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Black Forest Labs

FLUX — Black Forest Labs

97%

Google Nano Banana

87%

Estimated Belliste score, based on the available capabilities, quality, features and pricing information. It is an indicative profile estimate, not an independent benchmark.

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Capabilities contribute 35%, quality wording 30%, listed features 20%, and pricing 15% when available. When capability fields are absent, specialization breadth supplies a 25% fallback. Missing categories are omitted and the remaining weights are rescaled. The estimate uses each model’s own published profile; it does not measure answer accuracy or replace a hands-on test.

OverviewFLUX — Black Forest LabsGoogle Nano Banana

PriceAPI from $0.014/image · FLUX 3 Image from $0.041 list priceGemini app: Free · API from $0.045 per 0.5K image

Free planNo general free hosted API tier · selected open-weight models available for local useYes — Gemini app; API has no free tier for Nano Banana 2

Paid plans—Google AI plans expand Gemini image capabilities; Gemini API is usage-based.

Usage limits—Gemini app limits vary by plan/capacity. API Standard: $0.045/0.5K · $0.067/1K · $0.101/2K · $0.151/4K image.

Pricing

2 specifications

SpecificationFLUX — Black Forest LabsGoogle Nano Banana

Free PlanNo general free hosted API tier · FLUX.2 dev is free for non-commercial local development · FLUX.2 klein 4B open weights use Apache 2.0Gemini app: Available without Google AI plan · API: no free tier for Nano Banana 2

Usage Limits / CreditsPay-as-you-go · 1 credit = $0.01 · FLUX.2 priced by megapixel/model · FLUX 3 Image priced by resolution tierGemini app: plan/capacity-based limits · API Standard: $0.045 (0.5K), $0.067 (1K), $0.101 (2K), $0.151 (4K) per image

Overview

3 specifications

SpecificationFLUX — Black Forest LabsGoogle Nano Banana

Primary Use CaseProfessional image generation & image editingImage Generation & Conversational Editing

Best ForDevelopers / Creative production / Marketing / Product visualization / E-commerce / DesignCreators / Marketing / Design / High-volume visual workflows

PlatformsBFL Playground · API · local/open-weight deployment for selected modelsGemini app · Google AI Studio · Gemini API · Vertex AI / Google Cloud

Image Generation

4 specifications

SpecificationFLUX — Black Forest LabsGoogle Nano Banana

Image-to-ImageFLUX 3 Image image-to-image · FLUX.2 multi-reference generation/editingConversational image-to-image editing with multi-reference support

Aspect RatiosMultiple supported aspect ratios by model/resolution tier · output dimensions rounded to model requirements1:1 · 1:4 · 1:8 · 2:3 · 3:2 · 3:4 · 4:1 · 4:3 · 4:5 · 5:4 · 8:1 · 9:16 · 16:9 · 21:9

Batch GenerationBatch requests supported · cost multiplies by number of generated imagesBatch API available · image output pricing is 50% lower than Standard API

Prompt EnhancementStrong complex prompt following · FLUX.2 supports up to 32K text input tokensGemini reasoning + enhanced instruction following

Image Editing

6 specifications

SpecificationFLUX — Black Forest LabsGoogle Nano Banana

InpaintingFLUX.1 Fill pro for masked inpainting / generative fillLocal / targeted edits to selected image content

OutpaintingFLUX Outpainting tool · megapixel-based pricingPrompt-driven scene extension and recomposition

Object RemovalFLUX Eraser dedicated removal toolPrompt-based local object removal and replacement

Background RemovalNo dedicated BFL background-removal endpoint documented as a core FLUX image toolPrompt-based background editing/removal

Background ReplacementPrompt/image editing workflows can replace scene/background contentConversational background replacement

Generative FillFLUX.1 Fill pro · masked content generation and replacementLocal generative edits and content replacement

Control & Consistency

4 specifications

SpecificationFLUX — Black Forest LabsGoogle Nano Banana

Style ControlMulti-reference style guidance · precise color/hex control · FLUX.2 flex offers fine-grained guidance/stepsNatural-language style and visual-direction control

Style ReferenceMulti-reference editing supports style and visual-reference guidanceMulti-image references can guide visual style and composition

Pose / Composition ControlFLUX.2 JSON control system · pose guidance · generative expand/shrinkPrompt + reference-image composition control

Seed ControlSeed parameter available on supported FLUX API generation endpointsNo public seed parameter documented for Gemini image generation

Quality & Design

3 specifications

SpecificationFLUX — Black Forest LabsGoogle Nano Banana

Typography / Logo GenerationStrong typography, infographics, UI mockups and design asset generation; raster outputStrong text/typography rendering for marketing assets, diagrams and infographics

Vector GenerationNo native SVG/vector output documented for core FLUX image modelsRaster image output · no native SVG/vector output documented

Transparent BackgroundNo dedicated transparent-background output documented across core FLUX generation familyNot documented as a dedicated output mode

Models & Customization

4 specifications

SpecificationFLUX — Black Forest LabsGoogle Nano Banana

Available ModelsFLUX 3 Image · FLUX.2 max/pro/flex/klein/dev · FLUX.1 Kontext · FLUX1.1 · Fill/Eraser/Outpainting toolsNano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) · Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) · Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) · legacy Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)

Model SelectionChoose model/variant by quality, speed, typography, cost, editing or local-deployment needsNano Banana 2 recommended as the general-purpose model · model selectable in Gemini API / AI Studio

Custom ModelsOpen-weight FLUX.2 models can be customized under applicable licensesNo user-trained custom base image models documented

Model TrainingFine-tuning & LoRA rights included with BFL open-weight commercial licensing tiersNo end-user image model training · reference-driven consistency instead

Developer & Integration

2 specifications

SpecificationFLUX — Black Forest LabsGoogle Nano Banana

IntegrationsBFL Playground · REST API · open-weight/local deployment via supported distributionsGemini app · Google AI Studio · Gemini API · Vertex AI

Automation SupportREST API · batch generation · production deployment optionsGemini API · Batch API

Commercial & Business

2 specifications

SpecificationFLUX — Black Forest LabsGoogle Nano Banana

Team PlanNo seat-based hosted subscription · open-weight Builder/Platform/Professional licenses include 10 licensed usersGoogle Workspace / Gemini business access varies by Workspace plan

Enterprise PlanEnterprise: all models/new releases · custom volume/domains/users · permissive commercial use · API + weights pricingGoogle Cloud / Vertex AI enterprise deployment available for Gemini models