FLUX.1 Kontext [max]
May 2025
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FLUX.1 Kontext [max] measured on 5 of 9 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
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Multimodal4
Text rendering1
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31Z-Image Turbo1,083.532FLUX.1 Kontext [max]1,074.433FLUX.2 [klein] 9B1,070.3Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 82%-51%$0.039
BetterRecraft V4.1 Flashunstatedwins 54%-91%$0.007
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 70%-75%$0.02
CheaperNano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 81%-58%$0.034
CheaperGrok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 78%-25%$0.06ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 82%-51%$0.039Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 81%-58%$0.034Grok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 78%-25%$0.06
Muse Imageunstatedwins 76%-88%$0.01Qwen Image 3.0 Prounstatedwins 74%-50%$0.04ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Recraft V4.1 Flashunstatedwins 54%-91%$0.007Muse Imageunstatedwins 76%-88%$0.01HHiDream O1 ImageunstatedOpenwins 56%-88%$0.01Reference images: not verified
GPT Image 1 Miniunstatedwins 55%-86%$0.011Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 70%-75%$0.02ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 70%-75%$0.02
Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpenwins 68%-25%$0.06Edits photos: not verified+1
Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic)unstatedOpenwins 63%——Reference images: not verified
HunyuanImage 3.0unstatedOpenwins 61%same$0.08Reference images: not verifiedFLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 60%-70%$0.024ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 60%-70%$0.024FLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpensame-79%$0.017FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]unstatedwins 48%-50%$0.04FLUX.2 [klein] 4BunstatedOpenwins 44%-81%$0.015Reference images: not verifiedFLUX.1 Kontext DevunstatedOpenwins 32%-69%$0.025Reference images: not verifiedFLUX 3 Imagen/a—$0.048FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenn/a—$0.005Reference images: not verifiedFLUX.2 [max]n/a—$0.07All Black Forest Labs models →Benchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingArena Image Editing · overall1,180.7#29
Arena Text-to-Image · overall1,074.4#32
FAQ
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 Z-Image Turbo?›
On Arena Text-to-Image · overall, FLUX.1 Kontext [max] scores 1,074.4 vs 1,083.5 — about the same. It is 1,500% 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]?›
MAI Image 2.6 (cheaper), Recraft V4.1 Flash (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).