Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

FLUX.1 [schnell] vs Midjourney v6.1 benchmark

Name: FLUX.1 [schnell] vs Midjourney v6.1 AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Comparing verified benchmark accuracy, speed, and token pricing between FLUX.1 [schnell] and Midjourney v6.1. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Share Analysis:

Black Forest Labs

FLUX.1 [schnell]

Apache 2.0 4-step distilled open weights model optimized for local inference and instant preview generation.

Schnell 4-StepImg Elo 1,142$15/1k imgs

Midjourney

Midjourney v6.1

Previous standard in aesthetic digital art generation, retained as a historical compare baseline.

v6.1Img Elo 1,265$80/1k imgs

FLUX.1 Series Family & Variants (3)

Speed, cost, and intelligence tradeoffs across the Black Forest Labs lineup

vs Base Model

FLUX.1.1 [pro]

Black Forest Labs

Base Model

Img Elo1210

Latency3.2s

$/1k$50/1k

Prompt %89%

View specs →vs this

FLUX.1 [dev]

Black Forest Labs

Open Dev 12B

Img Elo1180

Latency4.0s

$/1k$30/1k

Prompt %87.5%

-30 Elo-40% price

View specs →vs this

FLUX.1 [schnell]

Black Forest Labs

Schnell 4-Step

Img Elo1142

Latency1.2s

$/1k$15/1k

Prompt %84%

-68 Elo-70% price

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Top Rival Showdowns for FLUX.1 [schnell]

All Matchups

Compare vs:vs GPT Image 2 (High)vs Reve 2.1 vs Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)vs Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)vs Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro

Image Quality Leader

Midjourney v6.1

Δ 123 Image Elo pts

Generation Speed Leader

FLUX.1 [schnell]

1.2s per render

Value per Dollar Leader

FLUX.1 [schnell]

$15/1k images

Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

FLUX.1 [schnell] (2)vsMidjourney v6.1 (3)

FLUX.1 [schnell]: 2W (40%)Overall: Midjourney v6.1Midjourney v6.1: 3W (60%)

← FLUX.1 [schnell]Midjourney v6.1 →

Midjourney v6.1 (3/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Image Elo

1,142vs1,265

Prompt adherence

84%vs89%

Text rendering

82%vs84%

FLUX.1 [schnell]: 0WMidjourney v6.1: 3W

FLUX.1 [schnell] (1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Generation time

1.2svs7.5s

FLUX.1 [schnell]: 1WMidjourney v6.1: 0W

FLUX.1 [schnell] (1/1)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Price per 1k images

$15/1kvs$80/1k

FLUX.1 [schnell]: 1WMidjourney v6.1: 0W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Image EloMidjourney v6.1 (+123)

FLUX.1 [schnell]1,142

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Midjourney v6.11,265

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Generation timeFLUX.1 [schnell] (+6.3s)

FLUX.1 [schnell]1.2s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Midjourney v6.17.5s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Price per 1k imagesFLUX.1 [schnell] (+$65/1k)

FLUX.1 [schnell]$15/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Midjourney v6.1$80/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Prompt adherenceMidjourney v6.1 (+5%)

FLUX.1 [schnell]84%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Midjourney v6.189%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Text renderingMidjourney v6.1 (+2%)

FLUX.1 [schnell]82%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Midjourney v6.184%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Benchmark	FLUX.1 [schnell]	Midjourney v6.1	Advantage Delta
Image Elo	1,142 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	1,265 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	Midjourney v6.1 (+123)
Generation time	1.2s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	7.5s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	FLUX.1 [schnell] (+6.3s)
Price per 1k images	$15/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	$80/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	FLUX.1 [schnell] (+$65/1k)
Prompt adherence	84% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	89% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	Midjourney v6.1 (+5%)
Text rendering	82% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	84% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	Midjourney v6.1 (+2%)

Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 81% with FLUX.1 [schnell]

Monthly Image Production Volume25k images / month (25000 imgs)

Quick Presets:

FLUX.1 [schnell]$375.00 / mo

Rate: $15/1k

Midjourney v6.1$2,000.00 / mo

Rate: $80/1k

Estimated Cost Delta

FLUX.1 [schnell] is estimated to save $1,625.00/month ($19,500/year).

Based on 25k images generated

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

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Black Forest Labs

FLUX.1 [schnell]

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost—

Midjourney

Midjourney v6.1

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost—

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, FLUX.1 [schnell] or Midjourney v6.1?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, FLUX.1 [schnell] or Midjourney v6.1?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: List prices are missing for at least one model.
Which is faster, FLUX.1 [schnell] or Midjourney v6.1?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Context window is missing for at least one model.
Can I self-host either model?: FLUX.1 [schnell] is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. FLUX.1 [schnell] and Midjourney v6.1 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Similar Head-to-Head Comparisons

All FLUX.1 [schnell] matchups →|All Midjourney v6.1 matchups →

FLUX.1 [schnell] vs FLUX.1 [dev] (previous flux)FLUX.1 [schnell] vs FLUX.1.1 [pro] (next flux)Midjourney v6.1 vs Midjourney v7 (next midjourney)FLUX.2 [max] vs Midjourney v6.1 FLUX.2 [flex] vs Midjourney v6.1 FLUX.1.1 [pro] vs Midjourney v6.1

Benchmark

FLUX.1 [schnell]

Midjourney v6.1

Advantage Delta

Image Elo

1,142

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

1,265

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Midjourney v6.1 (+123)

Generation time

1.2s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

7.5s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

FLUX.1 [schnell] (+6.3s)

Price per 1k images

$15/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

$80/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

FLUX.1 [schnell] (+$65/1k)

Prompt adherence

84%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

89%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Midjourney v6.1 (+5%)

Text rendering

82%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

84%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Midjourney v6.1 (+2%)

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, FLUX.1 [schnell] or Midjourney v6.1?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, FLUX.1 [schnell] or Midjourney v6.1?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

List prices are missing for at least one model.

Which is faster, FLUX.1 [schnell] or Midjourney v6.1?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Context window is missing for at least one model.

Can I self-host either model?

FLUX.1 [schnell] is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. FLUX.1 [schnell] and Midjourney v6.1 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.