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Flux AI image generator

By Yuvraj Singh·Founder, Leaxor·Reviewed

Flux 2 Pro is Black Forest Labs' flagship image model, and it is the default here for a reason: it is the sharpest photoreal model in the lineup and it costs one credit.

Most work should start here. At ten cents an image you can explore a composition properly rather than rationing attempts, and for photoreal subjects the output holds up against models charging six times as much.

Where it gives ground is typography and vector work. Words inside the frame belong to Ideogram, and anything that has to scale cleanly belongs to Recraft.

It sits in the same prompt box as six other models, so switching is a dropdown rather than a different product.

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ProducesA photoreal image generated with Flux 2 Pro at 1 credit, in six styles and four aspect ratios
CostFlux 2 Pro: 1 credit ($0.10) per image. Credits are $0.10 each, minimum purchase 50 ($5.00).

Flux AI image generator at a glance

Made by
Black Forest Labs
Best at
Crisp & photoreal
Price
1 credit per image
Styles
6 presets — Cinematic, Photoreal, 3D render, Anime, Illustration, Digital art
Aspect ratios
9:16 (768x1344) · 1:1 (1024x1024) · 16:9 (1344x768) · 3:2 (1216x832)

How it works

  1. 1

    Start here by default

    Flux 2 Pro is preselected in the model picker, so the cheapest photoreal option is what you get unless you deliberately change it. That default is the right one for most prompts.

  2. 2

    Describe the photograph, not the idea

    Flux responds to camera language — lens, lighting, distance, depth of field — far better than to abstract description. "Shot on 85mm, window light, shallow depth" moves it more than "beautiful portrait" ever will.

  3. 3

    Pick a style preset

    Six presets, and each one is a descriptor block plus a negative prompt rather than a word bolted onto your text. Photoreal and cinematic are where Flux is strongest.

  4. 4

    Iterate freely, because you can afford to

    One credit means twenty attempts cost two dollars. The models that charge six credits change how willing you are to try again, and that reluctance costs more quality than the model gains.

  5. 5

    Switch models for the jobs Flux loses

    Keep the same prompt and change the model when the image needs text or a vector. The picker exists so the choice is per image, not per account.

What you can make with Flux AI

Photoreal stills at volume

Product shots, portraits, scenes — anything meant to look photographed. At one credit this is the model you can run fifty times while finding the frame, which is how the good ones actually get made.

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Rough a composition before paying for the final

Block out framing and lighting here, then rerun the keeper on a premium model if it needs one. Exploring at six credits is the most common way people overspend.

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Scene art for an illustrated video

Backgrounds and establishing shots that have to look real rather than drawn. Consistency across scenes comes from holding the description word for word, not from the model.

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Flux AI vs Nano Banana Pro

Nano Banana Pro: 6 credits ($0.60) per image. Credits are $0.10 each, minimum purchase 50 ($5.00).

Nano Banana Pro costs six credits against one, and it is genuinely better at two things: rendering words inside an image, and holding a complicated composition together. For a photoreal subject with no type in the frame, the gap narrows to something most people cannot pick out in a blind comparison. Run the same prompt on both once — seven credits — and you will know which side of that line your work sits on permanently.

Flux AI vs Midjourney

Midjourney is a subscription with a Discord-first workflow and a community whose style has genuinely shaped what people expect AI images to look like — if you want that aesthetic and that community, nothing here replaces it. What differs is how you buy: ten cents an image with nothing recurring, versus a monthly plan you pay whether you generate or not. We have not benchmarked Midjourney's output against Flux 2 Pro and this page will not pretend to.

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When this is the right page

The default, and the cheapest good option. Flux 2 Pro is where photoreal work should start — one credit buys enough attempts to actually iterate, which matters more than any single render. Nano Banana Pro at six credits earns the difference on text and complex composition; Recraft produces vectors Flux cannot; Ideogram renders words Flux will smear.

Made with Leaxor

Skeleton character in a classical setting, generated by Leaxor
Skeleton character in period military dress, generated by Leaxor
Skeleton character on horseback, generated by Leaxor
Skeleton character mid-scene, generated by Leaxor

Real output from the product. These are finished frames rather than a showcase for one specific model — a rendered example made with Flux AI is still in production. Watch full sample videos.

Questions

Which Flux model does Leaxor run?

Flux 2 Pro, from Black Forest Labs. It is the default model in the picker, so it is what you get unless you choose otherwise.

What does a Flux image cost here?

One credit, which is $0.10 per image — the cheapest tier alongside HiDream. Credits are $0.10 each with a minimum purchase of 50 ($5.00), so that is the smallest real first spend. Credits never expire and there is no subscription.

Do I need Discord to use Flux?

No. It runs in the browser next to six other models. The Discord workflow belongs to Midjourney, and it is a common reason people go looking for an alternative in the first place.

Can I use Flux images commercially?

Yes. Images you generate are yours to publish and monetise, including thumbnails, channel art and client work. Nothing here is licensed stock, so there is no separate rights question to resolve.

Why is Flux the default rather than the most expensive model?

Because defaults should be the option most people should pick, not the option that bills most. For photoreal work at one credit it is the best value in the lineup, and someone who needs Nano Banana Pro generally knows they do.

What aspect ratios can I generate?

Four: 9:16 for stories and reels, 16:9 for thumbnails, 1:1 for social, and 3:2 classic. The ratio changes the real pixel dimensions rather than cropping a square, so composition holds.

Is Flux good at text in images?

Not especially, and no amount of prompting fixes it. Short strings sometimes land; anything longer smears. Ideogram v3 at three credits is the model in this lineup built for that, and switching is a dropdown.

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