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Why use FLUX.1 [schnell] on fal API?
fal API offers FLUX.1 [schnell] with competitive pricing. fal API is a developer platform for calling a large catalog of production-ready image, video, audio, vision, 3D, and multimodal generation models through a unified API surface.
Compare FLUX.1 [schnell] across 3 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Docs fallbackUse the provider REST API or SDKCreate a provider API keymodel: fal-ai/flux/schnellfal-ai/flux/schnellRequest example
fal-ai/flux/schnell.Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "fal-ai/flux/schnell", not the LLMReference slug "flux.1-schnell".
Compare FLUX.1 [schnell] Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
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| Cloudflare Workers AI | — | — |
| Prodia | — | — |
| fal API | — | — |
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About FLUX.1 [schnell]
FLUX.1 [schnell] is Black Forest Labs' fastest text-to-image model, designed for personal use and local development. A distilled variant of the FLUX.1 architecture, it generates high-quality images in just 1–4 inference steps, achieving sub-second latency on inference APIs. Open-weight model available on HuggingFace under the FLUX.1-schnell license (permissive for non-commercial personal use).
FAQ
What API model ID do I use for FLUX.1 [schnell] on fal API?
Use the model ID fal-ai/flux/schnell when calling fal API's API.
Who created FLUX.1 [schnell]?
FLUX.1 [schnell] was created by Black Forest Labs as part of the FLUX.1 model family.
Is FLUX.1 [schnell] open source?
FLUX.1 [schnell] has open weights under Noncommercial according to the seed data, but that does not necessarily mean an OSI-approved open-source license.