Black Forest Labs just rolled out FLUX.1 Kontext, a new suite of models that generate and edit images using text and visual references side-by-side. It handles local tweaks and character consistency without complex workflows, accompanied by an open-weight 12B dev model on the BFL Playground.
Nvidia just launched a workflow bridging Blender with the FLUX.1 image generator, allowing creators to guide AI images using 3D scenes. Instead of endlessly tweaking text prompts, you can place rough 3D models and set camera angles to lock down the layout. The catch is that it requires an RTX 4080 GPU or higher to run.
Black Forest Labs just launched the FLUX Pro Finetuning API, allowing creators to customize flagship FLUX Pro models with as few as 1 to 5 reference images. The custom finetunes reliably preserve unique characters or visual styles at up to 4 megapixels and work seamlessly across the full FLUX tool suite.
NVIDIA just unveiled its GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs at CES, doubling generative AI performance with FP4 support. The new quantization cuts model memory needs in half, allowing models like FLUX.1 to run locally on under 10GB of VRAM in just five seconds. The flagship RTX 5090 launches January 30.
Mistral AI just rolled out a major beta update to le Chat, packing web search with citations, a collaborative Canvas workspace, and Flux Pro image generation into its free assistant. Powered by the new Pixtral Large multimodal model for complex document and image reasoning, it also lets users build workflow agents—giving ChatGPT a serious free run for its money.
Black Forest Labs just rolled out Ultra and Raw modes for FLUX1.1 [pro]. Ultra mode delivers 4x higher resolution up to 4MP in just 10 seconds for $0.06 per image, while Raw mode ditches the synthetic AI sheen for natural, candid photography aesthetics. Both are now available via their API.
Black Forest Labs just launched Flux 1.1 Pro, an updated image generation model claiming six times faster generation speeds alongside improved visual quality and prompt adherence. The startup also launched a beta API, letting developers integrate the Flux model suite into their apps via its platform or partners like Replicate.
xAI just dropped Grok-2 and Grok-2 mini into beta, claiming the flagship model beats Claude 3.5 Sonnet and GPT-4 Turbo on the LMSYS leaderboard. Alongside major jumps in reasoning and coding, xAI partnered with Black Forest Labs to bring FLUX.1 image generation straight to 𝕏. It is currently rolling out to 𝕏 Premium subscribers, with an enterprise API arriving later this month.
Black Forest Labs just launched with a $31M seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz and released FLUX.1, a new 12B-parameter text-to-image suite. Created by researchers behind Stable Diffusion, the suite features pro, dev, and schnell versions, delivering top-tier prompt adherence and visual detail that surpasses Midjourney v6.0. Next on the roadmap: text-to-video models.
