compare/FLUX.2 [Max]vsFlux

FLUX.2 [Max] vs Flux

Pricing, context window, capabilities, and release date — pulled from each provider's public docs. Both are available via the same AIgateway OpenAI-compatible endpoint; flip the model string to switch.

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 FLUX.2 [Max]
black-forest-labs/flux-2-max
Flux
deepgram/flux
ProviderBlack Forest LabsDeepgram
FamilyFLUXFLUX
Modalityimageaudio-stt
Context window
Max output
Released2026-05-272025-09-29
Input price$0.0000 /img$0.0077 /min
Output price
Cache read
Tools
Streaming
Vision
JSON mode
Reasoning
Prompt caching
FLUX.2 [Max]
black-forest-labs/flux-2-max
Full spec →

FLUX.2 [max] is Black Forest Labs' highest-quality image model — top editing consistency, strongest prompt following, and grounding search for visualizations of real-time information.

Strengths
  • Text-to-image generation
  • Creative control
Flux
deepgram/flux
Full spec →

Flux is the first conversational speech recognition model built specifically for voice agents.

Strengths
  • Speech-to-text transcription
SWITCH BETWEEN THEM

One key, both models, one line different.

# pip install aigateway-py openai
# aigateway-py: sub-accounts, evals, replays, jobs, webhook verify.
# openai SDK: chat/embeddings/images/audio — drop-in compat per our SDK's own guidance.
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.aigateway.sh/v1",
    api_key="sk-aig-...",
)

# Try FLUX.2 [Max]
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="black-forest-labs/flux-2-max",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)

# Try Flux — same client, same key
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="deepgram/flux",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)
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