Black Forest Labs
Frontier Labs · Free + paid
Frontier AI lab building image generation models and visual AI infrastructure
At a glance
- Made by
- Black Forest Labs
- Korean
- None (English and a few others only)
- API
- Yes
- Available on
- Web, API
- Open source
- Open weights (commercial use requires a paid license, with separate non-commercial license terms; the license name is not on the page)
What is Black Forest Labs?
Black Forest Labs makes the FLUX family of models. The latest FLUX 3 handles images, video, audio, and action prediction in a single multimodal model, and generates up to 20 seconds of video with speech and sound effects at a time. FLUX 3 Action is a 7B open-weight model for robot control. The models are offered through an API (pay-as-you-go), open-weight licenses for your own infrastructure, a browser playground, and enterprise contracts. FLUX.2 also continues to be supported for image generation and editing.
- Generates up to 20 seconds of video at a time (starting from text, images, or keyframes)
- Simultaneous generation of multilingual speech, sound effects, and ambient sound
- Accurate text rendering and handling of complex prompts
- FLUX 3 Action, which predicts actions for robot control
- Open weights you run on your own infrastructure (fine-tuning and customization)
- Browser playground
- FLUX tools such as outpainting, erasing, and virtual try-on
- Official FLUX MCP
Who uses Black Forest Labs and for what
- API integration for developers and early-stage teams
- Companies embedding the FLUX API or open weights in their own products
- Generating synthetic data for AI training
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Main limits |
|---|---|---|
| API pay-as-you-go (calculator example) | $0.048 | No subscription or seat fees; this is an example price for one image and varies by model and resolution |
| Builder (open-weight license) | Contact sales | FLUX.2 [klein], 10,000 images/month, 1 domain, 10 users, price not listed |
| Platform (open-weight license) | Contact sales | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B + [dev], 100,000 images/month, 1 domain, 10 users, price not listed |
| Professional (open-weight license) | Contact sales | FLUX.2 [dev], 100,000 images/month, 3 domains, contact sales |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | All models, custom volume, bundled API + weights pricing, contact sales |
| Synthetic Data | Contact sales | Right to use outputs as training data, contact sales |
Checked on the official pages on 2026-10-14. Prices and features can change, so check the official site again before paying. · Official pricing page
AI tools similar to Black Forest Labs (alternatives)
Black Forest Labs vs. alternatives at a glance
| AI | Pricing | Combos on the map | Connected tools | Free | Cheapest monthly | Korean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Forest Labs | Free + paid | 0 | 21 | Yes | — | No |
| Meta AI | Free | 0 | 5 | — | — | No |
| Stability AI | Free | 0 | 5 | — | — | No |
| Hugging Face | Free | 0 | 5 | Yes | $20/mo | — |
| Alibaba DAMO Academy | Free + paid | 0 | 21 | — | — | — |
2 of these 5 tools have a free plan. Cheapest paid plan: Hugging Face ($20/mo).
Combo and connection counts are based on the relationships recorded on AI Galaxy Map (2026-10-26); they are not a quality ranking.
Black Forest Labs on AI Galaxy Map
- One of 56 AI tools in the Frontier Labs field.
- Connected to 21 other tools — #6 in its field.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use Black Forest Labs for free?
API pay-as-you-go (calculator example) $0.048, Builder (open-weight license) Contact sales, Platform (open-weight license) Contact sales, Professional (open-weight license) Contact sales, Enterprise Contact sales, Synthetic Data Contact sales. Prices can change, so check the official site before paying.
What AI can I use instead of Black Forest Labs?
Tools that do the same job, such as Meta AI, Stability AI, Hugging Face, Alibaba DAMO Academy, are connected to it on the map.
Can I use Black Forest Labs in Korean?
None (English and a few others only)
Sources (official pages)
Checked on the official pages on 2026-10-14. Prices and features can change, so check the official site again before paying.