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Flux Kontext

Edit any image with text instructions using Flux

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★4.6ratingPricing · FreemiumDeclining

What happened to Flux Kontext?

Flux Kontext is now called FLUX.1 Kontext.

Source: docs.bfl.ml ↗

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Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Declining
Market trend
Rating
4.6
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Flux Kontext does

Flux Kontext by Black Forest Labs brings instruction-based image editing to the Flux model — describe what you want changed and Flux edits the image accordingly. Character consistency across edits and precise, context-aware modifications.

How Flux Kontext compares with its closest alternatives

3 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Flux Kontext does. Among the 4 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Adobe Firefly at $5 a month and the median is $15. 3 of the 5 offer an API, as Flux Kontext does. Flux Kontext offers a web app. Of the alternatives, 4 offer a web app. Flux Kontext was founded in 2023; the alternatives were founded between 1988 and 2023, 4 of them earlier. Flux Kontext is based in London, United Kingdom; none of its 5 alternatives is in the United Kingdom. They are in the United States and Germany.

Market position · Image

How Flux Kontext compares in Image

Flux Kontext has moderate opportunity and sits in the middle third of 472 live Image tools on FalcoScan. Across Image, the average opportunity score is 49.2 and the average saturation score 52.4. FalcoScan rates Flux Kontext's own market position as contested. 67 of the 472 operating Image tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 16 shutdowns in the category.

Flux Kontext compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Flux KontextFounded 2023 · London, United KingdomModerateContestedFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIDeclining
ChatGPT Image GenerationFounded 2022 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateCrowdedFreemium$20/moYesYesWeb, APIStable
MidjourneyFounded 2021 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateCrowdedPaid$10/moNoNoWebHot
FLUX by Black Forest LabsFounded 2023 · Freiburg im Breisgau, GermanyModerateContestedFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIRising
PhotoshopFounded 1988 · San Francisco, United StatesLowContestedPaid$20/moNoNoMobile, DesktopStable
Adobe FireflyFounded 2022 · San Francisco, United StatesLowCrowdedFreemium$5/moYesYesWeb, DesktopRising

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Flux Kontext exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Image EditingInstruction Following
Industry Verticals
CreativeMarketing
Tagged

Flux Kontext shows up when builders search for these

image-editinginstruction-basedcharacter-consistencyFluxtext-to-edit
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Questions

Flux Kontext: common questions

Is Flux Kontext still running?

Yes, under a new name. Flux Kontext is now called FLUX.1 Kontext, according to docs.bfl.ml.

Source: docs.bfl.ml ↗

Is Flux Kontext free?

Flux Kontext has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to Flux Kontext?

The closest alternatives to Flux Kontext that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are ChatGPT Image Generation, Midjourney, FLUX by Black Forest Labs, Photoshop, and Adobe Firefly.

Where is Flux Kontext based?

Flux Kontext is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Does Flux Kontext have an API?

Yes. Flux Kontext offers an API.

Who is Flux Kontext for?

Flux Kontext is built for designers and creators.

How do I sign in to Flux Kontext?

Sign in on Flux Kontext's own website, blackforestlabs.ai. FalcoScan reviews Flux Kontext but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Flux Kontext directly.

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