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FLUX.2 [max] API Cost

A 2 MP FLUX.2 [max] image costs $0.089, against $0.10 at the official price. What you spend depends on image size, how many images you make and how many you keep — here is what real work costs, what a monthly budget buys and how to spend less.

2 MP image
$0.089
official $0.10
1,000 images
$64.40
1 MP
1,000 images / month
$88.85
2 MP
Below official
up to 21%
failed runs: $0
Create with FLUX.2 [max]Get API keyAPI docs

Try it

Try FLUX.2 [max] — the price is on the button

Runs on your balance at the price on the button; failed runs are refunded. Results are saved to your account.

Open the full-screen Studio

Calculator

Calculate your FLUX.2 [max] cost

Pick the size, your monthly volume and how many tries you keep. Every figure is a live quote.

Size
Tries per keeper

Per month · 100 generations

6.44

$7.00 at the official price

Per image
0.065
Per kept image
0.065
Saved per month
$0.56
Saved per year
$6.72

Live prices · failed generations are free

Cost drivers

What drives the FLUX.2 [max] API cost

2 things set your bill. Prices are live; the full tier list is on the FLUX.2 [max] API pricing page.

Image size

The biggest lever. An image costs 2.0× as much at 4 MP as at 1 MP.

1 MP
$0.065
1.0×
2 MP
$0.089
1.4×
3 MP
$0.11
1.7×
4 MP
$0.13
2.0×

Takes you keep

Every successful image is billed, including takes you discard. Keeping one in three makes each kept 2 MP image cost $0.27 instead of $0.089. Failed generations are refunded.

Real work

What images cost with FLUX.2 [max]

Typical jobs priced end to end at today's per-image prices.

FLUX.2 [max] cost of common deliverables
DeliverableGenerationsTierOfficialCheaperGen
Concept exploration20 images1 MP$1.40$1.29
Product photo set12 images2 MP$1.20$1.07
With a monthly plan: Pro $1.06Max $1.04
Ad creative variations50 images2 MP$5.00$4.45
With a monthly plan: Pro $4.39Max $4.33
Blog illustrations for a month100 images2 MP$10.00$8.89
With a monthly plan: Pro $8.77Max $8.65
Catalog of 1,000 products × 3 shots3,000 images1 MP$210.00$193.20
Hero images4 images4 MP$0.64$0.51
With a monthly plan: Pro $0.49Max $0.47

Monthly plans lower prices on most models (shown under each price); you can still pay as you go. Pro $499/month · Max $4,999/month.

Budgets

What a FLUX.2 [max] budget buys

Images per budget at each size.

FLUX.2 [max]: output per budget
Size$10$50$100$500$1,000
1 MP
$0.065 per image
1557761,5527,76315,527
2 MP
$0.089 per image
1125621,1255,62711,255
3 MP
$0.11 per image
914589174,5869,173
4 MP
$0.13 per image
793957913,9597,919

Yearly difference

FLUX.2 [max] cost vs the official price

The same monthly volume at 2 MP, priced here and at the official price (verified October 18, 2026).

1,000 images / month

$88.85

$100.00 official

$133.84 less a year

10,000 images / month

$888.47

$1,000 official

$1,338 less a year

100,000 images / month

$8,885

$10,000 official

$13,384 less a year

Compare

A 2 MP image on other models

The same request on FLUX models and the cheapest similar models, at each model's lowest price for that size.

Cost of the same request on FLUX.2 [max] and other models
ModelTierCostvs. FLUX.2 [max]
FLUX.2 [pro]
FLUX family
2 MP$0.04−55%
FLUX.2 [flex]
FLUX family
2 MP$0.087−3%
FLUX.2 [max]
Black Forest Labs
2 MP$0.089—

Price is one input; quality, speed and features differ. Each model's cost page has its own breakdown.

Cost control

Keep FLUX.2 [max] spend predictable

The same rules in the API, the Playground and the Studio. Details in the billing docs.

  • Price it first. POST /v1/quote/bfl/flux-2-max/text-to-image returns the exact price of any request, free.
  • Cap a request. Send max_cost_usd and a request priced above it is refused without charge.
  • Prepaid only. You can't spend more than your balance; auto top-up is optional and you set its amount.
  • Failed = free. Failed generations, and jobs you cancel while queued, are refunded in full.
  • Every charge itemized. Each generation returns its exact cost, and the dashboard lists every charge.

FAQ

FLUX.2 [max] API cost questions

A 2 MP image costs $0.089 (official $0.10). Prices run from $0.0644 to $0.1263 per image depending on size, with no subscription needed and no minimum spend.

It depends only on usage. 1,000 images a month cost $88.85; 10,000 images a month cost $888.47; 100,000 images a month cost $8,885 (at 2 MP). At the middle volume that is $1,338 a year less than at the official price.

Image size. The quote endpoint (POST /v1/quote/{endpoint}) prices any request for free before you run it. Rates by size: price per image.

You pay for every successful generation, including takes you decide not to use. Failed generations, and jobs you cancel while they are queued, are refunded in full automatically. To spend less per try, see [Cheapest FLUX.2 [max]](/models/bfl/flux-2-max/cheapest).

Yes. Credits are prepaid, so you can't spend more than your balance. Pass max_cost_usd with a request and it is refused, without charge, if its price would be higher. Auto top-up is optional.

FLUX.2 [pro] costs $0.04 for the same 2 MP image, against $0.089 with FLUX.2 [max]. Compare quality on both before switching.

Our prices are live; official prices were verified October 18, 2026. FLUX.2 [max] is developed by Black Forest Labs. CheaperGen provides API access and does not own the model. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.