# FLUX 3 Max (`flux_3_max`)

> FLUX 3 Max by fal × Black Forest Labs. Top-tier image-to-video at near real-time speed: 5-20 seconds at 720p or 1080p with native audio, first/last frame and keyframe control.

- Capability: Video (tool `video`) — Text to video, Image to video
- Price: from $0.85 per run (1 credit = $0.01). Exact price for a request: POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/estimate
- Typical time: ~60 s
- JSON Schema: https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/video?model=flux_3_max (public, no key)
- Try it: https://varg.ai/dashboard/tools/playground?model=flux_3_max

## Call it

REST: `POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/video/call` with `Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY` (create a key at https://varg.ai/dashboard/api).
It answers `202` with a job right away. Poll `GET /v2/jobs/{id}` until `status` is `completed`, then read `output.outputs[0].url` — or pass `options.webhook_url` and get the finished job POSTed to you.

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/video/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "flux_3_max",
  "prompt": "A lighthouse keeper climbs a spiral staircase during a storm, lantern swinging, waves crashing below.",
  "resolution": "720p",
  "duration": 5
}'
```

MCP: the varg server `https://mcp.varg.ai/mcp` (OAuth sign-in, no key) runs it with `call_tool`:

```json
{
  "tool": "video",
  "input": {
    "model": "flux_3_max",
    "prompt": "A lighthouse keeper climbs a spiral staircase during a storm, lantern swinging, waves crashing below.",
    "resolution": "720p",
    "duration": 5
  },
  "wait": true
}
```

## Inputs

| field | type | required | default | allowed | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `model` | string | yes | — | `flux_3_max` or a route key below | Which model runs the job. |
| `prompt` | string | no | — | — | — |
| `files` | array of { url } | no | — | — | — |
| `aspect_ratio` | string | no | — | e.g. 16:9 \| 9:16 \| 1:1 \| 4:3 \| 3:4 \| 21:9 \| auto | — |
| `resolution` | string | no | — | 480p \| 720p \| 1080p \| 4k | Quality tier. Supported by this model: 720p, 1080p. Unsupported tiers fall back to the nearest available. |
| `audio` | boolean | no | — | — | Set true to generate the video with a native audio track. |
| `duration` | integer | no | — | 1–120 | Length in seconds. Supported by this model's routes: fal: 5-20. A non-numeric value such as "auto" is routed to a route whose schema accepts it; when none does, the request is rejected. |

Media inputs are URLs. Upload a local file first with `POST /v2/files` and pass the returned URL.

## Provider options

Optional, per provider, under `provider_options.<provider>`. Only the options of the provider that runs the job apply — pin a route to choose it.

### provider_options.fal

| field | type | required | default | allowed | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `prompt` | string | no | — | — | The text prompt describing the video you want to generate. |
| `duration` | number | no | — | — | — |
| `resolution` | string | no | — | 720p \| 1080p | — |
| `aspect_ratio` | string | no | — | auto \| 21:9 \| 2:1 \| 16:9 \| 4:3 \| 1:1 \| 3:4 \| 9:16 | — |
| `generate_audio` | boolean | no | — | — | Whether to generate audio for the video. |
| `reasoning_level` | string | no | — | low \| high | — |
| `image_url` | string (URL) | no | — | — | URL of the image the video starts from (PNG, JPEG, or WebP). |
| `end_image_url` | string (URL) | no | — | — | — |

## Routes

`"model": "flux_3_max"` picks a route automatically (priority order, then the inputs you send). To pin one, pass its key as `model`.

| model key | provider | modality | price from | typical time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `fal:blackforestlabs/flux-3-max/text-to-video` | fal | text-to-video | $0.85 | ~60 s |
| `fal:blackforestlabs/flux-3-max/image-to-video` | fal | image-to-video | $0.85 | ~60 s |
| `fal:blackforestlabs/flux-3-max/keyframes-to-video` | fal | image-to-video | $0.85 | ~60 s |

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