FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]
May 2025
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]Compare inon
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] measured on 5 of 9 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal4
Text rendering1
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Rankingconfiguration unstated?
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33FLUX.2 [klein] 9B1,070.334FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]1,058.735Qwen Image1,056.8Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperNano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 82%-16%$0.034
BetterZ-Image TurbounstatedOpenwins 54%-88%$0.005Edits photos: not verified+1OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 72%-50%$0.02
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedwins 78%-75%$0.01
CheaperGrok Imagine Imageunstatedwins 65%-50%$0.02ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 82%-16%$0.034Muse Imageunstatedwins 78%-75%$0.01Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 72%-50%$0.02Grok Imagine Imageunstatedwins 65%-50%$0.02FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 62%-40%$0.024ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Z-Image TurbounstatedOpenwins 54%-88%$0.005Edits photos: not verified+1
Recraft V4.1 Flashunstatedwins 56%-83%$0.007Muse Imageunstatedwins 78%-75%$0.01HHiDream O1 ImageunstatedOpenwins 58%-75%$0.01Reference images: not verified
GPT Image 1 Miniunstatedwins 57%-73%$0.011ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 72%-50%$0.02
Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpenwins 70%+50%$0.06Edits photos: not verified+1
Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic)unstatedOpenwins 65%——Reference images: not verified
HunyuanImage 3.0unstatedOpenwins 63%+100%$0.08Reference images: not verifiedFLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 62%-40%$0.024ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 62%-40%$0.024FLUX.1 Kontext [max]maxwins 52%+100%$0.08FLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpensame-57%$0.017FLUX.2 [klein] 4BunstatedOpenwins 46%-63%$0.015Reference images: not verifiedFLUX.1 Kontext DevunstatedOpenwins 34%-38%$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 · overall1,176.5#30
Arena Text-to-Image · overall1,058.7#34
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.2 [klein] 9B?›
On Arena Text-to-Image · overall, FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] scores 1,058.7 vs 1,070.3 — about the same. It is 135% more expensive.
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), Z-Image Turbo (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).