FLUX.1 Kontext Dev
Jun 2025
FLUX.1 Kontext DevCompare inon
FLUX.1 Kontext Dev measured on 4 of 9 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks4
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal3
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 82%-22%$0.019
BetterStep Image Edit 2wins 67%-88%$0.003
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 76%-20%$0.02
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedwins 81%-60%$0.01CheaperMAI Image 2.5 Flashwins 77%-20%$0.02ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 82%-22%$0.019Muse Imageunstatedwins 81%-60%$0.01MAI Image 2.5 Flashwins 77%-20%$0.02Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 76%-20%$0.02
Grok Imagine Imageunstatedwins 75%-20%$0.02ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Step Image Edit 2wins 67%-88%$0.003FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 69%-80%$0.005Memory (4-bit): not verifiedMuse Imageunstatedwins 81%-60%$0.01PP Image Editwins 64%-60%$0.01HHiDream O1 ImageunstatedOpenwins 60%-60%$0.01Memory (4-bit): not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 76%-20%$0.02FLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpenwins 68%-32%$0.017Qwen Image Edit Plus 2511Openwins 65%+140%$0.06Memory (4-bit): 7 GB → 12 GBQwen Image Edit Plus 2509Openwins 61%+20%$0.03Memory (4-bit): 7 GB → 12 GBFLUX.2 [klein] 4BunstatedOpenwins 58%-40%$0.015ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 69%-80%$0.005Memory (4-bit): not verifiedFLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpenwins 68%-32%$0.017FLUX.2 [pro]wins 68%+80%$0.045FLUX.2 [max]wins 66%+180%$0.07FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 66%-4%$0.024Memory (4-bit): 7 GB → 19 GBFLUX.2 [flex]wins 66%+140%$0.06FLUX.2 [klein] 4BunstatedOpenwins 58%-40%$0.015FLUX.1 Kontext [max]unstatedwins 56%+220%$0.08All Black Forest Labs models →Run it yourself
estimateFits on✓ 8 GB (phone, laptop) · compressed✓ 16 GB · 8-bit✓ 24 GB GPU · full quality✓ 48 GB GPU · full quality✓ 80 GB GPU · full quality
Licenceflux-1-dev-non-commercial-licenseno commercial use
Benchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingArena Image Editing · overall1,149.2#31
Arena Text-to-Image · overall941.1#40
FAQ
How much does FLUX.1 Kontext Dev cost?›
$0.025 per image.
Is FLUX.1 Kontext Dev free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.025 per image. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is FLUX.1 Kontext Dev, and what is it best at?›
#63 of 69 in Image Generation & Editing.
Is FLUX.1 Kontext Dev better than Qwen Image Edit?›
On AA Image Arena · editing v2.1, FLUX.1 Kontext Dev scores 884 vs 889 — about the same. It is 17% cheaper.
When was FLUX.1 Kontext Dev released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-06-26. It is the current version in its line.
Is FLUX.1 Kontext Dev open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (flux-1-dev-non-commercial-license licence).
Can I run FLUX.1 Kontext Dev locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is FLUX.1 Kontext Dev?›
FLUX.1 Kontext Dev is an open-weights image generation & editing model from Black Forest Labs, released Jun 2025.
What are the best alternatives to FLUX.1 Kontext Dev?›
MAI Image 2.6 Flash (cheaper), Step Image Edit 2 (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).