FLUX
Image generation and editing models available both as open weights and hosted API.
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FLUX vs Adobe Firefly
FLUX (Black Forest Labs) and Adobe Firefly (Adobe) both sit in Image. FLUX is the cheaper entry point at Pay-as-you-go API pricing with no subscriptions. Subscriptions/plans are only for open weights licensing.. FLUX shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (10 vs 4). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | FLUX Black Forest Labs | Adobe Firefly Adobe |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Image | Image |
| Version | FLUX 3 | Firefly |
| Entry cost | Pay-as-you-go API pricing with no subscriptions. Subscriptions/plans are only for open weights licensing. | from $4.99/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Builder (Open Weights License) free · Platform (Open Weights License) free | Free free · Adobe Firefly Premium $4.99 |
| Model stack | FLUX 1.1 [pro] · FLUX 1.1 [pro] Ultra · FLUX 3 · FLUX 3 Action · FLUX 3 Image · FLUX 3 Image Klein · FLUX 3 Max · FLUX 3 Video · FLUX 3 Video Draft · FLUX.1 [dev] · FLUX.1 [pro] · FLUX.1 Kontext · FLUX.1 Kontext [max] · FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] · FLUX.2 · FLUX.2 [dev] · FLUX.2 [flex] · FLUX.2 [klein] · FLUX.2 [klein] 4B · FLUX.2 [klein] 9B · FLUX.2 [max] · FLUX.2 [pro] | Adobe Firefly · Adobe Firefly Image Model · Firefly · Firefly Design Image 1 · Firefly Image 3 · Firefly Image 5 · Firefly Image Model · Firefly Vector 2 · Partner models |
| Context window | n/a | n/a |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 10 | 4 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Open weights, Image editing, Multi-reference, Character consistency, High resolution, Text-to-Image, Multi-reference image editing, Outpainting | Commercially safe training data, Generative Fill, Video and audio generation, Partner model routing, Content Credentials, Text to Image, Generative Expand, Text Effects |
Adobe Firefly
Firefly trains on licensed Adobe Stock content, ships generative credits across Photoshop, Illustrator and Express, and now routes to partner models too.
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