FLUX1.1 Pro Ultra holds the texture of a material
The model for a photo that should not look generated. The weave of wool, the grain of oak, matte ceramic, wear on leather — where other models smooth a surface into plastic, this one leaves it as it is.
Rendered by this model
Specification
- Built by
- Black Forest Labs
- Starts from
- a written brief
- Aspect ratios
- 21:9 · 16:9 · 4:3 · 3:2 · 1:1 · 2:3 · 3:4 · 9:16 · 9:21
- Reference photos
- none
- Render time
- about 20s
- Cost
- 1 credit per image
What it is good for
- Texture, not polish
- The best on the roster for materials a buyer wants to judge by eye before paying: textiles, wood, ceramic, leather. That is usually the difference between "nice photo" and "I can see what it is made of".
- Light that obeys physics
- Shadows take their direction and softness from the source you described, and reflections do not appear where there is nothing to reflect. That is exactly where a generated photo usually gives itself away.
- Twenty seconds
- Twice as fast as Nano Banana Pro at comparable photographic quality. Across a series of a dozen frames that is a noticeable difference to an evening of work.
When to pick something else
It takes no reference photos at all — not one. It will render a beautiful wool blanket, but not your wool blanket. If the photo has to show a specific item from your stock, you need Nano Banana Pro, Seedream 5.0 Pro or Bria Product Shot. Do not count on text in the image either: leave headlines to Ideogram V3 or Nano Banana 2.
See every modelHow to brief this model
The things this engine handles differently from the rest. The habits that hold for every model are collected separately, in the help centre.
- Describe the material, not the object. This engine will show you a heavy wool knit and brushed brass; "a nice blanket" it will flatten.
- Name the light by direction. "Hard sun from the left", "window light behind the product" — that is what decides whether the texture casts its own shadow, which is the whole difference here.
- Do not expect your own item. The model takes no reference photographs at all, so you get a beautiful blanket, not the one in your warehouse.
- Leave the headline to another model. There is no text-in-image here: render the frame with this engine and set the type in Ideogram V3 or Nano Banana 2.
- Keep labels and printed tags out of the brief. It holds blank packaging well, but asked for a label it will invent what the label says.
Where this model works
Questions about this model
Other models
- Nano Banana ProOne model for photos and for graphics. The most versatile on the roster.
- Seedream 5.0 ProExact pixel sizes and the widest frames. For formats the rest cannot hold.
- FLUX.1 KreaA photo that does not look generated. Less gloss, more truth.
- Seedream 4Up to 4096 px on a clean background. The default for a listing's first photo.
- FLUX.1 DevFifteen seconds a frame. A solid middle between speed and quality.
- FLUX.1 SchnellSix seconds a frame. For checking an idea, not for finishing one.
- Krea 2 TurboEight seconds and a frame with a clear character. For mood shots.
- Qwen Image 3Correct Polish text and a clean layout. For graphics with a headline.
- Ideogram V3The best typography on the roster. For graphics where the text is the subject.
- Ideogram V4Ideogram's typography at up to 3840 px. For large creative.
- Nano Banana 28:1 and 1:8 frames the rest cannot do. For banners at extreme ratios.
- FLUX.2 ProDeep colour and glass with reflections. For creative from the top shelf.
- GPT Image 2Does exactly what you wrote. For graphics with callouts and leader lines.
- Z-Image TurboTen seconds to a clean composition. You add the text yourself, in the editor.
- Bria Product ShotYour photo, a new scene. The product stays exactly the same.
Try this model on your own product
Sign up without a card and get 40 credits. Switching model is one click, so you can send the same brief through several of them and keep the best frame.