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FLUX.1 [schnell]

The fastest FLUX.1 text-to-image tier, released with downloadable weights and inference code under Apache 2.0 for unrestricted local development and integration.

DOOM SCORE50.3out of 100model risk profile, not the overall index
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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 3

Why this model scores 50.3

Lower image quality than pro is offset by permissive licensing, fast generation, and local operation, producing maximum practical distribution and very limited provider control after release.

Capability45
Autonomy1
Deployment99
Misuse potential58
Control difficulty65
MODEL-ATTRIBUTED EVIDENCE

News tied to FLUX.1 [schnell]

The model score of 50.3 rates this model's risk profile. The overall Doom Index of 67.9 measures the complete temporally weighted evidence record. These values answer different questions.

NET MODEL-ATTRIBUTED INDEX CONTRIBUTION+0.04

Each article's current Doom Index contribution is divided equally among the exact models named on that article. This prevents multi-model evidence from being claimed in full on several model pages. Model risk scores use a bounded temporal offset around their technical profile, but never feed back into the overall index.

Deployment TOWARD

Black Forest Labs releases the FLUX.1 image-model suite

Black Forest Labs launched three 12-billion-parameter text-to-image variants, including API-only FLUX.1 pro, open-weight FLUX.1 dev, and Apache-2.0 FLUX.1 schnell, rapidly widening access to advanced image synthesis.

Full item contribution
+0.11
FLUX.1 [schnell] equal share
+0.04
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Model score history

  1. R3
    Doom Score 50.3

    Exact-version evidence chronology replayed after run doombench-hourly-news-20260812-142416 under temporal-monthly-pressure-v4.

    12 Aug 2026
  2. R2
    Doom Score 50.9

    Exact-version evidence chronology replayed after run doombench-hourly-news-20260812-132112 under fixed-sensitivity-v3.

    12 Aug 2026
  3. R1
    Doom Score 52.3

    New exact permissively licensed FLUX.1 model tier verified by the dated primary launch.

    12 Aug 2026
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  1. FLUX.1 [schnell] by Black Forest Labs has a DoomBench model risk score of 50.3 out of 100, based on five transparent version-specific dimensions rather than the overall index.

  2. FLUX.1 [schnell]'s highest current DoomBench dimension is deployment at 99.0 out of 100; the profile publishes every component score and its editorial rationale.

  3. DoomBench links 1 source-backed evidence item to FLUX.1 [schnell], while keeping the model's risk profile separate from each item's contribution to the live Doom Index.

    https://www.doombench.com/models/black-forest-labs-flux-1-schnell