FLUX.1 Schnell on QuickSilver Pro
FLUX.1 Schnell is the fast, high-volume text-to-image model — sub-second generation for previews, thumbnails, and batch jobs. On QuickSilver Pro it's $0.0025 per generated image (~17% under typical market rates), billed from the same prepaid balance as your chat usage. Drop into the OpenAI SDK's images.generate with one line.
At a glance
Fast, cheap text-to-image at scale — previews, thumbnails, batch generation.
Pricing (per generated image)
| Provider | Per image | vs QSP |
|---|---|---|
| QuickSilver Pro | $0.0025 | cheapest |
| typical market rates | $0.003 | 17% cheaper |
When to use
Use FLUX.1 Schnell for high-throughput image generation where speed and cost matter most: live previews, thumbnails, A/B image variants, and large batch jobs. Sub-second generation and $0.0025/image make it the volume workhorse.
When to use something else
For flagship fidelity — photoreal product shots, accurate in-image text, detailed marketing creative — use FLUX.2 Pro ($0.027/image). Advanced controls (seed, steps, ControlNet, LoRA) aren't exposed through the basic OpenAI Images parameters yet.
Quickstart (curl)
curl https://api.quicksilverpro.io/v1/images/generations \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $QSP_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "flux.1-schnell",
"prompt": "a sleek silver sports car, studio product shot",
"n": 1,
"size": "1024x1024"
}'OpenAI Images API. The response is OpenAI-shaped — data[0].b64_json holds the image. One key for chat and images.
FAQ
$0.0025 per generated image on QuickSilver Pro — about 17% under typical market rates (~$0.003). Billed per image (not per token), from the same prepaid balance as your chat usage.
Sub-second for standard sizes — it's the fast/volume tier, designed for previews, thumbnails, and batch jobs. For higher fidelity at the cost of speed, use FLUX.2 Pro.
Yes — POST to /v1/images/generations with model="flux.1-schnell" or use the OpenAI SDK's images.generate. The response is OpenAI-shaped (data[0].b64_json). One key covers both chat and image generation. See /docs/images.