Flux 2 Max

Readable in-image typography and precise prompt following for polished design and marketing assets.

Free plan: up to 3 images a month, then from $0.08 an image.

Readable typography in-imageStrength

Max for final, Klein for draftsTiers

80 (Max) · 10 (Klein)Credits

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Professional images for every use case

Ad creative.

Build polished campaign visuals with controlled layouts, branded colors, and readable headlines.

Product photography.

Render products with realistic materials, clean lighting, and art-directed compositions for listings or hero banners.

Poster design.

Create type-led posters where the headline, hierarchy, and supporting graphics form one finished composition.

Editorial illustration.

Translate detailed briefs into layered visuals with controlled subjects, settings, and editorial tone.

Packaging concepts.

Explore labels, cartons, and mockups with legible product names, precise colors, and convincing materials.

Readable text inside finished layouts

Flux 2 Max can place legible headlines, labels, and short supporting copy directly within an image. That makes it useful for posters, packaging, ads, covers, and other assets where type is part of the composition.

•Quoted text for clearer wording
•Controlled headline placement
•Defined typographic styles
•Multiple text hierarchy levels
•Hex color instructions for brand work

Detailed prompts stay visually organized

The model is built to follow complex descriptions while preserving composition, materials, lighting, and small details. Designers can specify the main subject first, then add actions, style, context, colors, and secondary elements.

•Strong multi-element prompt following
•Structured prompt support
•Precise object placement instructions
•Camera and lighting terminology
•Positive descriptions instead of negative prompts

Detailed prompts stay visually organized

Multi-reference generation and editing

Combine product, character, logo, pose, and style references within one controlled brief. Flux 2 Max supports generation and editing with up to eight input images through its official API.

•Up to 4 reference images with Max
•Up to 3 with Flux 2 Klein
•Product and character consistency
•Reference-guided style transfer
•Existing-image transformation
•Shape and lighting preservation

Max for finals, Klein for fast drafts

Use Flux 2 Klein when you are exploring directions and want lower-cost iterations. Move to Flux 2 Max for final campaign assets, difficult edits, stronger consistency, and the highest-quality output in the family.

•Klein for rapid concept rounds
•Lower-cost exploratory generations
•Max for final production work
•Stronger Max editing consistency
•One family for draft-to-final workflows

How it works

Describe the finished asset

Start with the subject and intended deliverable, then add composition, lighting, materials, and style. Put required text in quotation marks and associate color codes with specific objects.

Choose your tier and format

Select Klein for inexpensive exploration or Max for final-quality work. Choose an aspect ratio suited to the destination, such as square for social posts, portrait for stories, or widescreen for banners.

Generate, review, and refine

Generate the image, inspect the typography and small details, then revise the prompt with specific changes. Add reference images or edit the strongest result when consistency matters.

Prompts to steal

Premium citrus soda ad on cream, chilled glass bottle, orange silk ribbon, bold navy headline reading "TASTE THE BRIGHT SIDE", label text "SUNROOM CITRUS", crisp studio lighting

Ad creative

Luxury ceramic perfume bottle on pale travertine, amber glass cap, soft morning shadows, warm beige palette, subtle reflections, high-end product photography, 85mm lens

Product photography

Modern museum poster with cobalt geometric sculpture, warm white background, large black serif headline "FORM AND SPACE", date "12–28 OCTOBER", disciplined Swiss grid

Poster design

Editorial illustration about urban gardening, rooftop greenhouse woven through apartment towers, cyclists and planters, textured paper collage, optimistic daylight, magazine composition

Editorial illustration

Three premium tea cartons labeled "MORNING", "NOON", and "NIGHT", forest green, coral, and indigo packaging, embossed botanical motifs, clean retail shelf photography

Packaging concepts

Bold outdoor coffee poster, red and cream palette, headline "START FRESH", subheading "ROASTED DAILY", small badge "OPEN 7 AM", clean sans-serif type, morning café scene

Readable text inside finished layouts

Top community creations

Recent Flux 2 Max images shared by the BudgetPixel community.

a powerful fusion of a massive, muscular man and a fierce tiger, combining the man's sculpted physique with the tiger's majestic mane, sharp claws, and piercing eyes. The creature should exude raw strength and dominance, with the man's muscular torso seamlessly blending into the tiger’s body, creating a mythic, hybrid warrior-like being.

Cinematic wide-angle surreal glitch artwork, 4K sharp detailed, eye-level street perspective at dusky twilight. Cracked 90s CRT television sits curbside, pulling a pulsing electric cyan glowing portal into its dead screen as reality unravels around it. Broken physics: duplicated frozen mid-stride pedestrians, asphalt streets warped like melted taffy, bicycles, mailboxes and coffee cups floating weightless. Spiderweb pixel cracks fracture the entire frame, desaturated muted street tones contrasted only by neon portal glow, soft static grain edges, eerie uncanny quiet atmosphere, distorted depth, reality visibly dissolving at the seams.

@archangeltara

STYLE:
"Rendered in a comic book style that blends the dynamic energy of Jack Kirby, the clean precision of Jim Lee, the surreal elegance of Steve Ditko, and the dramatic contrast of Frank Miller. This fusion incorporates the vibrant, painterly realism of Alex Ross, the atmospheric palette of Dave Stewart, and the retro-modern clarity of Darwyn Cooke. Moebius's intricate linework and surreal environments meet the minimalist-yet-expressive style of Fiona Staples to create a balanced and engaging composition. The result is a visually striking aesthetic with bold, clean linework, high-contrast colors, expressive shading, and dynamic storytelling that captures both motion and emotion. Lighting is sharp and directional, drawing focus to the subject while atmospheric effects and simplified backgrounds maintain clarity and dramatic impact."

SUBJECT:
"Direct eye contact with a fashionable woman with long red hair, depicted with the dramatic flow and exaggerated highlights characteristic of Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. Sitting sideways at a café table, her pose reflects the anatomical precision of Jim Lee, while her thoughtful expression carries the emotional nuance of Will Eisner. She wears a short skirt, legs crossed, and one hand rests thoughtfully under her chin, with her blue blouse rendered in vibrant tones reminiscent of Alex Ross. The use of bold outlines and expressive cell shading adds depth and dynamism to her form. The coffee cup in her hand features minimalist yet evocative details, emphasizing graphic clarity."

ENVIRONMENT:
"A street-side café setting in an urban area, rendered with the intricate and slightly surreal linework of Moebius combined with the simplified, bold shapes and vibrant blocks of color inspired by Darwyn Cooke and Fiona Staples. The light-colored buildings feature clean, stylized lines, while large windows and outdoor seating are depicted with subtle, atmospheric shading in the vein of Dave Stewart. Scattered people in the background are loosely outlined, their movements and postures expressive and dynamic, reflecting Jack Kirby's energy and Steve Ditko's fluidity. Vibrant orange awnings pop against the lightly detailed cityscape, with shadows and lighting designed to evoke Frank Miller’s high-contrast drama. The overall environment complements the subject, maintaining focus while enriching the scene with layered depth and visual storytelling."

J.M.W. Turner + Anselm Kiefer + Gothic atmosphere, where Turner's atmospheric chromatic gradations create luminous depth through layered washes, Kiefer's textured desaturation produces material weight via encaustic-like surface buildup, and Gothic mood infuses shadowed tonal density with mysterious ambiguity. The fusion manifests as diffused light through thick atmosphere, muted earth-tone palettes with metallic accents, and rough granular textures, transforming any subject through fog-like gradations, weathered surfaces, and deep shadow-to-highlight contrast.

pin-up bikini portrait, auburn muse, posed at the beach near the surf, classic yellow string bikini

Photorealistic wide shot, eye level camera. Golden hour warm backlit sunset sunlight. A mermaid with long wavy sunlit brown hair, iridescent rainbow pearl shell top, glossy iridescent blue-purple scaled tail, emerges from a perfect split-level 3D street chalk art illusion of a sunken coral reef filled with tropical fish, jellyfish, bubbles, and underwater corals drawn on old cobblestone European town plaza. She leans up kissing a kneeling middle aged man with salt and pepper hair, worn brown trench coat, ripped dark jeans, wrist watch; he leans down to meet her, one hand on the stone pavement, eyes closed. Scattered pastel chalk sticks, seashells, and falling pink rose petals cover the surrounding plaza. Background has sunlit historic stone buildings, sidewalk cafe patrons, and distant onlooking crowds down the plaza street. Warm golden directional sunset light casts soft long shadows, bright sun flare on the chalk water surface.

Toulouse-Lautrec + Chaïm Soutine + Hollywood glamour, where Lautrec's theatrical brushwork creates performative energy through diagonal strokes, Soutine's expressionist impasto produces emotional turbulence via swirling paint application, and Hollywood atmosphere infuses golden spotlight radiance. The fusion manifests as rhythmic directional marks, jewel-tone saturation, and luminous highlights, transforming any subject through cobalt-vermillion tensions with champagne golds dancing across textured surfaces. She struts the boardwalk wearing a sleek decollete one piece swimsuite, cleavage, high cut at the hips, dragon tattoo on thigh and hip

Pricing for Flux 2 Max

Runs on credits — no per-model surcharges, no surprise billing.

80credits

per generation

80 credits per image

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ResolutionCredits

1MPdefault80/ generation
0.5MP40/ generation
2MP160/ generation
4MP260/ generation

Credits work across every plan. See /pricing for credit packages.

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Compare all 6 versions

All 6 run on the same credits in the same workshop — here is what each costs and what it is for.

Flux 2 Max

80credits per generation

Resolution:: 0.5MP 60 credits · 1MP 80 credits · 2MP 120 credits · 4MP 180 credits

Black Forest Labs' most powerful FLUX model with exceptional detail and quality. Resolution-based pricing (0.5MP to 4MP) and multi-image reference support (up to 4 images). The ultimate choice for maximum quality output.

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Flux 2 Flex

80credits per generation

Resolution:: 0.5MP 40 credits · 1MP 80 credits · 2MP 160 credits · 4MP 260 credits

Black Forest Labs' advanced FLUX model with resolution-based pricing (0.5MP to 4MP), adjustable steps and guidance, and multi-image reference support (up to 4 images). Offers fine-grained control over generation quality and style.

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FLUX 3

65credits per generation

Resolution:: 768px 55 credits · 1K 65 credits · 1.5K 90 credits · 2K 130 credits · 4K 790 credits

Black Forest Labs' FLUX 3: text-to-image and image editing in one model. Edit or compose from up to 10 reference images at no extra cost, render at five sizes from 768px to 4K, and optionally let the model ground your prompt with web and image search before it renders.

Try FLUX 3 →

Flux 2 Pro

25credits per generation

Resolution:: 0.5MP 15 credits · 1MP 25 credits · 2MP 50 credits · 4MP 80 credits

Black Forest Labs' premium FLUX model with resolution-based pricing (0.5MP to 4MP) and multi-image reference support (up to 4 images). Offers superior quality with flexible resolution options for professional workflows.

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Flux 2 Dev

25credits per generation

Black Forest Labs' next-generation FLUX model with improved quality, better prompt adherence, and multi-image reference support (up to 4 images). Excellent for both text-to-image and image-to-image generation with permissive content policies.

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Flux 2 Klein

10credits per generation

Black Forest Labs' sub-second image generation model (FLUX.2-klein-9B) with text-to-image and image editing capabilities. Supports up to 3 reference images for multi-image fusion, excellent prompt adherence, and high-definition output up to 2048x2048.

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Flux 2 Flex at a glance

Advanced controls
Adjustable steps & guidance
Resolution options (0.5MP-4MP)
Multi-image reference (up to 4)
Both text2img & img2img

How Flux 2 Flex compares

The differences that actually change which one you pick.

Flux 2 Flex vs FLUX 2 Pro: Flex offers fine-grained control over steps and guidance. Pro is simpler to use with automatic optimization.
Flux 2 Flex vs FLUX 2 Dev: Flex provides more control parameters, Dev is more straightforward for standard generation.

Frequently asked questions

What is Flux 2 Max?▾

Flux 2 Max is Black Forest Labs' highest-quality model in the Flux 2 image family. It generates and edits images with an emphasis on detailed prompt following, typography, visual consistency, and professional output.

How does Flux 2 Max work on BudgetPixel?▾

Open the image workshop, select Flux 2 Max, and describe the asset you need. Choose your dimensions, add reference images when useful, and generate. You can then revise the prompt or edit a selected result.

Should I use Flux 2 Max or Flux 2 Klein?▾

Use Klein for lower-cost ideation, thumbnail exploration, and quick prompt testing. Use Max when the concept is approved and you need stronger detail, editing consistency, or a polished final asset. This keeps early iteration economical without compromising the finishing stage.

How much does Flux 2 Max cost?▾

Generations use credits, with usage scaling according to the selected model, output size, and workflow. Klein is the economical choice for repeated drafts, while Max is intended for higher-quality final work.

Does Flux 2 Max render text well?▾

Yes, text rendering is a core strength of the Flux 2 family. For the clearest results, place exact wording in quotation marks and specify its position, size, color, and typographic style. Always review small text before publishing.

What resolutions and aspect ratios does Flux 2 Max support?▾

Official documentation supports custom output dimensions from 64 pixels per side up to four megapixels, using dimensions divisible by 16. Common formats include 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, and 21:9. Available workshop presets may streamline these choices.

Does Flux 2 Max support reference images?▾

Yes. On BudgetPixel, Flux 2 Max accepts up to 4 reference images and Flux 2 Klein up to 3. Assign each reference a clear role, such as product, logo, person, pose, palette, or visual style.

Can Flux 2 Max edit existing images?▾

Yes, Flux 2 Max supports both generation and image editing. You can supply an existing image and describe changes to its setting, material, styling, layout, or other visual details. Specific instructions help preserve elements that should remain unchanged.

Can I use Flux 2 Max images commercially?▾

Black Forest Labs' developer terms state that, as between you and the provider, you own the output. You must still hold the necessary rights to your inputs, review outputs for third-party rights, and follow the current BudgetPixel and provider terms.

How does Flux 2 Max compare with other AI image generators?▾

Flux 2 Max is positioned around complex prompt following, readable in-image typography, reference-guided editing, structured layouts, and high-detail final output. It is particularly relevant to designers and marketers producing ads, packaging, posters, product visuals, and editorial assets.