Available through FAL — FLUX
flux-schnell
flux-schnell on fal_ai · Fal.ai
What it takes and gives
a prompt → an image · seed, strength, steps, guidance, aspect ratio, variations
Best fordeclared, not tested
Fast iteration while you are still deciding what you want.
Good at
Not for
Price
About 0.39 credits per image · measured on real runs
Speed and reliability
4 runs in 30 days · typically 2.8 s · Fal.ai: 9 runs in 30 days
Also runs on
- flux-2-klein-4b on Fal.ai · ≈ 0.91 credits · +0.52In app · own key on API
- flux-dev on Fal.ai · ≈ 3.25 credits · +2.86In app · own key on API
- flux-pro on Fal.ai · ≈ 3.25 credits · +2.86In app · own key on API
- qwen-image on Fal.ai · ≈ 3.25 credits · +2.86In app · own key on API
- sd-3.5 on Fal.ai · ≈ 3.25 credits · +2.86In app · own key on API
- sdxl on Fal.ai · ≈ 3.25 credits · +2.86In app · own key on API
Run it from code
With a team API key and a project id. The run answers with a jobId; poll GET /api/v1/runs/{jobId} for the image.
# 1. Once: a workflow that runs flux-schnell (returns workflowId)
curl -X POST "https://app.sushibelt.ai/api/v1/workflows" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SUSHIBELT_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name":"flux-schnell","projectId":"'"$PROJECT_ID"'","steps":[{"key":"subject","type":"TextEntry","config":{"text":"a red fox in the snow","apiInputKey":"prompt"}},{"key":"image","type":"DiffusionWorker","config":{"providerKey":"fal_ai","model":"flux-schnell"},"inputs":["subject"]}]}'
# 2. Run it, with your own prompt
curl -X POST "https://app.sushibelt.ai/api/v1/workflows/$WORKFLOW_ID/runs" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SUSHIBELT_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"inputs":{"prompt":"a red fox in the snow"}}'Where it runs
In app · own key on APIRuns in the app on Sushibelt's Fal.ai account. Through the API it runs only on your own Fal.ai key.
Runs on your own Fal.ai key, or on credits
On your own key, Fal.ai’s terms apply to your team directly.
What we learned
Consistently the faster of the two places this model runs — about 1.4 s quicker than Replicate, at twice the price. Worth it for anything a person is sitting in front of.
Made with this
In 3 templates · 1 published output
Workflows
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