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FLUX.1-Canny-dev

Image black-forest-labs Text→image 1 build Non-commercial 991 dl/mo

FLUX.1-Canny-dev is an open-weight image model from Black Forest Labs. FLUX.1-Canny-dev (BF16) weighs 43.7 GB; the smallest configuration that runs it is RTX 5090 32 GB.

  • FLUX.1-Canny-dev is an 11.9 billion parameter text-to-image model by Black Forest Labs that generates images from text prompts while preserving the structure of a provided input image using canny edges.
  • The model supports English and operates under the FLUX.1 [dev] Non-Commercial License.

Summary of the black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-Canny-dev model card, 2026-10-01

What it is

Released byBlack Forest Labs
Released2024-11-20
Parameters11.9B
VRAM43.7 GB for the weights

What it runs on

Memory and cards for FLUX.1-Canny-dev (BF16)

43.7 GBweights, file size
23.8 GBbiggest part
5.0 GBworking memory, one 1024² image
537 MBruntime overhead
CardOne imageMemory
RTX 3060 12 GB … RTX 4090 24 GBdoes not fit
RTX 5090 32 GBtight (encoders offloaded)31.0 GB
L40S 48 GBfits (encoders offloaded)44.0 GB
A100 80 GBfits78.2 GB
H100 80 GBfits78.1 GB
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 96 GBfits93.8 GB
DGX Spark (GB10) 128 GB unifiedfits107 GB
H200 141 GBfits138 GB
B200 180 GBfits176 GB

How it works

How image models work

Text promptwhat to makeText encoderunderstands itDiffusion stepsdenoise to pixelsImagePNG / JPEGA diffusion model starts from noise and denoises it, guided by your prompt, into a finished image.

Running it yourself

Run it on a rented GPU

Rent a machine by the hour. How to run this model is on its model card.

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