---
name: 'FLUX Dev'
slug: 'flux-dev'
provider: 'Black Forest Labs'
providerUrl: 'https://blackforestlabs.ai'
description: 'Professional-grade AI image generation with excellent quality and detail. The perfect balance of speed and quality.'
tagline: 'Professional Quality, Optimized Speed'
icon: '🎨'
type: 'text-to-image'
category: 'general'
availability: 'available'
featured: true
recommended: true
new: false
pricing:
  free: false
  pro: true
  enterprise: true
  credits: 3
performance:
  speed: '~8 seconds'
  speedScore: 4
  quality: 'excellent'
  qualityScore: 4
  reliability: 5
technical:
  maxResolution: '2048x2048'
  aspectRatios: ['1:1', '16:9', '9:16', '4:3', '3:4', '21:9']
  modelSize: '12B parameters'
  architecture: 'Diffusion Transformer'
capabilities:
  textToImage: true
  imageToImage: true
  inpainting: false
  outpainting: false
  negativePrompts: true
  batchGeneration: true
  promptWeighting: true
  stylePresets: true
strengths:
  - 'Excellent image quality'
  - 'High detail and texture'
  - 'Better prompt adherence than Schnell'
  - 'Professional results'
  - 'Good speed-quality balance'
weaknesses:
  - 'Slower than FLUX Schnell'
  - 'Higher credit cost'
  - 'Requires Pro plan or higher'
bestFor:
  - 'Professional content creation'
  - 'Marketing materials'
  - 'Blog illustrations'
  - 'Client work'
  - 'Print-ready images'
notRecommendedFor:
  - 'Quick experiments (use Schnell)'
  - 'Ultra-high-end photography (use Pro)'
exampleImages: []
comparisonMetrics:
  promptAdherence: 4
  detailLevel: 4
  colorAccuracy: 4
  textRendering: 3
  consistency: 5
relatedModels: ['flux-schnell', 'flux-pro']
relatedTutorials: ['advanced-prompt-engineering']
relatedUseCases: ['marketing-content', 'professional-design']
seoKeywords:
  - 'flux dev'
  - 'professional AI images'
  - 'high quality AI generation'
language: 'en'
lastUpdated: 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
releaseDate: 2024-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
openSource: false
---

## Overview

FLUX Dev is our professional-grade AI image generation model, offering excellent quality with optimized generation times. It's the go-to choice for content creators, marketers, and professionals who need high-quality images without compromising on speed.

## Why Choose FLUX Dev?

### Professional Quality

FLUX Dev delivers exceptional detail, accurate colors, and professional-grade results suitable for client work, marketing materials, and publications.

### Optimized Performance

At ~8 seconds per generation, FLUX Dev strikes the perfect balance between quality and speed, making it practical for professional workflows.

### Superior Prompt Understanding

Better than FLUX Schnell at interpreting complex prompts, artistic direction, and nuanced instructions.

## Key Capabilities

- Text-to-image generation
- Image-to-image variations
- Prompt weighting for precise control
- Custom style presets
- Batch generation up to 10 images

## Best Use Cases

### Marketing & Advertising

Create eye-catching visuals for campaigns, social media, and promotional materials.

### Content Creation

Generate blog illustrations, article headers, and editorial content that stands out.

### Professional Design

Produce concept art, mood boards, and design elements for client presentations.

## Performance Metrics

| Metric           | Score (1-5) |
| ---------------- | ----------- |
| Prompt Adherence | ⭐⭐⭐⭐    |
| Detail Level     | ⭐⭐⭐⭐    |
| Color Accuracy   | ⭐⭐⭐⭐    |
| Consistency      | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  |

## Tips for Best Results

1. **Be specific** - FLUX Dev excels with detailed, well-structured prompts
2. **Use prompt weighting** - Emphasize important elements with weights
3. **Leverage style presets** - Speed up your workflow with saved styles
4. **Iterate with seeds** - Lock good compositions and refine

## Comparison with Other Models

**vs FLUX Schnell:**

- 3x slower but 2x better quality
- Better for final output
- More consistent results

**vs FLUX Pro:**

- 40% faster
- Slightly lower quality
- Better cost-performance ratio

[Compare all models →](/models)
