FLUX 1.1 Pro vs FLUX 2 Pro: Which Black Forest Labs Model Should You Pick?
Pick FLUX 1.1 Pro for volume work and iteration — it's 3× cheaper and 4× faster than 2 Pro at quality good enough for 80% of briefs. Step up to FLUX 2 Pro for hero shots, finals, or anything where a critic might zoom in: prompt adherence and texture detail are visibly higher.
Side-by-side examples
Same prompt, run on both models - visual comparison images coming soon. In the meantime, try both directly in the editor with the buttons below.
FLUX 1.1 Pro
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FLUX 2 Pro
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Specs at a glance
| Property | FLUX 1.1 ProStandard | FLUX 2 ProPremium |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Black Forest Labs | Black Forest Labs |
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Tier | Standard | Premium |
| Surface | Create only | Create + Edit |
| Price/gen | 1 credit | 3 credits |
| Speed | ~5-8 seconds | ~25-40 seconds |
| Resolution | Up to 1440px | Up to 1 MP (4 MP optional) |
| Best for | Drafts, volume | Finals, hero shots |
Where FLUX 1.1 Pro wins
- Drafting and iteration — at 1 credit and 5 seconds per generation, FLUX 1.1 Pro lets you re-roll a prompt 5 times for the price of one 2 Pro run.
- General-purpose visuals — blog illustrations, social media headers, in-app UI mockups where 'good enough' beats 'pixel-perfect'.
- Wide style range out of the box — covers photographic, illustrative, and stylised work without needing to switch tiers.
- Tight budgets — at 1 credit per image, even free-tier users can produce dozens of usable assets without buying credit packs.
Where FLUX 2 Pro wins
- Hero shots and homepage creative — the texture detail (skin pores, fabric weave, material reflections) is visibly cleaner side-by-side.
- Long, structured prompts — FLUX 2 Pro reads multi-clause instructions ('a coffee shop, but with rain on the windows AND golden hour lighting') and follows them rather than averaging.
- Image-to-image edits — 2 Pro accepts up to 8 reference images for style transfer; 1.1 Pro is text-only.
- Print-quality output — 4 MP optional resolution and the higher detail ceiling make 2 Pro the right pick when the image is going on a billboard or a packaging mockup.
Which one should you actually pick?
Default to FLUX 1.1 Pro for everyday work — drafts, social posts, and any image where iteration speed matters more than perfection. Promote to FLUX 2 Pro for finals: the homepage hero, the print campaign, the e-commerce packshot. EdMyPic lets you switch tiers per generation, so the practical workflow is to draft on 1.1 Pro, lock in your prompt, then re-run the winner on 2 Pro for the production asset.
Frequently asked questions
- Is FLUX 2 Pro 3× better than 1.1 Pro?
- Not 3× better in absolute quality — but 3× the credits is what BFL charges for the new architecture. The improvement is concentrated in prompt adherence and fine detail, both of which matter on hero shots and rarely matter on drafts. For volume work, 1.1 Pro is the smarter spend.
- Can FLUX 1.1 Pro edit images?
- No — 1.1 Pro is text-to-image only. For editing, use FLUX Kontext Dev (1 credit, fast) or FLUX 2 Pro (3 credits, premium). FLUX 2 Pro is the only Pro-tier model in the FLUX family that handles both surfaces.
- Which one renders text in images better?
- Neither is the strongest text renderer — Nano Banana 2 and ChatGPT Images 2.0 outperform both FLUX tiers on legible typography. If text correctness matters, switch model entirely instead of staying inside the FLUX family.
Try both models in the editor
Run the same prompt on both and pick the winner. First generation is free.