imgproxy vs Black Forest Labs

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imgproxy compared with Black Forest Labs
Detail	imgproxy	Black Forest Labs
What it does	Fast and secure standalone server for resizing and converting remote images	Building visual intelligence with multimodal AI models
Stage	Established	Startup
Founded	2017	2024
Based in	US	DE
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free: Open source version. Pro: from $49/month (16 workers) or $499/year (16 workers), 2 months free with yearly plan. 14-day free trial available. Contact for Unlimited plan (256+ workers).	Pay-as-you-go API pricing: FLUX 3 Image at $0.048 per image, FLUX.1 [dev] at $0.025 per image, FLUX.1 [pro] at $0.04 per image, FLUX 1.1 [pro] Ultra at $0.06 per image, FLUX.1 Kontext [max] at $0.08 per image, FLUX Deblur from $0.004 per megapixel, FLUX.1 Fill [pro] at $0.05 per image, FLUX VTO at $
Key features	Resize and crop images Support for multiple image formats (JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, JPEG XL, GIF, etc.) Video and PDF thumbnail generation URL-based HTTP API Docker and Linux package distribution	FLUX 3 multimodal model for image, video, audio and action prediction Text to image generation with accurate text rendering Video generation up to 20 seconds with optional audio Multilingual speech and audio generation Robotics action prediction for visual observations and control Pay-as-you-go API pricing Open weights models for self-hosted deployment Browser-based playground for experimentation Enterprise licensing with SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliance Fine-tuning and LoRA customization rights
What makes it different	Runs on your own infrastructure with no unclear SaaS pricing Open-source core with transparent, worker-based Pro pricing Best-in-class performance with minimal memory footprint	Single unified model handling multiple modalities: images, video, audio, and robotics Founded by pioneers of foundational diffusion AI research Flexible deployment: API, open weights, or playground Enterprise-grade infrastructure with volume discounts and SLA guarantees Powers millions of creations from individual artists to enterprise applications
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	74 no change since last check	80 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	36	23
Citation Flow (Majestic)	49	51
Referring domains (Majestic)	1906	9162

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