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FLUX (Black Forest Labs)

Black Forest Labs DE

The FLUX image models of Black Forest Labs, sold as a per-image API without a seat fee, with an EU controller at BFL GmbH in Freiburg.

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Best for

Readers who want an EU-established API provider, commercial rights in the image price, and documented C2PA credentials on hosted outputs.

Strengths / Weaknesses

Strengths

  • The contracting party in the EEA is BFL GmbH in Freiburg
  • Commercial rights are included in the API and Playground image price
  • C2PA Content Credentials are documented for outputs where BFL controls the pipeline

Weaknesses

  • Prices are in USD and the Luxembourg VAT treatment is not stated on the retrieved pricing page
  • A public self-serve DPA file was not found
  • Training opt-out is by email, not a documented in-product toggle on the retrieved pages

Pricing

Plan Price Unit Note
FLUX 3 Image Klein, 768x768 Price on request per image 0,008 USD per image at 768x768 on 2026-11-11
FLUX 3 Image, 768x768 Price on request per image 0,041 USD per image at 768x768; 0,048 USD at 1K and 0,07 USD at 1,5K

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Verdict

FLUX is the EU-established, no-subscription API option with commercial rights and C2PA on hosted outputs, billed per image in USD.

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Where we write about it

Where these numbers come from

  1. [1] Black Forest Labs, Pricing accessed 2026-11-11
  2. [2] Black Forest Labs, commercial API use accessed 2026-11-11
  3. [3] Black Forest Labs, Imprint accessed 2026-11-11

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