FLUX vs Stable Diffusion
FLUX Black Forest Labs
Image models with open-weight versions, strong at prompt following and image editing.
VisitStable Diffusion Stability AI
Open-weight image models you can run yourself, with a large community of fine-tunes.
VisitSide by side
| Property | FLUX | Stable Diffusion |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Product | Product |
| Category | AI image generators | AI image generators |
| Made by | Black Forest Labs | Stability AI |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Free |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms | API, Self-hosted | API, Self-hosted |
| Startup | Yes | Yes |
Features
Only FLUX
- photorealistic
- europe
Both
- text to image
- open weights
- image editing
Only Stable Diffusion
None