Flux 2 Max
Black Forest Labs' flagship FLUX.2 image model — top-tier photorealism, multi-reference editing, and up to 4MP output.
Generate imageGet API key- Provider
- Black Forest Labs
- Price
- $0.09 / image
- Max resolution
- Up to 4 megapixels (~2752×1536)
- Released
- November 1, 2025
- License
- Proprietary
What is Flux 2 Max?
Flux 2 Max is Black Forest Labs' flagship text-to-image and image-editing model, released in November 2025. Built on a 32-billion-parameter rectified flow transformer, it generates up to 4-megapixel images with strong prompt adherence, multi-reference consistency, and real-time grounded generation for professional-grade visual output.
Use it privately on Venice
Venice runs Flux 2 Max under its anonymized privacy tier — your prompts are not stored, profiled, or used for training. You pay a flat $0.09 per image with no subscription, getting flagship Black Forest Labs quality without linking generations to a personal history.
What can it do?
- •Real-time grounded generation — visualizes current events and trending subjects with up-to-date information.
- •Multi-reference editing — maintains character and style consistency across uploaded reference images.
- •Up to 4-megapixel output — print-ready resolution for commercial, editorial, and large-format work.
- •Superior prompt adherence on complex, multi-element creative briefs and detailed compositions.
- •Clean text rendering for infographics, UI mockups, and labeled product photography.
- •Proprietary closed weights — no self-hosting, fine-tuning, or local inference option.
- •Higher per-image cost than budget alternatives such as Chroma or Lustify on Venice.
- •Demanding compute requirements can result in slower generation compared to lighter image models.
- •Highly reflective surfaces and intricate material interactions remain occasional failure cases.
Sample outputs
Generated on Venice with our standard prompt suite — the same prompts we run through every model of this type, so you can judge it like-for-like.
A retro travel poster with the bold headline "VENICE" in large condensed serif type, sunset color palette, clean layout
Photorealistic close-up portrait of a weathered fisherman at golden hour, 85mm lens, shallow depth of field, natural skin texture
A small red cube balanced on top of a large glossy blue sphere, with a green cone to the right, plain light-grey studio background
Cozy watercolor illustration of a hillside village in autumn, warm tones, soft paper texture
How to use it via API
Venice exposes this model through the REST API. Queue a generation with flux-2-max.
curl https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/image/generate \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VENICE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "flux-2-max",
"prompt": "A serene mountain lake at dawn, photorealistic"
}' --output image.pngSpecifications
Pricing
Flat per-image pricing on Venice: $0.09 per generation.
New Venice accounts include a free daily allowance and 500 welcome credits — no credit card required.
Flux 2 Max vs alternatives
| Model | Price (Venice) | Open weights | Best for | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flux 2 Max | $0.09 / image | No | Photoreal detail & editing | Flagship |
| GPT Image 2 | from $0.27 / image | No | In-image text & layouts | Flagship |
| Grok Imagine High Quality (SOTA) | from $0.08 / image | No | Aesthetic & stylized output | SOTA |
| Chroma | $0.01 / image | Yes | Open-source experiments | Budget |
Black Forest Labs' top-tier image model — highest fidelity and prompt adherence in the FLUX.2 family.
What is it good for?
- •Product photography and marketplace-ready creative assets.
- •Cinematic key frames and animation pre-visualization with character consistency.
- •Editorial imagery and large-format print requiring high resolution.
- •Brand campaigns needing locked style identity across multiple reference images.
- •Infographics and UI concepts that combine imagery with clean, readable text.
Prompting tips
- •Write detailed, multi-paragraph creative briefs — the model handles nuanced instructions and complex scenes well.
- •Upload reference images to lock style, character identity, or product angles across generations.
- •Specify hex color codes in the prompt for precise product color variations.
- •Describe layout explicitly for compositions with multiple subjects, text elements, or spatial relationships.
Version history
Mid-tier FLUX.2 model; Max is the higher-quality successor.
CurrentCurrent flagship — highest quality and editing consistency in the family.
Frequently asked questions
Flux 2 Max is Black Forest Labs' flagship text-to-image and image-editing model, released in November 2025. It is the top-tier variant in the FLUX.2 family, designed for maximum photorealistic detail, prompt fidelity, and professional-grade editing consistency.
On Venice, Flux 2 Max is a flat $0.09 per image. Optional upscaling costs $0.02 for 2× and $0.08 for 4×. There is no subscription required; you pay per generation with credits.
You can try it free on Venice — new accounts receive daily free generations and welcome credits with no credit card required. Sustained use is billed at the per-image rate.
No. Flux 2 Max is proprietary to Black Forest Labs and its weights are not openly available. If you need an open-weights image model on Venice, Chroma is a fully open alternative.
Venice runs Flux 2 Max under an anonymized privacy tier — your prompts are not stored, profiled, or used for training. Generations are not linked to a personal history, so you get frontier image quality without surveillance-style data retention.
Flux 2 Max excels at photorealistic detail, multi-reference editing, and grounded generation with real-time information. GPT Image 2 leads on reasoning-driven composition and in-image text accuracy. Choose Flux 2 Max for product photography and cinematic visuals; choose GPT Image 2 for infographics and text-heavy layouts.
It generates images up to approximately 4 megapixels (around 2752×1536), which is print-ready for commercial and editorial use. Venice also offers optional 2× and 4× upscaling.
Yes. It supports image-to-image editing and multi-reference workflows, allowing you to refine existing images or maintain character and style consistency across multiple reference uploads.
No. Flux 2 Max is a dedicated image generation and editing model. It does not support tool use, web search, or reasoning chains on Venice.
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Run Flux 2 Max privately.
No prompt logging. No data used for training. Free to start — no credit card.
