FLUX.2 Flex API

blackforestlabs/flux-2-flex
Configurable FLUX.
Output
$0.05 / MP (variable)
Released
Jun 12, 2026

Overview

What is FLUX.2 Flex API?

Configurable FLUX.2 model balancing quality, latency, and control.

Technical Specifications
- Supported inputs: Image, Text
- Output: Image
- Endpoint: /images/generations

Performance Benchmarks
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FLUX.2 Flex API Pricing
- Pricing on request

Where to Use FLUX.2 Flex

High-volume image generation
Produce product visuals, thumbnails, and marketing assets programmatically at scale.

Creative and concept art
Turn text prompts into illustrations, mockups, and design explorations.

Image editing and variations
Provide a reference image to guide edits, restyles, or variations.

Code Sample
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Uptime and performance

  • Uptime (24h): 100%
  • Uptime (7d): 100%
  • Availability (24h): 100%
  • Error rate (24h): 0%

Measured on the AI/ML API gateway across live traffic. Figures are medians unless stated. Last updated 2026-10-12.

Use cases

Product mockups with precise text and brand assets are documented use cases for this model, along with marketing materials and typography-heavy creative work.

It is also documented as suited to campaigns that need consistent characters across images, product placement across different contexts, and brand-accurate color matching.

Another documented use case is text-intensive layouts and images that require text overlays or careful preservation of fine details.

It is further documented for creative workflows that need fine-grained control over generation parameters, including manual quality-speed tradeoffs.

How to use FLUX.2 Flex API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to blackforestlabs/flux-2-flex.
import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY},
    json={
      "model": "blackforestlabs/flux-2-flex",
      "prompt": "A cat holding a sign that says hello"
    },
)
print(r.json())
const r = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "blackforestlabs/flux-2-flex",
    "prompt": "A cat holding a sign that says hello"
  }),
});
console.log(await r.json());
curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"blackforestlabs/flux-2-flex","prompt":"A cat holding a sign that says hello"}'

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.

FLUX.2 Flex API Pricing

TypePrice
Output
$0.05 / MP (variable)

FLUX.2 Flex Benchmarks

BenchmarkScoreWhat it measuresSourceRetrieved
Text-to-Image Arena
1026
Human preference Elo from blind pairwise comparisons of generated images, measured independently by Artificial AnalysisSourceSeptember 28, 2026

FLUX.2 Flex vs other models

ModelInputOutputContextBest for
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$0.05 / MP (variable)
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$0.25 / gen
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Frequently asked questions

FLUX.2 Flex takes image, text as input and returns image.

FLUX.2 Flex became available on June 12, 2026.

FLUX.2 Flex is priced at $0.065 / MP (variable).

FLUX.2 Flex is billed per generation — a fixed charge per output rather than by prompt length.

Yes, FLUX.2 Flex accepts image input as well as a text prompt.

FLUX.2 Flex was built by Black Forest Labs.

Send a request to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations with blackforestlabs/flux-2-flex as the model id.

Yes. FLUX.2 Flex is served through AI/ML API, so the same key and endpoint format used for other models applies.

No. It is an image generation model that turns text or text-plus-image prompts into images.

It is a configurable version of FLUX.2 designed to balance image quality, generation speed, and user control.

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