Researchers and hobbyists can run character-consistent image edits locally for free; any commercial use needs a separately bought licence.

Kenning's take

What it does

FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] is a 12 billion parameter model for editing images with written instructions, including repeated edits and keeping a character consistent across scenes. It is the open-weight version of the paid FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]. Weights are free for research and non-commercial use, with commercial licences sold through a self-serve portal, and partners such as fal, Replicate and Together AI host it.

• 12B parameter editing model
• Iterative and local or global edits
• Character consistency across scenes
• Runs on consumer hardware
• ComfyUI, Diffusers and TensorRT support

Who it suits. Developers and researchers who want to run image editing locally.

Key facts

Category

AI models

Made by

Black Forest Labs

Released

26 June 2025

How to get it

Download weights from Hugging Face; hosted by partners such as fal, Replicate, Runware and Together AI

Works on

open weights, Hugging Face, ComfyUI

In the UK

Yes

Free plan

free for research and non-commercial use (FLUX.1 Non-Commercial License)

API price

not on BFL API; FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] $0.04 per image, [max] $0.08

FAQ

Facts from the maker's own pages and the sources listed. Checked 2026-10-11.