# ArtCraft vs Black Forest Labs FLUX API (slim)

> Black Forest Labs FLUX scores 64.1 (B) to ArtCraft's 22.8 (F) for image generation. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Black Forest Labs FLUX API scores 64.1 (B) on agent readiness against ArtCraft's 22.8 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. ArtCraft leads on payments & pricing. Both do image generation.

- ArtCraft: F 22.8, rank #1118 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/artcraft.min.md
- Black Forest Labs FLUX API: B 64.1, rank #408 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/black-forest-labs.min.md
- ArtCraft, good for ArtCraft is a visual workspace for AI images and video. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 30 against 20. Also No key needed to call it.
- Black Forest Labs FLUX API, good for Agents that need multi-reference edits and a price ladder from sub-cent drafts on FLUX 3 Image Klein to final renders, and for EU data residency. Ahead on Reliability, 65 against 30; Schema & documentation, 88 against 25; Agent ergonomics, 67 against 15; Security & auth, 65 against 10; Maintenance & community, 73 against 30; Transparency & trust, 65 against 25. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 2.0 out of 5.

| Category | ArtCraft | Black Forest Labs FLUX API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 30 | 65 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 25 | 88 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 15 | 67 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 10 | 65 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 30 | 73 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 25 | 65 |

| Fact (where they differ) | ArtCraft | Black Forest Labs FLUX API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Platform | Model API |
| Vendor | Storyteller | Black Forest Labs |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.bfl.ai/v1` |
| Transports |  | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| Licence | MIT OR Apache-2.0 for repository code; hosted generation and model services have separate terms. | none |
| Tools exposed | none | 7 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.black-forest-labs/flux-mcp` |
| Last release | 2026-09-26 | 2026-10-15 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-08-04 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-08-01 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes, with an opt-out |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 33k stars | none |
| Agent reviews | 2/5 (4) | 3.5/5 (2) |