FLUX by Black Forest Labs vs Reve (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, FLUX by Black Forest Labs grades higher than Reve: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
FLUX by Black Forest Labs grades higher on the free plan. Reve grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
FLUX by Black Forest Labs
FLUX image and video models, paid per use via API and playground
Which one is for you
Pick FLUX by Black Forest Labs if
- Fits if you make the odd image and would rather pay per picture than monthly
- Works for developers building image or video generation into their own product
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want an app with styles, projects and a gallery, not a playground
- Not for you if you need a known monthly bill, since you pay per image and $0.17 a second for HD video
- Pricey if you make hundreds of FLUX 3 images a month, as every one is charged
- Watch out: FLUX.2 [klein] 9B, FLUX.2 [dev] and FLUX.1 [dev] weights are non-commercial, and license prices aren't published
- Skip it if you want a phone app, integrations or a student discount, as the listing shows none
Pick Reve if
- Fits if you edit images by chat and layers
- Works for teams sharing a workspace
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a public price
- Not for you if you won't sign in
- Watch out: the blog mentions a Reve Pro plan that isn't on a pricing page
- Watch out: Teams and video are described on the blog, not a plan page
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAFLUX by Black Forest LabsFair | 1.8GPAReveWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo subscription, so no monthly plan to set against this category. You prepay credits at $0.01 each: a FLUX 3 image costs $0.048 and a Klein one $0.009, so $10 makes about 200 FLUX 3 images. Light use beats any plan here, heavy use won't. | CNo public price: plan names and prices aren't on a page we could read. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe FLUX.2 [klein] 4B weights are free under Apache 2.0, commercial use included, but only if you can run them on your own hardware. The hosted playground and API have no free credits on record. | FThe listing records no free plan or trial. |
| Features | CFLUX 3 makes images with accurate text and clips up to 20 seconds with sound, and FLUX Tools erase, outpaint and deblur. For a person, though, the listing shows a playground over an API, with no styles, projects or gallery around it. | CLayout-based images, 4K output, chat agent, live layers, Teams, API and a Chrome extension. Plan limits aren't confirmed. |
| Ease of use | CNo app rating on record. The playground needs no code, but you're buying credits, picking models and resolutions and paying per image, which is a developer's way of working. | CSign-in is needed and the editor has layers and a chat agent to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | CA web playground and an API, plus open weights to run on your own machine. No phone app and no integrations in the listing. | BWeb editor, plus a Chrome extension and an API. |
| Best for | pay-per-image FLUX models and open weights | image creation and editing in layers with its own model |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: FLUX by Black Forest Labs and Reve. How we grade
Where they differ
- FLUX by Black Forest Labs is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Reve also covers chat assistant.
At a glance
| FLUX by Black Forest Labs | Reve | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | The FLUX.2 [klein] 4B weights are free to download and run yourself under Apache 2.0, commercial use included. The hosted playground and API need bought credits. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Black Forest Labs | Reve AI, Inc |
| Price read from | bfl.ai | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
FLUX by Black Forest Labs
- Hosted use is pay as you go: FLUX 3 Image costs $0.048 per 1K image, Klein $0.009, and FLUX 3 video $0.17 a second at HD.
- There is no subscription for the playground or API, and no published monthly price for any self-hosting license.
- FLUX.2 [klein] 9B, FLUX.2 [dev] and FLUX.1 [dev] weights are non-commercial; running them commercially needs a paid license.
- There is no student discount, and volume discounts on API use are arranged through sales.
Reve
- Plan names and prices are not on a public page we could read; the vendor's blog mentions a Reve Pro plan, so check the app for current pricing.
- Some features, including Teams and video generation, are described on the vendor's blog rather than on a pricing page, so plan limits are not confirmed.
- Account sign-in is needed to reach the editor.
Key features
FLUX by Black Forest Labs
- FLUX 3 image and video
- One model family covers images with accurate text rendering and video clips of up to 20 seconds with optional generated speech, effects and ambience.
- Image editing tools
- FLUX.2 models edit images from a prompt, and FLUX Tools add outpainting, object erasing and deblurring.
- Browser playground
- Try the models without code in the playground, which charges the same credit prices as the API.
- API with prepaid credits
- Credits cost $0.01 each, are shared across an organization's projects, do not expire, and can be topped up automatically.
- Open weights
- Models such as FLUX 3 Image Klein and FLUX.2 [klein] can be downloaded from Hugging Face and GitHub and fine-tuned on your own hardware.
Reve
- Layout-based images
- Reve represents an image as structured layout regions, so individual elements can be addressed and edited after generation.
- Native 4K output
- Reve says its 2.1 model renders at 4K, with 16 megapixels as its native resolution.
- Chat agent and live layers
- Create and edit in plain language through a built-in agent, with elements kept on separate layers and annotation directly on the image.
- Reve for Teams
- Shared workspaces and projects hold references, edits and iterations, with video generation models integrated into the app.
- API and Chrome extension
- The Reve 2.1 API has a single create endpoint plus layout-control endpoints; the Chrome extension saves web images as references or palettes.
Plans
FLUX by Black Forest Labs
FLUX.2 [klein] 4B open weights$0
Download from Hugging Face and host it yourself under Apache 2.0, with free commercial use.
Builder licenseCustom
Self-serve monthly license bought in the dashboard; price not published. 10K images a month, 1 domain, 10 users.
Platform licenseCustom
For products offering FLUX to their own users: 100K images a month on 1 domain, sold through sales.
Professional licenseCustom
For agencies making images for named clients: 100K images a month, first 3 clients included, sold through sales.
EnterpriseCustom
All models and new releases, custom volume, volume discounts and an SLA, with combined API and weights pricing.
Reve
Pricing could not be confirmed. See app.reve.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, FLUX by Black Forest Labs or Reve?
As of Nov 12, 2026, FLUX by Black Forest Labs publishes no starting price, and Reve has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, FLUX by Black Forest Labs or Reve?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only FLUX by Black Forest Labs has a free plan. Reve does not.
Which platforms do FLUX by Black Forest Labs and Reve run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Reve lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.