> Black Forest Labs
Black Forest Labs (api.bfl.ai) provides official API access to the FLUX diffusion model family. It is a credit-based image generation API where users purchase balance to generate high-fidelity images using FLUX.2 and FLUX.3 models.
// pros
- First-party FLUX API — trustworthy model source, not stolen upstream keys
- Formal API docs, console and generatable keys (docs.bfl.ai / dashboard.bfl.ai)
- High-quality image generation outside the OpenAI ecosystem (FLUX.1 / FLUX.2)
// cons
- Fundamentally a paid image-generation API, not a free LLM service
- No evidence of a public, ongoing free allowance; the probed $300 quota hint is unverifiable
- Image generation only; no free OpenAI-compatible chat tier
A legitimate first-party FLUX image-generation API — highly trustworthy but essentially not free; skip if you only want a free LLM API, otherwise pay-as-you-go for FLUX imaging.
community_reputation
Black Forest Labs is the well-regarded team behind the open FLUX image models and is a legitimate commercial company; the only friction is that its API is paid rather than free, and the community treats it as a paid Midjourney/DALL·E alternative.
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No free tier
This provider does not offer a free tier as of our last verification (4d ago). The cheapest way to try it is pay-as-you-go. If the provider adds a free tier, submit a correction and we’ll re-verify.
| Plan | Type | Monthly | Input /1M | Output /1M | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier (source-reported) | free | — | — | — | Unknown; officially pay-as-you-go (credit-based). Whether signup grants a small trial credit must be confirmed on dashboard.bfl.ai; no public, ongoing free allowance is advertised. |
| Standard Credit | payg | — | — | — | 1 credit = $0.01 USD; image costs scale with resolution. |
Pricing normalized from public sources — always verify with the provider.
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$ Does Black Forest Labs have a free tier?
No. Black Forest Labs does not offer a meaningful free tier — entry requires payment (pay-as-you-go or a plan). We mark this explicitly rather than showing a misleading zero.
$ How much does Black Forest Labs cost per 1M tokens?
Black Forest Labs does not publish simple per-1M-token pricing (it may bill per request, per output, or via a subscription plan). Check their official pricing page for exact figures.
$ Is Black Forest Labs safe to use?
Uprouter rates Black Forest Labs as low risk. Rated low risk. an official provider with a free tier with pricing, authentication and terms documented on its own site. The model coverage is consistent with a real upstream, so data and reliability risk are modest. Risk ratings are editorial, evidence-based, and never influenced by affiliate relationships.
$ Can I use Black Forest Labs through Uprouter Connect?
Black Forest Labs is not marked Connect-compatible in our catalog yet. You can still use their API directly, or request compatibility via /submit.
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// more_informationprice history · live status · risk & confidence · code snippets
price_history
No recorded changes yet.
live_status
full history →best-effort probes · not a guarantee · last 13h ago
| Checked | Status | Latency |
|---|---|---|
| 13h ago | up | 290ms |
| 14h ago | up | 87ms |
| 1d ago | up | 124ms |
| 2d ago | up | 75ms |
| 3d ago | up | 159ms |
| 4d ago | up | 92ms |
| 12d ago | up | 2027ms |
Uprouter runs its own probes; best-effort, not a guarantee. Probe results depend on our network location and cadence — for production, always use the provider’s own status page.
risk_&_confidence
Rated low risk. an official provider with a free tier with pricing, authentication and terms documented on its own site. The model coverage is consistent with a real upstream, so data and reliability risk are modest.
Confidence reflects how much verifiable evidence (official docs, probe history, community reports) backs this entry. Risk is our editorial assessment of operator reliability and terms — not financial advice.
code_snippets
# Black Forest Labs's own API — get a key from their dashboard
curl https://YOUR-PROVIDER-ENDPOINT/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer THEIR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "MODEL_NAME",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello" }]
}'Direct to the provider — Uprouter receives nothing; verify their current pricing before purchasing.
Ranked by neutral similarity signals only — live status, Connect compatibility, free-tier shape and free-credit proximity. Commercial relationships never influence this list.