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Flux Schnell

FLUX.1 [schnell] is fastest image generation model tailored for local development and personal use, a 12 billion parameter rectified flow transformer.

$0.0045per imageUnit inferred from image type (1.5× benchmark, snapshot 2026-09-14).
$0.045Ten outputs at the base tier. Larger sizes and premium quality tiers cost more.
Reference pricingBenchmark unit rate — no paid checkout or subscription on minimaxi.design. Prompt planning in Studio is free.
Flux Schnell sample output
Sample output · prompt: “A young Chinese woman wearing an elegant traditional Hanfu, standing in an ancient Chinese street. She has delicate facial features, fair skin, soft smile, and expressive eyes. Her hair is styled in a classical updo ador…”

What it does

Flux Schnell, in practice.

flux-schnell is a 12 billion parameter rectified flow transformer capable of generating images from text descriptions.

  • Exceptional Image Quality: Delivers state-of-the-art visual outputs with precise adherence to input prompts, rivaling the performance of proprietary alternatives.
  • Ultra-Fast Inference: Designed to produce high-quality images in as few as 1 to 4 generation steps, meeting the demands of time-sensitive creative tasks.
  • Broad Usage Rights: Distributed under the Apache-2.0 license, making flux-schnell a robust choice for personal, scientific, and commercial projects.
  • Content Accuracy: flux-schnell is optimized for artistic generation and is not intended to provide reliable factual information.
  • Potential Biases: As a statistical model, it may inadvertently reinforce biases present in the training data.
  • Prompt Sensitivity: The output quality and adherence can vary depending on the style and complexity of the input prompt.

Product photo workspace

This page is a model reference. The workspace supports white backgrounds, scene changes, packaging text edits and model try-on using Qwen Image Edit.

Parameters

What you can set.

ParameterWhat it doesOptions
seedRandom seed (-1 for random)default -1
sizeOutput image sizedefault 1024*1024
image
promptInput prompt for image generation
strengthStrength indicates extent to transform the reference imagedefault 0.8
mask_imageThe mask image tells the model where to generate new pixels (white) and where to preserve the original image (black). It acts as a stencil or guide for targeted image editing.
num_imagesNumber of images to generatedefault 1

Sample prompt

The prompt behind the sample.

A young Chinese woman wearing an elegant traditional Hanfu, standing in an ancient Chinese street. She has delicate facial features, fair skin, soft smile, and expressive eyes. Her hair is styled in a classical updo adorned with intricate golden hairpins and red ornaments. She wears a rich red embroidered Hanfu with phoenix and floral patterns, flowing sleeves, and layered fabrics. Warm backlighting creates a soft halo around her hair, cinematic depth of field. The background shows old-style Chinese buildings, lanterns, and people walking softly blurred. Ultra-realistic photography, natural sk
seed: -1size: 1024*1024strength: 0.8num_images: 1enable_sync_mode: enable_base64_output: enable_safety_checker: True

FAQ

Short answers.

How much does Flux Schnell cost?

List price starts at $0.0045 per image at the base resolution; higher resolutions and longer durations cost more. Per-use pricing, no subscription. Model prices are reference prices. The prompt workspace is free during the period shown on the homepage; no automatic charges.

What content policy applies to Flux Schnell?

Black Forest Labs's standard content policy, plus this site's commercial-use rules: product, catalog and marketing work. Uploads are processed for your request only and are not used for training.

What does Flux Schnell take as input?

It is a text-to-image model. FLUX.1 [schnell] is fastest image generation model tailored for local development and personal use, a 12 billion parameter rectified flow transformer.

How do I use Flux Schnell?

Prompt for composition first — subject, lens, light — then style. This is also the fastest way to make a first frame you can hand to an image-to-video model. Register or sign in to edit product photos with Qwen Image Edit. Other models on this page are catalog references.

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