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.

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Key info

Input
Output
Features
Pricing
$0.005 / megapixel
Billing
Per megapixel
  • US residency available
  • Zero data retention with abuse monitoring
  • 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, zero data retention and training posture at a glance, with full data-handling detail per route below.

ProviderRegionZero data retentionTrainingPrice
USNo$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 with abuse monitoring: prompts and outputs are kept for abuse monitoring only, for a window the provider does not state, and are not used for training. No training on customer data. US; SCCs; DPA available.

Zero data retention
With abuse monitoring, window not stated.
Training
No training on customer data.
Logging
Abuse monitoring
Abuse monitoring
On by default, holds flagged content
GDPR DPA
DPA available
Transfer mechanism
SCCs

Get started

Call FLUX.2 [flash] through the Opper gateway with one API key. Opper is drop-in compatible with the OpenAI, Anthropic and Google AI SDKs.

FLUX.2 [flash] is a premium model on Opper. Sign up needs no credit card: you get an API key straight away and the free models work in the playground and the API. Add a card to use premium models, pay-as-you-go with no minimum.

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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