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Recraft V3 vs FLUX.2 [Max]

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.

RUN BOTH LIVE

Paste a prompt. Watch them race.

Both models stream in parallel through your own AIgateway key. Tokens, latency, and cost update as they arrive.

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 Recraft V3
recraft/recraftv3
FLUX.2 [Max]
black-forest-labs/flux-2-max
ProviderRecraftBlack Forest Labs
FamilyRecraftFLUX
Modalityimageimage
Context window
Max output
Released2026-05-222026-05-27
Input price$0.040 /img$0.0000 /img
Output price
Cache read
Tools
Streaming
Vision
JSON mode
Reasoning
Prompt caching
Recraft V3
recraft/recraftv3
Full spec →

Recraft V3 is the previous-generation text-to-image model from Recraft, well-suited to design-quality compositions, brand-aware imagery, and accurate text rendering.

Strengths
  • Text-to-image generation
  • Creative control
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
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 Recraft V3
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="recraft/recraftv3",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)

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