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FLUX.2 [Max] vs FLUX.2 [Flex]

Pricing per million tokens, context window, capabilities — pulled from each provider's public docs. All 2 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.2 [Flex]
black-forest-labs/flux-2-flex
Provider
Black Forest Labs
Black Forest Labs
Family
FLUX
FLUX
Modality
image
image
Context window
Max output
Released
2026-05-27
2026-05-27
License
Open-weight
Open-weight
Per image
$0.0000 /img
$0.0000 /img
Tools
Streaming
Vision
JSON mode
Reasoning
Prompt caching
Batch API
Try it
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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
Use cases
Marketing assetsProduct mockupsConcept art
FLUX.2 [Flex]
black-forest-labs/flux-2-flex
Full spec →

FLUX.2 [flex] is Black Forest Labs' fine-grained control variant of FLUX.2 — exposes tunable inference steps, guidance, and prompt upsampling for typography-heavy and production workflows.

Strengths
  • Text-to-image generation
  • Creative control
Use cases
Marketing assetsProduct mockupsConcept art

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SWITCH BETWEEN THEM

One key, all 2, one line different.

from openai import OpenAI

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

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

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