FLUX-1-schnell is a 12 billion parameter rectified flow transformer distilled for fast image generation, producing competitive-quality images in just 1 to 4 inference steps. It is trained with latent adversarial diffusion distillation, which lets it reach usable output far faster than multi-step models while keeping reasonable prompt adherence, making it a good fit for rapid prototyping and interactive applications. Released under the Apache 2.0 license, FLUX-1-schnell permits both personal and commercial use, which has made it widely adopted for open-weight image generation. It can run on consumer hardware, supports optional CPU offloading to reduce memory use, and delivers quality and prompt following that hold up well against heavier models for many everyday generation tasks.
Usage-based pricing, billed per generation, not by token.
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| Standard | $0.0005 / generation |
FLUX-1-schnell runs on 1 route through the Opper gateway. Compare residency, ZDR, and training posture at a glance — full data-handling detail per route below.
| Provider | Region | Zero data retention | Training | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepInfra | US | Enterprise | No | $0.0005 / generation |
Training posture across routes: No training on prompts by default.
Each route hosting FLUX-1-schnell has its own privacy posture, residency, and GDPR terms. Postures are maintained by Opper with a last-verification timestamp.
Zero data retention is available via Opper Enterprise contract. No training on customer data. US; unknown.
Call FLUX-1-schnell through the Opper gateway with one API key. Let your coding agent set it up, or call it directly — Opper is drop-in compatible with the OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google AI SDKs.
Copy this and paste it into your coding agent — Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and more — and it'll wire up Opper for you.
import OpenAI from "openai";const client = new OpenAI({apiKey: process.env.OPPER_API_KEY,baseURL: "https://api.opper.ai/v3/compat",});const completion = await client.chat.completions.create({model: "deepinfra/black-forest-labs/FLUX-1-schnell",messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],});console.log(completion.choices[0].message.content);
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