Using FLUX.1 [schnell] on fal API

Implementation guide · FLUX.1 · Black Forest Labs

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fal API exposes FLUX.1 [schnell] through model ID fal-ai/flux/schnell. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.

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Quick Start

1
Create an account at fal API and generate an API key.
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Use the fal API SDK or REST API to call fal-ai/flux/schnell — see the documentation for request format.

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Code Examples

See fal API documentation for integration details.

Pricing on fal API

Capabilities

Multimodal

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).

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Model Specs

Released2024-08-01

Parameters12K

ArchitectureDiffusion Transformer

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