Search by tool, tag, or workflow fit. Move to finder, compare, VS, or calculator once browsing stops being enough.Search by tool name, tags, or workflow fit. Move to the finder when the field is still fuzzy, compare when you have a shortlist, VS when the debate is one exact pair, and the calculator when spend could change the answer.
Use the directory for the broad scan. Use the finder when the shortlist is still unclear.
Use compare for 2 to 4 live candidates, VS for an exact curated matchup or a relevant topic path, and the calculator when pricing could flip the pick.
Open the finder when browsing still feels too broad and you want help narrowing the field.
Open finderOpen the finderOpen compare when you want to inspect 2 to 4 tools side by side instead of hopping between profiles.
Open workspaceOpen compare workspaceUse the VS library when you want curated head-to-head reading around this category, even if the exact pair is not obvious yet.
Browse VSBrowse relevant VS pagesOpen the calculator when monthly usage, price bands, or plan limits are likely to decide the final pick.
Estimate costEstimate monthly spendSave the shortlist, compare the candidates side by side, and use price only where it can still flip the answer.
Tools in this slice: FLUX and Stable Diffusion.
Black Forest Labs SOTA text-to-image model — the new image generation benchmark of 2024.
Open-source [dev]/[schnell] free for local use
[schnell] Apache 2.0 commercial OK; [dev] non-commercial; [pro] API paid
Open-source AI image generation model runnable locally.
Open-source and self-hostable, making it useful when you want to control compute and cost directly.
Commercial use is often possible, but licensing should be checked for the model, weights, and deployment setup you choose.