FLUX Pricing in 2026: Plans, Limits and Real Costs
FLUX is pay-as-you-go, no subscriptions or seat fees. For a solo founder prototyping video, FLUX 3 Video Draft at $0.06/s is the cheapest entry; for production output, FLUX 3 Video at $0.17/s (HD, Text/Image → Video) is the everyday pick.
Verified 2026-09-18 · official pricing page · FLUX in the directory
Quick pricing verdict
- Starting price
- $0.06/s — FLUX 3 Video Draft (HD, Text/Image → Video)
- Free plan
- No free tier is published; the page says "Pay as you go. No subscriptions, no seat fees."
- Best plan for most people
- FLUX 3 Video at $0.17/s for Text/Image → Video at HD; described on the page as the tier that "Balances quality, cost and latency."
- Plan to avoid first
- FLUX 3 Video at UHD (4K): $0.80/s for Text/Image → Video and $0.95/s for Video → Video — about 4.7× the HD rate
- Biggest hidden cost
- Partial seconds round up to the next whole second of output, and switching to Video → Video roughly doubles the per-second rate at any resolution
- Pricing checked
- 2026-09-18, against the official page
FLUX (Black Forest Labs) is sold strictly on usage. The headline line is "Pay as you go. No subscriptions, no seat fees. Only pay for what you generate." There are no monthly tiers, no free quota, and no seat math — your spend equals what the API actually renders.
Video is billed per second of output (a "Video Second"). The cheapest listed rate is FLUX 3 Video Draft at $0.06/s, available only in HD. Full-quality FLUX 3 Video ranges from $0.17/s at HD Text/Image → Video up to $0.95/s at UHD Video → Video. Clips cap at 20 seconds, audio is included at no extra charge, and partial seconds round up to the next whole second.
Plans compared
| Plan | Price | Best for | Key limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLUX 3 Video Draft | $0.06/s (HD, Text/Image → Video only) | Rapid, cost-effective exploration | HD only; no FHD/QHD/UHD rates listed for Draft |
| FLUX 3 Video — Text/Image → Video | $0.17/s HD · $0.29/s FHD · $0.40/s QHD · $0.80/s UHD | Standard production video from text or still images | Clips up to 20 seconds; partial seconds round up |
| FLUX 3 Video — Video → Video | $0.41/s HD · $0.53/s FHD · $0.65/s QHD · $0.95/s UHD | Extending, editing, or restyling existing video | Clips up to 20 seconds; ~2× the Text/Image rate at each resolution |
| Enterprise (API) | Custom pricing — "Contact Sales" | High-throughput workloads needing volume discounts and SLA | Custom volume, custom domains/users, API + Weights combo pricing |
| Open Weights — Builder | Not published; page shows "Purchase" | Developers and early-stage teams self-hosting FLUX.2 [klein] models | 10K images/month, 1 domain, 10 licensed users |
| Open Weights — Platform | Not published; page shows "Purchase" | Product teams shipping at volume with FLUX.2 [klein] 9B + FLUX.2 [dev] | 100K images/month, 1 domain, 10 licensed users |
| Open Weights — Professional | Not published; page shows "Contact Sales" | Agencies and service providers running FLUX.2 [dev] | 100K images/month, up to 3 domains, 10 licensed users |
| Open Weights — Enterprise | Not published; page shows "Contact Sales" | Full picture: all models + new releases with permissive commercial use | Custom volume, custom domains & users, API + Weights combo |
| Open Weights — Synthetic Data | Not published; page shows "Contact Sales" | Generating training datasets from FLUX.2 outputs | Rights to use outputs as training data, no domain restrictions, custom volume |
Source: FLUX pricing page, checked 2026-09-18. See the archived page we read.
What each plan includes
FLUX 3 Video Draft
- Includes
- Text/Image → Video at HD; audio included
- Missing
- FHD/QHD/UHD resolution bands are not offered for Draft on the page
- Avoid if
- You need anything beyond HD or any Video → Video work
- Verdict
- Use it for cheap iteration before committing to a full FLUX 3 Video render.
FLUX 3 Video (Text/Image → Video)
- Includes
- HD, FHD, QHD, UHD resolution bands; audio included; clips up to 20 seconds
- Missing
- No flat monthly rate; every output is metered
- Avoid if
- You are still exploring concepts — use Draft instead
- Verdict
- The everyday production tier per the page's own copy.
FLUX 3 Video (Video → Video)
- Includes
- All four resolution bands for extending/editing/restyling video input
- Missing
- No HD-only draft equivalent
- Avoid if
- You only have text or still images — Text/Image → Video is cheaper
- Verdict
- Necessary for any video-conditioned work; roughly 2× the Text/Image rate.
Enterprise
- Includes
- Custom pricing, volume discounts, SLA guarantees, dedicated support
- Missing
- Public price list
- Avoid if
- You are early-stage or solo — contact only when scale justifies it
- Verdict
- Negotiated route once usage is material.
Open Weights tiers
- Includes
- Fine-tuning & LoRA rights on every published tier; self-hosted deployment
- Missing
- Listed prices on the page; only Purchase/Contact Sales buttons
- Avoid if
- You want to know the dollar figure before talking to a human
- Verdict
- Only viable for teams that already know they will self-host.
Add-ons, overages, and surprise costs
| Cost item | Trigger | Published amount | Billing behaviour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resolution multiplier | Outputting above HD (FHD/QHD/UHD) | Up to $0.80/s (Text/Image → Video UHD) vs $0.17/s at HD | Higher resolution band is billed at a higher per-second rate |
| Modality multiplier | Switching to Video → Video at the same resolution | Roughly 2× the Text/Image → Video rate per second (e.g., $0.17/s → $0.41/s at HD) | Any generation conditioned in whole or in part on video input is billed at the Video → Video rate |
| Partial-second rounding | Any output that is not a whole number of seconds | Rounded up to the next whole second of output | A 5.1-second render bills as 6 seconds |
| Draft → full render | Using FLUX 3 Video Draft Enhance to upgrade a draft to full quality | "Priced as a regular generation for the specific mode and the resolution band selected" | You pay the draft price plus a second full-quality charge |
| Open Weights image caps | Exceeding 10K images/month (Builder) or 100K images/month (Platform/Professional) | Not published | Page does not list overage rates — must contact for the next tier |
Source: Platform pricing docs, checked 2026-09-18. See the archived page we read.
Which plan should you choose?
- Solo founder prototyping a short video feature
- FLUX 3 Video Draft at $0.06/s — Cheapest entry; HD only is fine for early iteration and the page positions it as "Rapid, cost-effective exploration."
- Solo founder shipping a customer-facing video feature
- FLUX 3 Video Text/Image → Video at HD, $0.17/s — Called out on the page as balancing quality, cost, and latency; lowest full-quality rate.
- Founder needing to edit, extend, or restyle existing footage
- FLUX 3 Video Video → Video at HD, $0.41/s — Only tier that accepts video input; no cheaper alternative for that workflow.
- Founder planning to self-host models
- Open Weights — Platform tier — Includes FLUX.2 [klein] 9B + FLUX.2 [dev] and 100K images/month, but the page does not publish its price — contact Sales before budgeting.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a free plan or free trial?
- The page does not publish a free plan. It states only "Pay as you go. No subscriptions, no seat fees. Only pay for what you generate."
- How is FLUX 3 Video billed?
- Per second of video output ("Video Second"). Partial seconds are rounded up to the next whole second. Clips are up to 20 seconds. Audio is included at no extra charge.
- What is the difference between FLUX 3 Video Draft and FLUX 3 Video?
- Draft is a cheaper render at $0.06/s, available only in HD and described as "Rapid, cost-effective exploration." FLUX 3 Video is the full-quality tier priced from $0.17/s (HD, Text/Image → Video) up to $0.95/s (UHD, Video → Video).
- Why does Video → Video cost more than Text/Image → Video?
- The page defines Text/Image → Video as generation conditioned solely on text and/or still images, and Video → Video as generation conditioned in whole or in part on video input. Video → Video is billed at a higher per-second rate in every resolution band.
- How do the Open Weights tiers differ?
- Builder = FLUX.2 [klein] models, 10K images/month, 1 domain, 10 licensed users. Platform = FLUX.2 [klein] 9B + FLUX.2 [dev], 100K images/month, 1 domain. Professional = FLUX.2 [dev], 100K images/month, up to 3 domains. Enterprise = all models + new releases, custom volume. Synthetic Data = rights to use outputs as training data, no domain restrictions.
- Do any of the Open Weights tiers show a price on the page?
- No. Builder and Platform show a "Purchase" button; Professional, Enterprise, and Synthetic Data show "Contact Sales." No dollar amounts are published for these tiers.
What we read
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Pricing change log
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- 2026-09-18First published, extracted from https://bfl.ai/pricing; archive snapshot 2026-09-12.