FLUX 3 Image
Oct 2026
FLUX 3 ImageCompare inonAA Image Arena · Text-to-image
Ranking?
Full ranking →···
11Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)1,11813FLUX 3 Image1,11714MAI Image 2.5 Pro1,114Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperNano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 58%-30%$0.034
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 39%-58%$0.02
CheaperMAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 57%-19%$0.039
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedsame-79%$0.01CheaperMAI Image 2.6 Flashsame-59%$0.019ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 58%-30%$0.034MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 57%-19%$0.039Muse Imageunstatedsame-79%$0.01MAI Image 2.6 Flashsame-59%$0.019Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)unstatedsame-30%$0.034ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 58%-30%$0.034MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 57%-19%$0.039
Grok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 57%+25%$0.06Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)unstatedwins 53%+40%$0.067
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 65%+339%$0.21ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 39%-58%$0.02
Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpenwins 37%+25%$0.06Edits photos: not verified+1
Krea 2 Medium TurboOpenwins 36%-69%$0.015FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 34%-50%$0.024
Ming Image 0.1 DesignOpenwins 34%-38%$0.03Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
FLUX.2 [flex]wins 37%+25%$0.06FLUX.2 [max]wins 37%+46%$0.07FLUX.2 [pro]wins 34%-6%$0.045FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 34%-50%$0.024FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 33%-90%$0.005Reference images: not verifiedFLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpenwins 25%-65%$0.017FLUX.1 Kontext [max]unstatedwins 25%+67%$0.08FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]unstatedwins 24%-17%$0.04All Black Forest Labs models →Benchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingFAQ
How much does FLUX 3 Image cost?›
$0.048 per image.
Is FLUX 3 Image free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.048 per image.
How good is FLUX 3 Image, and what is it best at?›
#13 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing. Strongest at: Image Generation & Editing.
Is FLUX 3 Image better than Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)?›
On AA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.1, FLUX 3 Image scores 1,117 vs 1,118 — about the same. It is 64% cheaper.
When was FLUX 3 Image released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-10-01. It is the current version in its line.
Is FLUX 3 Image open source?›
No, FLUX 3 Image is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Qwen Image 2.1.
What is FLUX 3 Image?›
FLUX 3 Image is a closed image generation & editing model from Black Forest Labs, released Oct 2026.
What are the best alternatives to FLUX 3 Image?›
Nano Banana 2.1 (cheaper), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).