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FLUX (Black Forest Labs)
85 pts
3 wins
VS
Perplexity AI
40 pts
0 wins
🏆 Overall, FLUX (Black Forest Labs) offers more free value (3/6 categories)
📊 Side-by-Side
Category
FLUX (Black Forest Labs)
Perplexity AI
Free Tier
✅ Free via third-party platforms
✅ No limit (basic search)
Free API
✅ Free via platforms
❌ None
Rate Limit
Varies
N/A
Open Source
✅ Yes
❌ No
Free Models
2
2
GitHub Stars
⭐ 25,477
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🧠 Model Details
FLUX (Black Forest Labs) 2 models FLUX.1 [schnell]
Open-source fast version, can run locally
FLUX.1 [dev]
Open-source dev version, higher quality
Perplexity AI 2 models Perplexity Default
AI search engine, real-time web access
Pro Search
Deep search, 5 per day for free users