Image generators
FLUX.1 schnell
The fast, cheap Flux; four inference steps, and the only generator here that costs under a cent.
What it is
- Maker: Black Forest Labs
- Called through: Replicate
- Model string:
black-forest-labs/flux-schnell - Price per render: $0.003 (source, read 2026-09-07)
- Seed accepted on this path: yes
- Negative prompt accepted: no
- Prompt rewriting switched off by: no switch exists
- In the catalog pipeline: yes
On an explicit prompt this generator returns no image on an explicit prompt. Measured on 2026-08-04 by sending an explicit prompt and looking at the returned pixels (the site pipeline records it in src/app/api/generate/route.ts). Returns no image; the run fails and is not billed. The comparison sends clothed documentary prompts only.
Across 9 peoples, 36 renders
Cohort score -2.64: the mean over peoples of this generator's mean render log-likelihood score, every people weighted the same; higher is a closer match.
| Dimension | Mean share of renders inside the measured range | Peoples scored |
|---|---|---|
| Skin tone (Fitzpatrick) | 100% | 6 |
| Eye color | 83% | 6 |
| Epicanthic fold | 100% | 6 |
| Hair texture | 100% | 6 |
| Hair color | 80% | 5 |
By prompt register: traditional -2.64 over 6 peoples.
Peoples in the comparison, alphabetical
Each cell shows every generator's score for that people, this one in gold. Open a people to see the renders side by side. The list is alphabetical and stays that way.
- Acholi
- Recraft V3: none
- FLUX 1.1 Pro: none
- FLUX.1 schnell: none
- Stable Image Core: none
- Ideogram 3.0 Turbo: none
- Balochi
- Recraft V3: none
- FLUX 1.1 Pro: none
- FLUX.1 schnell: none
- Stable Image Core: none
- Ideogram 3.0 Turbo: none
- Chechens
- Recraft V3: -2.67, 13 of 16 plausible
- FLUX 1.1 Pro: -5.43, 16 of 20 plausible
- FLUX.1 schnell: -8.79, 12 of 20 plausible
- Stable Image Core: -4.46, 12 of 18 plausible
- Ideogram 3.0 Turbo: -3.74, 17 of 19 plausible
- Hmong
- Recraft V3: -1.02, 20 of 20 plausible
- FLUX 1.1 Pro: -1.65, 19 of 19 plausible
- FLUX.1 schnell: -0.75, 16 of 16 plausible
- Stable Image Core: -0.87, 20 of 20 plausible
- Ideogram 3.0 Turbo: -1.02, 20 of 20 plausible
- Maasai
- Recraft V3: none
- FLUX 1.1 Pro: none
- FLUX.1 schnell: none
- Stable Image Core: none
- Ideogram 3.0 Turbo: none
- Marathi
- Recraft V3: -1.91, 20 of 20 plausible
- FLUX 1.1 Pro: -2.23, 20 of 20 plausible
- FLUX.1 schnell: -1.91, 18 of 18 plausible
- Stable Image Core: -0.82, 18 of 18 plausible
- Ideogram 3.0 Turbo: -0.89, 19 of 19 plausible
- Uyghurs
- Recraft V3: -2.40, 20 of 20 plausible
- FLUX 1.1 Pro: -2.00, 20 of 20 plausible
- FLUX.1 schnell: -1.88, 19 of 19 plausible
- Stable Image Core: -1.98, 20 of 20 plausible
- Ideogram 3.0 Turbo: -1.90, 20 of 20 plausible
- Uzbeks
- Recraft V3: -3.06, 18 of 19 plausible
- FLUX 1.1 Pro: -3.89, 13 of 15 plausible
- FLUX.1 schnell: -2.14, 17 of 17 plausible
- Stable Image Core: -2.22, 19 of 19 plausible
- Ideogram 3.0 Turbo: -2.15, 19 of 19 plausible
- Zulu
- Recraft V3: -0.37, 20 of 20 plausible
- FLUX 1.1 Pro: -0.35, 18 of 18 plausible
- FLUX.1 schnell: -0.35, 18 of 18 plausible
- Stable Image Core: -0.37, 20 of 20 plausible
- Ideogram 3.0 Turbo: -0.34, 18 of 18 plausible