Last updated: May 19, 2025
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Overview
FLUX V1.1 is a cloud-based collaborative design tool for prototyping electronic circuits and hardware with AI support.
Key Features
✦ Cloud-Based Editor: Design hardware schematics directly in your browser.
✦ AI Component Suggestions: Get smart suggestions for compatible components.
✦ Version Control: Built-in git-style collaboration system.
✦ Simulation Tools: Test and simulate designs before prototyping.
✦ Parts Library: Access to real-world components and symbols.
Advantages
🟩 Real-Time Collaboration: Teams can co-edit projects live.
🟩 AI-Driven Workflow: Speeds up the prototyping phase.
🟩 No Software Installation: Fully browser-based platform.
🟩 Community Projects: Fork and build upon open hardware designs.
Limitations
🟥 Niche Focus: Tailored specifically to electronics/hardware prototyping.
🟥 Learning Curve: Beginners may need time to adapt.
🟥 Browser Limits: Intensive projects may lag on low-spec systems.
🟥 Dependency on Internet: Offline editing is not supported.
Use Cases
➤ Hardware Prototyping: Build and simulate PCB layouts.
➤ Team Collaboration: Work on design projects remotely.
➤ Educational Use: Teaching electronics via interactive examples.
➤ AI-Supported Part Selection: Reduce search time with component suggestions.
Pricing Details
The FLUX.1 model and the flux.ai web interface operate on a freemium model with a credit-based system.
⭘ Free Plan: New users receive a number of free credits (e.g., 100 credits) to try the image generation service.
⭘ Credit Packs (Pay-as-you-go): Users can purchase credit packs to continue generating images. Pricing is typically tiered (e.g., ~$10 for 1,000 credits, with discounts for larger packs). One image generation usually costs around 10 credits.
⭘ API Access: For developers, using the FLUX.1 Pro model via API has its own separate usage-based pricing.
(Note: As an open-source model, FLUX.1 can also be self-hosted, which involves no direct cost from the provider but incurs compute costs. Pricing for credits is subject to change.)
Summary
FLUX V1.1 enables hardware teams and solo makers to design, simulate, and collaborate on electronics projects with ease. Its AI-assisted part selection and real-time browser-based editor make it ideal for fast-paced prototyping.
Released Dates
2025
Apr – FLUX.1 Pro, a more advanced version of the model, was released via the API, offering enhanced coherence and photorealism.
2024
Nov – FLUX.1 was released by Black Forest Labs (BFL) as a powerful, fast, and open-source text-to-image model, with the web interface at flux.ai launching concurrently.
2023
Black Forest Labs was founded by former members of Stability AI and Midjourney, with a focus on creating next-generation open-source generative models.
