FLUX
Image generation and editing models available both as open weights and hosted API.
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FLUX vs Ideogram
FLUX (Black Forest Labs) and Ideogram (Ideogram) both sit in Image. FLUX is the cheaper entry point at Pay-as-you-go API and open weights licensing options. Playground and API available.. FLUX shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (3 vs 2). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | FLUX Black Forest Labs | Ideogram Ideogram |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Image | Image |
| Version | FLUX 3 | 4.0 |
| Entry cost | Pay-as-you-go API and open weights licensing options. Playground and API available. | from $8/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Pay as you go free | Free free · Basic $8 · Plus $20 · Pro $60 |
| Model stack | FLUX 1.1 [pro] · FLUX 3 · FLUX.1 [dev] · FLUX.1 [pro] · FLUX.1 Kontext · FLUX.2 · FLUX.2 [dev] · FLUX.2 [flex] · FLUX.2 [klein] · FLUX.2 [klein] 9B · FLUX.2 [max] · FLUX.2 [pro] · FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra | Ideogram 3.0 · Ideogram 4.0 |
| Context window | n/a | n/a |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 3 | 2 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Open weights, Image editing, Multi-reference, Character consistency, High resolution, Text-to-Image, Multi-reference image editing, Outpainting | Legible text, Style references, Magic fill, Canvas, Describe, Image Generation, Typography, Remix |
Ideogram
Best known for rendering typography and logos correctly inside generated images.
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