Black Forest Labs builds the FLUX family of state-of-the-art text-to-image models. They release both open-weight variants for self-hosting and closed-source pro tiers via API.
Visit Black Forest LabsModels tracked
6
Open weight
5
API only
1
Avg score
53.4
Top benchmark
79.0
Image Edit Arena
Total HF downloads
1.5M
First release
May 2025
Latest release
Jan 2026
Ranked by composite score across benchmarks, popularity, efficiency, and versatility.
| # | Model | Modality | Score | Params | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLUX.2 [pro]API | image | AA70.2 | — | Nov 2025 |
| 2 |
The strongest model from this provider in each modality. Click a card to open the model page.
Image
FLUX.2 [pro]
How this provider’s catalog splits across text, image, video, audio, and embedding.
When each model shipped, newest first.
Jan 15
Jan 15
Models with downloadable weights, ranked by composite score.
| # | Model | Modality | Score | Params | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | image | BB69.8 | 9B | Jan 2026 | |
| 2 |
Each family is a model series. Browse all releases in a family with their own leaderboard.
Black Forest Labs ships 6 models that we track. Of those, 5 are open weight and 1 are accessed through their API.
It depends on the model. See the open-weight section above for models you can run locally, and the API-only section for closed models priced per token.
By composite score, FLUX.2 [klein] 9B is currently the top Black Forest Labs model in our directory. Composite score blends benchmarks, popularity, efficiency, and versatility.
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BB69.8 |
| 9B |
| Jan 2026 |
| 3 | image | BB60.0 | 32B | — |
| 4 | image | CC49.7 | 12B | May 2025 |
| 5 | image | CC45.4 | 4B | Jan 2026 |
| 6 | image | DD25.3 | 12B | — |
Nov 25
May 29
Composite grades across this provider’s catalog. Higher is better, blending benchmarks, popularity, and efficiency.
BB60.0 |
| 32B |
| — |
| 3 | image | CC49.7 | 12B | May 2025 |
| 4 | image | CC45.4 | 4B | Jan 2026 |
| 5 | image | DD25.3 | 12B | — |
Closed-source models accessed through Black Forest Labs’s API.
API pricing is per million tokens unless noted otherwise.
| # | Model | Modality | Score | Params | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLUX.2 [pro]API | image | AA70.2 | — | Nov 2025 |
