FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]
May 2025
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]Compare inon
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] measured on 5 of 5 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal4
Text rendering1
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Rankingconfiguration unstated?
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57FLUX.1 Kontext [max]931.958FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]91659FIBO Edit915Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperNano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 79%-16%$0.034
BetterStep Image Edit 2wins 63%-93%$0.003Reference images: not verified
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 72%-50%$0.02
CheaperMAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 79%-51%$0.019
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedwins 77%-75%$0.01ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 79%-16%$0.034MAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 79%-51%$0.019Muse Imageunstatedwins 77%-75%$0.01
HunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview)wins 73%-40%$0.024Reference images: not verifiedMAI Image 2.5 Flashwins 73%-50%$0.02ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Step Image Edit 2wins 63%-93%$0.003Reference images: not verifiedFLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 64%-88%$0.005Reference images: not verifiedMuse Imageunstatedwins 77%-75%$0.01PP Image Editwins 60%-75%$0.01Reference images: not verifiedHHiDream O1 ImageunstatedOpenwins 56%-75%$0.01Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 72%-50%$0.02HunyuanImage 3.0 InstructOpenwins 70%——Reference images: not verifiedHunyuanImage 3.0unstatedOpenwins 66%+100%$0.08Reference images: not verifiedFLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpenwins 64%-57%$0.017FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 64%-88%$0.005Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
FLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpenwins 64%-57%$0.017FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 64%-88%$0.005Reference images: not verifiedFLUX.2 [pro]wins 63%+13%$0.045FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 62%-40%$0.024FLUX.2 [flex]wins 62%+50%$0.06FLUX.2 [max]wins 62%+75%$0.07FLUX.2 [klein] 4BunstatedOpenwins 53%-63%$0.015Reference images: not verifiedFLUX.1 Kontext [max]unstatedwins 52%+100%$0.08All Black Forest Labs models →Benchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingArena Image Editing · overall1,177.2#32
Arena Text-to-Image · overall1,058.7#35
FAQ
How much does FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] cost?›
$0.04 per image.
Is FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.04 per image.
How good is FLUX.1 Kontext [pro], and what is it best at?›
#66 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing.
Is FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] better than FLUX.1 Kontext [max]?›
On AA Image Arena · editing v2.1, FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] scores 916 vs 931.9 — lower. It is 50% cheaper.
When was FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-05-20. It is the current version in its line.
Is FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] open source?›
No, FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Qwen Image 2.1.
What is FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]?›
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] is a closed image generation & editing model from Black Forest Labs, released May 2025.
What are the best alternatives to FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]?›
Nano Banana 2.1 (cheaper), Step Image Edit 2 (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).