FLUX.2 [flex] Arrives on Microsoft Foundry: Specialized Text Rendering for Design Workflows

Microsoft Foundry has expanded its generative AI offerings with the addition of FLUX.2 [flex], a specialized model from Black Forest Labs designed for text-heavy design and UI prototyping workflows. This release, announced on February 25, 2025, complements the existing FLUX.2 [pro] model, which focuses on photorealistic and cinematic-quality outputs.

What Changed

The FLUX.2 family now includes two distinct models: FLUX.2 [pro] for photorealistic imagery and FLUX.2 [flex] for typography and graphic design production. FLUX.2 [flex] is now available as a gated public preview on Microsoft Foundry, requiring users to fill out a limited access application form to obtain access.

Provider Comparison

FLUX.2 [flex] positions itself as a specialist in text rendering and graphic design, differentiating from general-purpose image generation models. Unlike broader models that may struggle with typography, FLUX.2 [flex] delivers best-in-class text rendering for logos, UI copy, product packaging, and social graphics. The model offers fine-grained control over inference steps and guidance scale, allowing production teams to dial in precise outputs.

Key technical capabilities include:

• Detail preservation for maintaining fine details in complex scenes
• Multi-reference editing supporting up to 8 reference images via API
• Accurate text rendering across various typefaces and layouts
• Rapid iteration capabilities at scale

Business Impact

For creative teams and platform builders, FLUX.2 [flex] addresses critical pain points in design workflows. The model enables production-grade brand design, product UI prototyping, and marketing collateral creation with fewer touch-ups and stronger brand fidelity. Teams can now generate magazine covers, editorial spreads, and text-heavy visual layouts with correctly spaced, readable fonts at production quality.

The pricing model follows Microsoft Foundry's standard approach at $0.05 per megapixel for the Global Standard deployment type. Images exceeding 4 megapixels are resized to maintain cost predictability. This pay-as-you-go structure allows teams to scale usage based on project needs without upfront commitments.

Use Cases and Applications

FLUX.2 [flex] excels in specific scenarios where text accuracy is paramount:

Brand and Graphic Design: Generate precise, on-brand graphic design assets with clean typography across logos, packaging, and marketing collateral. Iterate across typefaces and layout styles without sacrificing text accuracy.

Creative & Media Production: Render multi-word headlines, body copy blocks, and editorial layouts that adapt seamlessly to any style. Create magazine covers and editorial spreads with correctly spaced, readable fonts.

Product UI Prototyping: Rapidly prototype product UIs with rich text components, accurate button labels, navigation copy, and on-screen text. Build and iterate on app screens and dashboards where text legibility is critical.

Enterprise Features and Security

Microsoft Foundry delivers FLUX.2 models under Microsoft Product Terms, providing enterprise-grade security and compliance. Each FLUX endpoint includes content safety controls and guardrails, with runtime protections such as built-in content-safety filters, role-based access control, and virtual-network isolation.

Governance signals stream directly into Azure Policy, Purview, and Microsoft Sentinel, giving security and compliance teams real-time visibility. This enterprise integration ensures that creative workflows maintain privacy, security, and safety standards from day one.

Getting Started

Teams interested in FLUX.2 [flex] can access the model through Microsoft Foundry by:

1. Signing up for an Azure account if needed
2. Searching for "FLUX.2-flex" in the model catalog under "Build"
3. Opening the model card and clicking deploy to obtain API credentials
4. Using the API and key with various clients or the playground interface

Black Forest Labs is also hosting a Model Mondays livestream on March 2, 2026, featuring Stephen Batifol, Developer Advocate at Black Forest Labs, demonstrating practical patterns for building scalable image pipelines with FLUX.2 models.

For teams requiring photorealistic imagery instead of text-focused outputs, FLUX.2 [pro] remains available on Microsoft Foundry, providing a complementary option within the same model family.

The gated preview approach suggests Microsoft and Black Forest Labs are managing demand while gathering feedback from early adopters, particularly those in production environments where text accuracy directly impacts brand consistency and user experience.

Learn more about FLUX.2 [flex] on Microsoft Foundry