FLUX.1 Kontext [max]
May 2025
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FLUX.1 Kontext [max] measured on 5 of 9 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal4
Text rendering1
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Rankingconfiguration unstated?
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62Dreamina 3.193163FLUX.1 Kontext [max]92963FLUX.2 [klein] 9B929Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperNano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 81%-58%$0.034BetterFLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 59%-94%$0.005Reference images: not verified
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 66%-75%$0.02
CheaperMAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 80%-51%$0.039
CheaperGrok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 80%-25%$0.06ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 81%-58%$0.034MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 80%-51%$0.039Grok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 80%-25%$0.06Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)unstatedwins 77%-16%$0.067
Muse Imageunstatedwins 76%-88%$0.01ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 59%-94%$0.005Reference images: not verified
Recraft V4.1 Flashunstatedwins 53%-91%$0.007
Ideogram 4.0 InstantOpenwins 57%-91%$0.007Edits photos: not verified+1Muse Imageunstatedwins 76%-88%$0.01PP Image Ideogramhighwins 59%-88%$0.01Edits photos: not verified+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 66%-75%$0.02Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpenwins 64%-25%$0.06Edits photos: not verified+1
Krea 2 Medium TurboOpenwins 63%-81%$0.015FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 60%-70%$0.024
Ming Image 0.1 DesignOpenwins 60%-63%$0.03Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
FLUX 3 Imagewins 75%-40%$0.048FLUX.2 [flex]wins 64%-25%$0.06FLUX.2 [max]wins 63%-12%$0.07FLUX.2 [pro]wins 60%-44%$0.045FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 60%-70%$0.024FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 59%-94%$0.005Reference images: not verifiedFLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpensame-79%$0.017FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]unstatedsame-50%$0.04All Black Forest Labs models →Benchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingFAQ
How much does FLUX.1 Kontext [max] cost?›
$0.08 per image.
Is FLUX.1 Kontext [max] free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.08 per image.
How good is FLUX.1 Kontext [max], and what is it best at?›
#63 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing.
Is FLUX.1 Kontext [max] better than FLUX.2 [klein] 9B?›
On AA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.1, FLUX.1 Kontext [max] scores 929 vs 929 — about the same. It is 371% more expensive.
When was FLUX.1 Kontext [max] released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-05-29. It is the current version in its line.
Is FLUX.1 Kontext [max] open source?›
No, FLUX.1 Kontext [max] is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Qwen Image 2.1.
What is FLUX.1 Kontext [max]?›
FLUX.1 Kontext [max] is a closed image generation & editing model from Black Forest Labs, released May 2025.
What are the best alternatives to FLUX.1 Kontext [max]?›
Nano Banana 2.1 (cheaper), FLUX.2 [dev] Flash (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).