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FLUX 3

Black Forest Labs' 2026 model family. FLUX 3 Image makes and edits pictures with accurate text; FLUX 3 Video makes clips of up to 20 seconds with sound; the smaller FLUX 3 Image Klein can be downloaded and is free for businesses under US$5M revenue.

Go to FLUX 3’s website
Free to try?Free to run yourself
Can I sell what I make?Yes, with conditions
Open or closedDownloadable, with conditions
Skill neededTechnical

The facts, with sources

Open or closed
Downloadable, with conditions
You can download and run it, but the licence limits use
Only Image Klein (5.6B) is downloadable (gated); Image, Video and Max are API or private-weight only.
source · checked 7 Nov 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Licence
FLUX Kommunity License v1.0 (Community licence with conditions (e.g. revenue cap))
Applies to Image Klein. Hosted models follow BFL's API terms.
source · checked 7 Nov 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Can I sell what I make?
Yes, with conditions
  • Only below a revenue limit
Klein: commercial output allowed for users under US$5M gross annual revenue; others need a BFL licence. API outputs follow BFL's API terms (not re-read).
source · checked 7 Nov 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Cost
No free plan.
Free to download and run on your own computer.
Plans below.
How you use it
Maker's own API, On your own computer, Through another service
BFL API and playground; Klein via GitHub, Diffusers and ComfyUI; also on fal.
source · checked 7 Nov 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Skill needed
Technical
API or local setup.
source · checked 7 Nov 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial
Made by
Black Forest Labs Inc.
Licensor named in the licence; country not stated on pages read.
source · checked 7 Nov 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Status
Available
source · checked 7 Nov 2026 · checked on the maker's own page

What you can make with it

text to imageimage to imagetext to videoimage to videovideo to video

Klein composes from up to 10 reference images; Video does text, image, keyframe and video-to-video with native audio.
source · checked 7 Nov 2026 · checked on the maker's own page

Plans and prices

PlanPriceIncludes
API, FLUX 3 Image (1K)$0.048 per image
API, FLUX 3 Image Klein (1K)$0.009 per image
API, FLUX 3 Video (HD)$0.15 per seconds of video
API, FLUX 3 Video (FHD)$0.24 per seconds of video

Some plans are not listed here; see the source for the full list.

Pay as you go, no subscription. Image from $0.041 (768px) to $0.607 (4K); Klein $0.008 to $0.036; Video draft $0.06/s, up to $0.45/s for 4K video-to-video; audio included. Klein weights free to download.
source · checked 7 Nov 2026 · checked on the maker's own page

Rough cost of one standard image: about $0.048 / £0.036 (estimate, worked out by Plainly, not a price the maker publishes). Listed $0.048 per 1K image. GBP at 0.75 = 0.036.

Rough cost of 5 seconds of 720p video: about $0.75 / £0.56 (estimate, worked out by Plainly, not a price the maker publishes). $0.15 per second x 5 = $0.75. GBP at 0.75 = 0.56.

Rights and safety

Limits
max video seconds: 20
source · checked 7 Nov 2026 · checked on the maker's own page

Related

Where you can run it

fal, ComfyUI

Other options for “A picture, from a description”

Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Adobe Photoshop, Akool, Artbreeder, Bria, Bria Fibo 2.0, Canva AI (Magic Studio), ChatGPT Images, Civitai, Clipdrop, ComfyUI, Creatify, DeeVid AI, DiffusionBee, DomoAI, Draw Things, Dreamina, Dzine, fal, Filmora, FlexClip, FLORA, FLUX.1 [dev]

About this entry. Facts last checked 7 Nov 2026 against the maker’s own pages (each fact links to its source). Entry status: draft. Plain-English summary written by Plainly.

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