Flux API pricing
16 Flux variants on one pay-as-you-go balance, from $0.0112 per image to $0.168 per image. No subscription, no monthly minimum. Prices as of October 2026, taken live from our billing table.
What a typical job costs
Worked out on the cheapest variant, Black Forest Labs Flux 3 Klein, image editing, 1K. Higher resolutions and quality tiers cost more; see the full table below.
Price by resolution
The cheapest Flux variant at each output resolution.
| Resolution | From | Unit | Variant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1K | $0.0112 | per image | Black Forest Labs Flux 3 Klein, image editing, 1K |
| 2K | $0.0175 | per image | Black Forest Labs Flux 3 Klein, image editing, 2K |
| 4K | $0.0455 | per image | Black Forest Labs Flux 3 Klein, image editing, 4K |
Price by mode
| Mode | From | Unit | Variant |
|---|---|---|---|
| image edit | $0.0112 | per image | Black Forest Labs Flux 3 Klein, image editing, 1K |
| text-to-image | $0.0112 | per image | Black Forest Labs Flux 3 Klein, text to image, 1K |
| image-to-image | $0.035 | per image | Black Forest Labs flux-2 pro, image to image, 1.0s-1K |
What $10 buys
| Variant | Price | Per $10 |
|---|---|---|
| Black Forest Labs Flux 3 Klein, image editing, 1K | $0.0112 / image | 892 images |
| Black Forest Labs Flux 3 Klein, text to image, 1K | $0.0112 / image | 892 images |
| Black Forest Labs Flux 3 Klein, image editing, 2K | $0.0175 / image | 571 images |
| Black Forest Labs Flux 3 Klein, text to image, 2K | $0.0175 / image | 571 images |
| Black Forest Labs flux1-kontext, text-to-image, Pro | $0.035 / image | 285 images |
| Black Forest Labs flux-2 pro, image to image, 1.0s-1K | $0.035 / image | 285 images |
Full Flux price list
All 16 generation variants, cheapest first. 1 credit = $0.007 at the Starter top-up.
Volume pricing
Applied automatically to API calls, based on what you spent in the last 30 days. Nothing to negotiate or sign.
FAQ
How much does the Flux API cost?
On AI Generate, Flux starts at $0.0112 per image (Black Forest Labs Flux 3 Klein, image editing, 1K) and goes up to $0.168 per image for Black Forest Labs Flux 2 Flex, text to image, 1.0s-2K. There are 16 generation variants; the price depends on the mode and the output resolution.
How much do 100 Flux images cost?
With the cheapest variant (Black Forest Labs Flux 3 Klein, image editing, 1K) 100 images cost $1.12. A $10 top-up covers 892 of them.
Is there a subscription or a free tier?
No subscription and no free credits. You top up from $10 (1,430 credits) and every call is deducted from that balance at the price in the table. Credits never expire.
Do prices go down at higher volume?
Yes, automatically for API calls. When your spend over the last 30 days passes $50, $200, $1,000 or $5,000, the per-call price drops by 7%, 13%, 18%, 21% against the list price.
Is this the official Black Forest Labs API?
No. AI Generate is an API aggregator: requests go to Black Forest Labs's model through our upstream providers, and you pay one balance for Flux and the other models in the catalog with one API key.