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FLUX

FLUX.2 klein needs very few steps and is fast. It comes in 4B and 9B sizes. Besides generating, it can be used for Edit by instruction in Refine.

File Goes in 4B 9B
Main model diffusion_models flux-2-klein-4b or similar the 9B main model
VAE vae flux2-vae flux2-vae
Text encoder text_encoders qwen_3_4b qwen_3_8b_fp8mixed

qwen_3_4b is the same file Z-Image uses, so the asset library may label it Z-Image. The 9B main model can only be downloaded after signing in to Hugging Face and accepting its licence.

Item Default
Steps 4
CFG 1
Sampler Euler
shift 9.89 (left at the default, it adjusts automatically to the resolution and steps)

Measured on an RTX 5080, the 4B version takes about 2 seconds per 1024×1024 image.

FLUX.1 comes as dev, schnell and Kontext. Kontext is used for Edit by instruction in Refine.

FLUX.1 model files come in two forms, and both work:

  • All-in-one files: the main model, T5, CLIP-L and VAE in a single file (the form common on model sites); put it in checkpoints. Just choose it; if matching VAE and text encoder files are in your folders, those are used first.
  • Main model only: put it in diffusion_models and add these files:
File Goes in File name
VAE vae ae (shared with Z-Image)
Text encoder text_encoders t5xxl_fp16 or the fp8 version
CLIP-L text_encoders clip_l (used automatically; no need to choose it)

The generate panel’s “Encoder” slot refers to T5.

Version Steps CFG Sampler
dev 20 3.5 Euler
schnell 4 1 Euler
Kontext 28 2.5 Euler

For dev and Kontext, CFG is the official guidance value, usually 2–4. Each step is computed once and the negative prompt isn’t used.

Measured on an RTX 5080, the dev fp8 all-in-one file takes about 25 seconds at 896×1152 (the main model doesn’t fit entirely in 16 GB of graphics memory, so it’s streamed automatically).

Kontext has the same weight shapes as ordinary FLUX.1 dev, so CoCo goes by the file name: it must contain kontext to appear in the Edit by instruction model list.

LoRAs for both FLUX.1 and FLUX.2 klein work; CoCo identifies their architecture from the file contents.

Reference images (ControlNet), the FLUX.1 Fill / Canny / Depth versions, and Chroma.

Model Licence
FLUX.2 klein 4B Apache 2.0
FLUX.2 klein 9B Non-commercial licence
FLUX.1 dev, Kontext Non-commercial licence

See each model’s page for the full terms.