Model · Pictures

FLUX.1 [schnell]

A fast, free-to-download model that turns a description into a picture in a few steps. You can run it on a strong computer of your own or through hosting services, and use it commercially.

Go to FLUX.1 [schnell]’s website

At a glance

Open or closed: Fully open
Weights and code downloadable under a standard open licence
Weights downloadable under Apache-2.0; Hugging Face asks you to accept conditions before download.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Licence: Apache-2.0 (Permissive (e.g. Apache 2.0, MIT))
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Can I sell what I make?: Yes
Card: usable for personal, scientific and commercial purposes under Apache-2.0.
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Cost: Free option: Weights are free to download and run yourself.
Plans below.
How you use it: On your own computer, Through another service
Card lists diffusers, ComfyUI, Draw Things and DiffusionBee locally; Replicate, fal, mystic.ai as APIs. BFL's own API serves FLUX.1 [pro], not schnell.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Skill needed: Technical
Inferred: local use needs Python/ComfyUI and a capable GPU.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · inferred or from a secondary source; needs review
Made by: Black Forest Labs
Country not stated on the model card.
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Status: Available
Still downloadable; BFL's newer FLUX.2 family exists.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial

What you can make with it

A picture, from a description (main use)

text to image

source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page

Plans and prices

No paid plans listed.

source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page

Where you can run it

Replicate, fal, Hugging Face

Other options for “A picture, from a description”

Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Adobe Photoshop, Akool, Artbreeder, Bria, Canva AI (Magic Studio), ChatGPT Images, Civitai, Clipdrop, ComfyUI, Creatify, DeeVid AI, DiffusionBee, DomoAI, Draw Things, Dreamina, Dzine, fal, Filmora, FlexClip, FLUX.1 [dev], FLUX.1 Kontext, FLUX.2

About this entry

Facts last checked 12 Oct 2026 against the maker’s own pages (each fact links to its source). Entry status: draft. Plain-English summary written by Plainly.