FLUX (Black Forest Labs)
Black Forest Labs makes the FLUX image models used in many apps; its own FLUX Playground lets you generate and edit images with credits. By Black Forest Labs.
Price
Not public
Free trial.
Works on
WebLanguages: not published
AI League
53 pts · #4 in image generation
See the image generation standingsFree plan and price
Free trial. New Playground users get free credits (reported as 50); the allowance is not published on the official pricing page.
No subscription: pay as you go for credits ("No subscriptions, no seat fees. Only pay for what you generate.").
Good for / not for
- Developers and tinkerers
- Occasional use without a subscription
- Beginners who want guidance and templates
Pros and cons
- Strong FLUX.2 models, open weights for developers
- No subscription needed
- Playground is basic compared with full apps
- No mobile app
Alternatives
| App | Free plan | Languages | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ideogram | Free plan | 1+ | $20/mo |
| Leonardo.Ai | Free plan | 1+ | $12/mo |
| Midjourney | No free plan | Not published | $10/mo |
How FLUX (Black Forest Labs) scores
| Score | 0–10 | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | 5.3 | Elo 1026 (FLUX.2 [flex]). Artificial Analysis Text to Image Arena, blind-vote Elo. |
| Ease | 6.0 | Checklist: Web; plain-language prompt yes; start without paying yes. |
| Free plan | 5.0 | New Playground users get free credits (reported as 50); the allowance is not published on the official pricing page. |
| Value | 5.0 | No monthly plan (pay as you go); rubric default used. |
| Languages | 5.0 | Supported languages are not published; the rubric default is used. |
| Points | 53 | (Quality×30% + Ease×20% + Free plan×15% + Value×20% + Languages×15%) × 10 |
Sources
Checked Sep 28, 2026. Prices and plans change often; check the official site before you buy.
- Free plan: flux2.free/free-trial-flux-2-pro-list/bfl-flux-playground · playground.bfl.ai
- Price: bfl.ai/pricing · playground.bfl.ai
- Platforms: bfl.ai/pricing · playground.bfl.ai
- Languages: bfl.ai/pricing · playground.bfl.ai
- Quality score: artificialanalysis.ai/image/leaderboard/text-to-image
- Ease score: bfl.ai/pricing · playground.bfl.ai
- Value score: bfl.ai/pricing · playground.bfl.ai