FLUX.1 Dev for the everyday work
Best at nothing in particular, and that is the point. Fifteen seconds a frame, any pixel size and a result you can predict — the model you reach for without thinking when twenty listings need filling in, rather than one cover shot.
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Specification
- Built by
- Black Forest Labs
- Starts from
- a written brief
- Size
- 512 – 2048 px
- Reference photos
- none
- Render time
- about 15s
- Cost
- 1 credit per image
What it is good for
- Fifteen seconds
- The third fastest image model on the roster. Across dozens of frames, the difference between fifteen and forty seconds is the difference between one evening and three.
- It does what you asked
- It rarely surprises, for better and for worse. The same brief gives the frame you expected, so editing the brief is worth doing instead of being a lottery.
- Pixel sizes
- From 512 to 2048 px a side, with no closed ratio list. Every format a marketplace asks for arrives without scaling.
When to pick something else
It gives way to FLUX1.1 Pro Ultra wherever texture and light carry the frame — on fabric and leather you see it immediately. It takes no reference photos, so it will not render a specific item. And do not run text through it: a headline comes out misspelled, in Polish especially.
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.
- Write the brief as a list of conditions rather than as an advertising line. This engine sticks to what it was given, so precision pays off here more than style.
- It is a good model for the middle of the job: settle the framing in FLUX.1 Schnell, run the same brief through here, then take the final version to FLUX1.1 Pro Ultra.
- Fifteen seconds a frame means four versions take a minute. On an untested brief order one and fix the wording, rather than paying for four that miss the same way.
- Do not give it Polish type — the letters come out wrong. Leave empty space in the composition and set the text in Ideogram V3.
- It takes no reference photographs, so for a specific item from the warehouse you need Bria Product Shot or Nano Banana Pro.
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.
- FLUX1.1 Pro UltraMaterial texture and believable light. For photos that should look like photos.
- 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 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.