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DALL·E 3 vs Flux

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

 
DALL·E 3
Image Generation
Flux
Image Generation
TaglineOpenAI's image model — strong on prompt adherence and text-in-image.Black Forest Labs' open-weights image model — rivals Midjourney quality.
CategoryImage GenerationImage Generation
PricingFreemium· Included in ChatGPT PlusFreemium· API per-image; weights free for [schnell] and [dev]
ModelDALL·E 3Flux.1
Editorial score8.6 / 109.0 / 10
Use cases
postersinfographicstext-in-image
open sourceself-hostedhigh quality
Pros
  • Best prompt adherence
  • Renders readable text
  • Inside ChatGPT
  • Open weights for [schnell]/[dev] variants
  • Quality rivals Midjourney
  • Excellent prompt adherence
Cons
  • Less artistic than Midjourney
  • Style range narrower
  • [pro] is API-only
  • Self-hosting needs serious GPU
Websiteopenai.comblackforestlabs.ai
Pick DALL·E 3 if
  • ✅ Best prompt adherence
  • ✅ Renders readable text
  • ✅ Inside ChatGPT
Pick Flux if
  • ✅ Open weights for [schnell]/[dev] variants
  • ✅ Quality rivals Midjourney
  • ✅ Excellent prompt adherence
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