K) or UHD (4K)
- Audio included, clips up to 20 seconds
- Draft renders cost $0.06 a second in HD
Everything is paid from prepaid credits, where 1 credit is $0.01, and the API and Playground charge the same rates. Other rates: FLUX.2 [klein] 9B from $0.015 and FLUX.2 [flex] $0.05 per megapixel; FLUX.1 models $0.025 to $0.08 per image; video-to-video $0.41 to $0.95 a second; video upscaling $0.07 or $0.10 per megapixel-second; video editing $0.03 a second; image tools such as erase, outpainting, deblur and virtual try-on from $0.03 per image. Licences to self-host the open weights (Builder, Platform, Professional) are bought through the dashboard or sales with no public price, and Enterprise is priced on request. Full pricing on bfl.ai. We checked these prices on .
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Questions about Black Forest Labs
What is Black Forest Labs?
The FLUX image and video models, with an API and playground.
Who is Black Forest Labs for?
Black Forest Labs is best for developers who build FLUX image generation into their own apps.
Is Black Forest Labs free?
Not the hosted service: the API and Playground run on prepaid credits, where 1 credit is $0.01, and no free credits are listed. The free options are a no-signup demo of FLUX.2 [klein] and the FLUX.2 [klein] 4B weights, which anyone can download under Apache 2.0.
How much does Black Forest Labs cost?
Black Forest Labs's paid plans are FLUX.2 [klein] 4B at $0.014 per image up to 1 megapixel, FLUX.2 [pro] at $0.03 per image up to 1 megapixel, FLUX.2 [max] at $0.07 per image up to 1 megapixel and FLUX 3 Video at $0.17 per second of HD video.
What are the best Black Forest Labs alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are GPT Image 2, Nano Banana Pro and Seedream 5.0 Pro.
Where can I try Black Forest Labs?
On its official website, bfl.ai.
Can I run FLUX models on my own hardware?
Yes. Black Forest Labs publishes open weights: FLUX.2 [klein] 4B under Apache 2.0, and FLUX.2 [klein] 9B and FLUX.2 [dev] under a non-commercial licence. Using those commercially on your own servers needs a paid Builder, Platform, Professional or Enterprise licence.
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