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Flux (Black Forest Labs)

A tier

Open weights + strong photorealism. The open-source answer.

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Kai's verdict

A-tier. S-tier if you self-host. The reason open-source image gen matters.

Strengths

  • Runs locally on a beefy GPU
  • Very photoreal
  • Best open-weight model

Weaknesses

  • Harder to use than hosted tools
  • Needs infra

Best for

Developers + power users who want control and privacy.

Pricing

API + open weights (Schnell is Apache 2.0)

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