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Flux (Black Forest Labs)
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OpenRouter
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Adobe Firefly
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Rows
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TaglineOpen weights + strong photorealism. The open-source answer.One API, every model. Pay-as-you-go, no subscriptions.Commercially safe image gen, deeply integrated with Photoshop.Spreadsheets with AI + live integrations baked in.
CategoryImageDev PlatformImageData
PricingAPI + open weights (Schnell is Apache 2.0)Pay per token — model-dependentFree + included with Creative CloudFree + $19-$89/user/mo
Best forDevelopers + power users who want control and privacy.Developers experimenting across models. Apps that want fallback logic.Anyone in Creative Cloud. Brands that need copyright clarity.Ops teams, marketers, anyone building dashboards from multiple sources.
Strengths
  • Runs locally on a beefy GPU
  • Very photoreal
  • Best open-weight model
  • 300+ models from one endpoint
  • Automatic fallbacks between providers
  • No subscription — just pay what you use
  • Trained on licensed content — commercially safe
  • Generative Fill in Photoshop is incredible
  • Native to Adobe ecosystem
  • Pull live data from Stripe, Slack, Google Analytics, etc.
  • AI functions inside cells
  • Modern UX
Weaknesses
  • Harder to use than hosted tools
  • Needs infra
  • Slight markup over direct API
  • Some provider features not exposed
  • Aesthetic ceiling below Midjourney
  • Tied to Adobe subscription
  • Not a full Excel replacement for heavy users
  • Integrations best on paid tiers
Kai's verdictA-tier. S-tier if you self-host. The reason open-source image gen matters.S-tier for model-shopping. I use this for every prototype before committing.S-tier inside Photoshop (Generative Fill). B-tier standalone.A-tier. The most interesting spreadsheet in years. Great for ops dashboards.
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