Black Forest Labs · image · family comparison
FLUX API pricing by provider and model
Compare FLUX image API routes by exact model version, image meter, resolution, provider channel, and source-linked price.
Model-level provider comparison
FLUX Image price ranking status
Current answer: No current cheapest provider is published. Accepted evidence exists, but it does not yet form a named, like-for-like comparison group.
- Provider routes with evidence
- 3
- Accepted observations
- 3
- Billing meters
- image, per megapixel
- Latest accepted check
- Aug 27, 2026
Why there is no winner
No reviewed comparison scope exists for this model yet. Accepted evidence can still be inspected below, but APIDir will not sort unlike offers or infer a cheapest provider.
Read the publication gateUncollapsed source records
All accepted offer evidence
These rows remain separate until their offered model ID, route, meter, tier, resolution, duration, audio, and region are proven comparable.
| Provider | Model | Configuration | Recorded price | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Replicatemarketplace | FLUX Image | model: black-forest-labs/flux-1.1-pro · text-to-image · standard · 1-megapixel · no audio | $0.04 / imagestale | Provider sourceChecked Aug 27, 2026 |
| WaveSpeedAIaggregator | FLUX Image | model: wavespeed-ai/flux-1.1-pro · text-to-image · standard-base · provider-default · no audio | $0.04 / imagestale | Provider sourceChecked Aug 27, 2026 |
| fal.aiaggregator | FLUX Image | model: fal-ai/flux-pro/v1.1 · text-to-image · standard · per-megapixel-rounded-up · no audio | $0.04 / per megapixelstale | Provider sourceChecked Aug 27, 2026 |
Checked evidence, not a ranking: fresh rows were checked against the linked first-party source on the shown date. APIDir does not name a cheapest provider unless exact configurations and units match. Recheck before purchasing.
Developer resources
Provider documentation and pricing links
Compare integration documentation beside the exact first-party source used for each accepted observation.
| Provider | Channel | Developer resources | Accepted evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| fal.ai | aggregator | DocumentationPricing page | 1 observationEvidence source 1 |
| Replicate | marketplace | DocumentationPricing page | 1 observationEvidence source 1 |
| WaveSpeedAI | aggregator | DocumentationPricing page | 1 observationEvidence source 1 |
Decision guide
How to compare FLUX Image API providers
FLUX is a model family, not one interchangeable SKU. A provider can offer FLUX 1.1 Pro, Ultra, Kontext, Dev, Schnell, or another release under different billing rules. This page records the exact offered model ID so family-level discovery does not turn unlike versions into a false price leaderboard.
Even for FLUX 1.1 Pro, one route can bill per image while another bills per megapixel rounded up. Resolution and aspect ratio therefore change effective cost. APIDir shows both meters but does not normalize them unless the output dimensions and rounding rule are explicit.
What changes FLUX Image API cost
- Exact FLUX version, route, image dimensions, and megapixel rounding
- Output count, editing or reference mode, safety checks, and quality tier
- Failed jobs, storage duration, delivery bandwidth, and any provider minimum
Integration checks before production
- Store the provider model ID with every generated asset
- Validate width, height, aspect ratio, count, and output format before submission
- Reconcile the provider's charged units rather than assuming every image uses one unit
Workloads this comparison can inform
Marketing image batches
Calculate at the actual aspect ratios because megapixel rounding can erase a nominal per-unit advantage.
Product and editorial visuals
Compare output consistency, rights, safety controls, and retry cost beside price.
Image editing workflows
Do not substitute a text-to-image rate for a Kontext or Redux editing route.
How to read the price result
The current evidence spans per-image and per-megapixel billing plus provider-default output settings. Those records are useful for budgeting, but they do not form one safe cheapest ranking.
Related model price comparisons
Use this evidence safely
A recorded price is not a complete production quote. Open the source, reproduce the exact configuration, and include retries, failed work, storage, egress, support, rate limits, and downstream processing in total cost.
Questions developers ask
What makes two FLUX offers comparable?
The model version, generation mode, tier, resolution, duration, audio setting, region, and billing unit must match.
Does APIDir name a cheapest provider on this page?
Only when at least three explicitly reviewed provider offers are fresh, publication-permitted, and within the same published comparison scope. Stale or mismatched evidence cannot support that claim.
How should I confirm a budget?
Open the linked provider source, verify the configuration, then calculate your own successful and failed workload volume.
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