Compare other tools Tool FLUX (Black Forest Labs) Midjourney Price Usage-based pricing From $10/month$96/year billed annually Free plan Free trial No free plan on record Best for Developers who want state-of-the-art image quality via API Users running open-source models locally Workflows requiring accurate prompt following and text in images Creating art and concept visuals from text descriptions Illustration for editorial, books, and marketing Designers wanting a distinctive, high-quality aesthetic Ease of use Takes some experience Usable by beginners Key features Text-to-image generation with high prompt adherence Open-source FLUX.1 Schnell for local and commercial use Commercial API via Black Forest Labs and third-party platforms Image-to-image and inpainting via supported integrations Text-to-image generation with prompt-based control Upscaling and variation generation Style reference and character reference support Web gallery and image history Aspect ratio and style parameter controls Integrations ComfyUI, Replicate, fal.ai None on record API Available Not on record Skill level Intermediate, Advanced Beginner, Intermediate Platforms API Web Main advantages Open-source variant is free for commercial use Strong prompt adherence and photorealistic output Active development and integration with major inference platforms Consistently high-quality and stylistically distinct outputs Active community with shared prompts and techniques Web interface makes browsing and prompting easy Main disadvantages No official hosted web interface; requires API or third-party tools Local setup requires capable hardware No permanent free tier; subscription required to generate images Less suited to photorealistic product or portrait work Limited image editing and inpainting features Data checked Checked October 4, 2026 Checked October 4, 2026 Try FLUX (Black Forest Labs) Try Midjourney
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