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| 2 models | black-forest-labsFLUX-2-klein-9bRemove × | black-forest-labsBlack Forest Labs: FLUX 3 ImageRemove × |
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| What’s different | The best quality-to-latency ratio, production apps model of the Flux 2 family. Frontier visual intelligence — state-of-the-art image generation and editing from Black Forest Labs | FLUX.3 Image is Black Forest Labs' flagship image generation and editing model. It handles text-to-image and multi-reference editing with up to 10 input images, and renders at fixed resolution tiers... |
| Date | Jan 15, 2026Released | Oct 1, 2026Released |
API prices USD · provider configuration shown below | ||
| Listed rate | $0.006/ megapixelfal · all routes ↗ | $0.041/ imageBlack Forest Labs · via OpenRouter · all routes ↗black-forest-labs · output image · variant=768 |
| Provider endpoints | 1 endpoint → | 2 endpoints → |
Benchmarks Each result retains its evaluation configuration | ||
| AA Image ↗2.1 | 929.45 ↗Text-to-image · all categories · [klein]Independent result95% CI 919.45–939.45 · n=10,730 | 1,117.15 ↗Text-to-image · all categoriesIndependent result95% CI 1,105.15–1,129.15 · n=6,115 |
Specifications | ||
| Context window | — | 46.9K |
| Max output | — | 42.2K |
| Parameters | 9B | — |
| Image input | Not reported | Supported |
| Open weights | Supported | Not reported |