FLUX 3 Image
Sharp photorealism at a fair per-image price.
- Best for
- Realistic photos through apps and API
- On your PC
- No, online only
- Works on
- Web, API
- Made by
- Black Forest Labs
What’s good
- Strong photorealism, top 15 on Artificial Analysis
- Generates and edits with reference images
- Same maker as the popular open FLUX models
Downsides
- No simple app of its own; mostly used through other sites
- Not on LMArena yet
At a glance.
- Best for
- Realistic photos through apps and API
- Price
- Paid
- For developers
- $0.048 per 1K image, $0.10 per 2K
- Version
- FLUX 3 ImageReleased 2026-10
- Works on
- Web, API
- Open source
- No
- Made by
- Black Forest Labs
- Website
- bfl.ai
How it ranks.
- Artificial Analysis Text to Image Arena#13 · 11172026-11-05
Can I run it myself?
No. It only runs online.
Your prompts and files go to the company’s servers. See the local options in this category for a private alternative.
Want it offline? The best local option for image generators is FLUX 3 Image Klein.