FLUX Model Size Comparison | Generated by AI
Here’s the comparison:
🔄 FLUX.2-dev vs FLUX.1-dev
| Feature | FLUX.2-dev | FLUX.1-dev |
|---|---|---|
| Total size | ~177 GB | ~69 GB |
| Pipeline | image-to-image |
text-to-image |
| Gated | ✅ auto | ✅ auto |
| Downloads | 1.3M | 569K |
| Likes | 1,941 | 13,786 |
FLUX.1-dev is much smaller (69 GB vs 177 GB) because it uses:
- Single-file T5 text encoder (vs 10 shards in 2-dev)
- CLIP text_encoder_2 (2 shards)
- Transformer in 3 shards (vs 7 shards)
- Simpler VAE (no separate
ae.safetensors)
However, both are gated — you still need to:
- Accept the license at https://huggingface.co/black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-dev
- Provide a HuggingFace read token
If you’ve already accepted the license for FLUX.1-dev, I can start the download right away. Which one do you want to go with?
