What is the FLUX.2 [dev] image generator?
FLUX.2 [dev] is the 32-billion-parameter open-weights model of the FLUX.2 generation — cutting-edge open-model quality at a low per-image price. Type a prompt, pick a size and count, and download the results — every run is saved to your history. Sign in to get 200 free credits every month.
What is FLUX.2 [dev] good at?
- Latest-generation open model — big step up from FLUX.1 [dev]
- Improved text rendering and prompt adherence
- Low price for the quality tier
How to generate an image
- Sign in (free) — every account gets 200 free credits per month.
- Describe the image you want in the prompt box — for example "a minimal product photo of a ceramic mug on a linen cloth, soft morning light".
- Choose a size (square / portrait / landscape / wide) and how many images to generate — the exact credit cost is shown before you run.
- Press generate and wait a few seconds to a minute depending on the model.
- Download the results. Every run is saved to your history for re-download; failed runs are fully refunded.
FLUX.2 [dev] pricing
FLUX.2 [dev] costs about 5 credits per 1024×1024 image (1 credit ≈ ¥1), up to 4 images per run. The 200 free credits every account gets each month are enough to try it properly, and failed generations are fully refunded.
Which AI image model should you use? (comparison)
All models below are commercially usable and share the same credits. Prices are per 1024×1024 image.
| Model | Made by | Best for | Credits / image (Free plan) | Credits / image (Paid plans) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLUX.1 [schnell] | Black Forest Labs | Rapid drafts, thumbnails, bulk generation | 3 | 3 |
| FLUX.1 [dev] | Black Forest Labs | High-quality general-purpose generation | 21 | 9 |
| FLUX.1 Krea [dev] | Black Forest Labs × Krea | Natural photorealistic visuals | 21 | 9 |
| FLUX1.1 [pro] | Black Forest Labs | Production-grade visuals | 34 | 14 |
| FLUX1.1 [pro] ultra | Black Forest Labs | High-resolution hero images | — | 20 |
| Qwen-Image | Alibaba (Qwen) | Images with (Japanese) text | 17 | 7 |
| SANA | NVIDIA | Instant, ultra-cheap drafts | 3 | 3 |
| Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large | Stability AI | Broad style range | — | 22 |
| Nano Banana | Google (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | Instruction-accurate scenes | 32 | 13 |
| Ideogram V3 | Ideogram | Logos & posters with exact text | — | 20 |
| Recraft V3 | Recraft | Design & brand assets | 32 | 13 |
| GPT Image 2 | OpenAI | Knowledge-heavy, instruction-heavy prompts | 43 | 17 |
| Seedream 4.0 | ByteDance | Quality per credit | 24 | 10 |
| Seedream 4.5 | ByteDance | Portraits & cinematic looks | 32 | 13 |
| FLUX.2 [pro] | Black Forest Labs | Flagship production quality | 24 | 10 |
| FLUX.2 [dev] (this page) | Black Forest Labs | Cutting-edge open model | 11 | 5 |
| FLUX.2 [klein] | Black Forest Labs | Fast + cheap FLUX.2 quality | 6 | 3 |
| Nano Banana Pro | Google (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | Most demanding scenes | — | 48 |
| Nano Banana 2 | Google (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | Pro-like quality, faster | — | 26 |
| Z-Image Turbo | Alibaba (Tongyi) | Fast photoreal on a budget | 5 | 3 |
| Krea 2 | Krea | Opinionated aesthetics | — | 20 |
| Grok Imagine | xAI | Cheap photoreal exploration | 16 | 7 |
| Nano Banana Lite | Google (Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Image) | Google quality, fastest and cheapest | 28 | 11 |
