--- title: fal.ai Pricing 2026 — Real Monthly Cost at 10k-1M Images description: fal.ai pricing checked Sep 23 2026: FLUX dev $0.025/MP, schnell $0.003/MP. What 10k, 100k and 1M images cost, and where fal bills surprise buyers. url: https://modelslab.com/fal-ai-pricing canonical: https://modelslab.com/fal-ai-pricing type: website component: Seo/FalAiPricing generated_at: 2026-09-24T13:50:52.144202Z --- Imagen fal.ai Pricing 2026 and the Real Monthly Bill --- Last updated Sep 23, 2026 · By ModelsLab Engineering fal.ai charges $0.025 per megapixel for FLUX.1 \[dev\] and $0.003 for FLUX.1 \[schnell\] (checked September 23, 2026). So 100,000 dev images at 1024x1024 cost about $2,500 a month on fal. On the ModelsLab $149/month Open Source Unlimited plan, the same volume has no per-image charge. [See ModelsLab Plans](/pricing) [API Documentation](https://docs.modelslab.com) fal.ai Prices, Checked September 23, 2026 --- Read on fal.ai's own model pages. fal bills images per megapixel and rounds up to the nearest megapixel. | fal.ai model | Billing unit | Listed price | 1024x1024 image | |---|---|---|---| | FLUX.1 \[schnell\] | Per megapixel | $0.003 / MP | ~$0.003 | | FLUX.1 \[dev\] | Per megapixel | $0.025 / MP | ~$0.025 | | FLUX1.1 \[pro\] | Per megapixel | $0.04 / MP | ~$0.04 | | FLUX.1 Kontext \[pro\] | Per image | $0.04 / image | $0.04 | | Wan 2.5 text-to-video | Per second of video | $0.05 (480p), $0.10 (720p), $0.15 (1080p) | — | | Kling 2.5 Turbo Pro | Per clip + per second | $0.35 for 5 s, then $0.07/s | — | | H100 GPU | Per hour | $4.50/h list, as low as $1.89/h | — | Source: the fal.ai model page linked for each row in Sources below, read 2026-09-23. A 1024x1024 image is 1.05 megapixels; the monthly table below counts it as one megapixel. If fal rounds it up to two, every fal figure doubles. What 10k, 100k and 1M Images a Month Cost --- 1024x1024 images. fal at its listed per-megapixel rate; ModelsLab at the plan that covers the volume. | Images / month | fal FLUX.1 \[schnell\] | fal FLUX.1 \[dev\] | fal FLUX1.1 \[pro\] | ModelsLab FLUX.1 dev | |---|---|---|---|---| | 10,000 | $30 | $250 | $400 | $47 (Standard, 10,000 calls) | | 100,000 | $300 | $2,500 | $4,000 | $149 (Open Source Unlimited) | | 1,000,000 | $3,000 | $25,000 | $40,000 | $149 (Open Source Unlimited) | ModelsLab plan prices from the live plans table, 2026-09-23. FLUX.1 dev (model\_id flux) is self-hosted, so it is included in Open Source Unlimited. That plan runs up to 15 generations in parallel: 1M images a month needs about 0.39 images per second, which fits if each image takes under about 38 seconds. FLUX1.1 \[pro\] is hosted by Black Forest Labs, so it bills per image on ModelsLab and is not part of the unlimited allowance. How fal.ai Bills, in Four Rules --- ### 1. Images are billed per megapixel fal prices most image models per megapixel and says images are billed by rounding up to the nearest megapixel. Size therefore changes the bill: a 2048x2048 render is four megapixels and costs four times a 1024x1024 one. Kontext \[pro\] is the exception on this page; it is priced per image. ### 2. Video is billed per second of output Wan 2.5 costs $0.05 to $0.15 per second by resolution, and Kling 2.5 Turbo Pro costs $0.35 for five seconds plus $0.07 for each extra second. A ten-second 1080p Wan clip is $1.50. ### 3. GPUs are billed per hour fal lists an H100 at $4.50 per hour, with lower rates on commitment ("as low as $1.89/h"). That is the price for running your own model on fal hardware, not for calling its hosted endpoints. ### 4. Credits expire fal's terms of service say purchased credits expire 365 days from the date of purchase, and promotional credits expire in 90 days. A prepaid balance you do not spend within a year is lost. Where fal.ai Bills Surprise Buyers --- Complaints from public review sites and fal's own SDK tracker. Each quote links to its source; we have not verified the individual accounts. Read on 2026-09-23. > “it then randomly charges more and starts sending you invoices” [Trustpilot review of fal.ai](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/fal.ai), September 8, 2026> “the account did not simply stop at $0. It continued charging and now shows approximately -$11.20” [Trustpilot review of fal.ai](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/fal.ai), September 2, 2026> “the remaining balance was wiped … no email, no warning, no communication” [Trustpilot review of fal.ai (promotional credits)](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/fal.ai), July 5, 2026> “Currently when I generate image/video - I need to calculate manually the price. Can you please return the cost with the prediction?” [fal-ai/fal-js issue #177, still open](https://github.com/fal-ai/fal-js/issues/177), opened December 21, 2025 ### When fal.ai is the cheaper choice - FLUX.1 \[schnell\] at low volume: $0.003 per image is below the $0.0047 effective call price of the $47 ModelsLab plan, up to about 50,000 images a month. - FLUX pro models: $0.04 on fal is below the $0.06 ModelsLab charges to resell FLUX1.1 \[pro\] from Black Forest Labs. - Custom models on rented GPUs: fal sells H100 time; ModelsLab plans do not include raw GPU hours. ### When a flat plan is the cheaper choice - FLUX.1 dev at any steady volume: $0.0047 per call on Standard is about a fifth of fal's $0.025. - Above ~50,000 images a month of any self-hosted open model: the $149 Open Source Unlimited plan has no per-image charge. - When the bill must not move: on a plan, the price for self-hosted models is fixed before the month starts. The Same FLUX.1 dev Call on ModelsLab --- One POST, model\_id picks the model. On a plan, the price per call is known before you send it. ### curl curl ``` 1curl -X POST 'https://modelslab.com/api/v7/images/text-to-image' \ 2 -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ 3 -d '{ 4 "key": "YOUR_API_KEY", 5 "model_id": "flux", 6 "prompt": "studio photo of a ceramic mug on a walnut desk, soft window light", 7 "width": 1024, 8 "height": 1024, 9 "samples": 1 10 }' ``` ### Python Python ``` 1import requests 2 3response = requests.post( 4 "https://modelslab.com/api/v7/images/text-to-image", 5 json={ 6 "key": "YOUR_API_KEY", 7 "model_id": "flux", 8 "prompt": "studio photo of a ceramic mug on a walnut desk, soft window light", 9 "width": 1024, 10 "height": 1024, 11 "samples": 1, 12 }, 13) 14print(response.json()) ``` Moving off fal? The [fal.ai alternative](/fal-ai-alternative) guide maps each endpoint. For the other serverless option, see [Replicate pricing](/replicate-pricing) ; for every FLUX variant side by side, see [FLUX API pricing](/flux-api) ; and for our own plans, see [ModelsLab pricing](/pricing) . Related pricing guides --- [### fal.ai Alternative Feature-by-feature comparison and a migration checklist.](/fal-ai-alternative) [### Replicate Pricing Per-second GPU billing, idle time and the Cloudflare change.](/replicate-pricing) [### ModelsLab Pricing Basic $21, Standard $47, Open Source Unlimited $149 a month.](/pricing) [### FLUX API pricing Every FLUX variant priced across five providers.](/flux-api) [### Replicate Alternative What changes when you move off Replicate.](/replicate-alternative) [### Text to Image API Pricing Image API prices beyond FLUX.](/text-to-image-api-pricing-comparison) Get Expert Support in Seconds We're Here to Help. --- Want to know more? You can email us anytime at Chat with support[View Docs](https://docs.modelslab.com) On fal.ai's own model pages, checked September 23, 2026: FLUX.1 [schnell] costs $0.003 per megapixel, FLUX.1 [dev] $0.025 per megapixel, FLUX1.1 [pro] $0.04 per megapixel and FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] $0.04 per image. A 1024x1024 image is about one megapixel. At fal.ai's FLUX.1 [dev] rate of $0.025 per megapixel, 10,000 images cost about $250, 100,000 about $2,500 and 1 million about $25,000 a month. On ModelsLab, FLUX.1 dev is covered by the $47 Standard plan up to 10,000 calls and by the $149 Open Source Unlimited plan above that. Yes. fal.ai's terms of service, read September 23, 2026, say purchased credits expire 365 days from the date of purchase and promotional credits expire in 90 days. For FLUX.1 [schnell] at low volume, yes: $0.003 per megapixel is below the $0.0047 effective per-call price of the $47 Standard plan. For FLUX.1 [dev], that $0.0047 is about one fifth of fal's $0.025. Above about 50,000 images a month, the $149 Open Source Unlimited plan also costs less than fal's schnell rate. ModelsLab is paid-only and bills a flat monthly plan instead of prepaid credits. Basic is $21/month for 3,250 API calls, Standard is $47/month for 10,000 calls, and Open Source Unlimited is $149/month with no per-image charge on self-hosted models. The plan price is the ceiling of the bill for self-hosted models. Sources --- Every competitor price and quote on this page, with the date we read it. - [fal.ai FLUX.1 \[schnell\]](https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/flux/schnell) — $0.003 per megapixel, read 2026-09-23 - [fal.ai FLUX.1 \[dev\]](https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/flux/dev) — $0.025 per megapixel, read 2026-09-23 - [fal.ai FLUX1.1 \[pro\]](https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/flux-pro/v1.1) — $0.04 per megapixel, read 2026-09-23 - [fal.ai FLUX.1 Kontext \[pro\]](https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/flux-pro/kontext) — $0.04 per image, read 2026-09-23 - [fal.ai Wan 2.5](https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/wan-25-preview/text-to-video) — per-second video rates, read 2026-09-23 - [fal.ai Kling 2.5 Turbo Pro](https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/kling-video/v2.5-turbo/pro/text-to-video) — read 2026-09-23 - [fal.ai pricing](https://fal.ai/pricing) — GPU hourly rates, read 2026-09-23 - [fal.ai terms of service](https://fal.ai/legal/terms-of-service) — credit expiry, read 2026-09-23 - [fal.ai on Trustpilot](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/fal.ai) — TrustScore 2.4, read 2026-09-23 - [fal-js issue #177](https://github.com/fal-ai/fal-js/issues/177) — open, read 2026-09-23 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How much does fal.ai cost per image? On fal.ai's own model pages, checked September 23, 2026: FLUX.1 [schnell] costs $0.003 per megapixel, FLUX.1 [dev] $0.025 per megapixel, FLUX1.1 [pro] $0.04 per megapixel and FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] $0.04 per image. A 1024x1024 image is about one megapixel. ### What does fal.ai cost at 10,000, 100,000 and 1 million images a month? At fal.ai's FLUX.1 [dev] rate of $0.025 per megapixel, 10,000 images cost about $250, 100,000 about $2,500 and 1 million about $25,000 a month. On ModelsLab, FLUX.1 dev is covered by the $47 Standard plan up to 10,000 calls and by the $149 Open Source Unlimited plan above that. ### Do fal.ai credits expire? Yes. fal.ai's terms of service, read September 23, 2026, say purchased credits expire 365 days from the date of purchase and promotional credits expire in 90 days. ### Is fal.ai cheaper than ModelsLab? For FLUX.1 [schnell] at low volume, yes: $0.003 per megapixel is below the $0.0047 effective per-call price of the $47 Standard plan. For FLUX.1 [dev], that $0.0047 is about one fifth of fal's $0.025. Above about 50,000 images a month, the $149 Open Source Unlimited plan also costs less than fal's schnell rate. ### What do ModelsLab plans cost compared with fal.ai credits? ModelsLab is paid-only and bills a flat monthly plan instead of prepaid credits. Basic is $21/month for 3,250 API calls, Standard is $47/month for 10,000 calls, and Open Source Unlimited is $149/month with no per-image charge on self-hosted models. The plan price is the ceiling of the bill for self-hosted models. --- *This markdown version is optimized for AI agents and LLMs.* **Links:** - [Website](https://modelslab.com) - [API Documentation](https://docs.modelslab.com) - [Blog](https://modelslab.com/blog) --- *Generated by ModelsLab - 2026-09-24*