FLUX.2 [flash]

by Black Forest Labs

FLUX.2 [flash] is the speed-focused member of Black Forest Labs' FLUX.2 family, the frontier image generation lineup the lab introduced in November 2025. Where the full FLUX.2 models sample over dozens of steps, [flash] uses timestep distillation to compress generation into a handful of inference passes, trading a small amount of fine detail for dramatically lower latency. Its strength is throughput, it turns prompts into images quickly enough for interactive, user-facing products while retaining the family's strong prompt following and text handling. That makes it a natural fit for rapid creative iteration, responsive in-app generation, and high-volume batch rendering where speed matters more than squeezing out the last increment of quality.

Key info

Input
Output
Features
Pricing
$0.005 / megapixel
Billing
Per megapixel
  • US residency available
  • No training by default
  • GDPR DPA available

Pricing

Usage-based pricing, billed per megapixel, not by token.

VariantPrice
Standard$0.005 / megapixel

Available routes

FLUX.2 [flash] runs on 1 route through the Opper gateway. Compare residency, ZDR, and training posture at a glance — full data-handling detail per route below.

ProviderRegionZero data retentionTrainingPrice
USNot by defaultNo$0.005 / megapixel

Data handling per route

Each route hosting FLUX.2 [flash] has its own privacy posture, residency, and GDPR terms. Postures are maintained by Opper with a last-verification timestamp.

fal United States🇺🇸

Zero data retention is not on by default — abuse monitoring. No training on customer data. US; SCCs; DPA available.

Zero data retention
Not by default — abuse monitoring. Derived from the logging and moderation facts.
Training
No training on customer data.
Logging
Abuse monitoring
Moderation
Not established
Caching
Not established
Subprocessor access
Not established
GDPR DPA
DPA available
Transfer mechanism
SCCs

Get started

Call FLUX.2 [flash] 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.

Set it up with your agent

Copy this and paste it into a coding agent like Claude Code, Cursor or Codex and it'll wire up Opper for you.

Or call it directly

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: "fal/flux-2-flash",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
});
console.log(completion.choices[0].message.content);

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