Flux.1 is a Mind-Blowing Open-Weights AI Image Generator with 12B Parameters

Flux.1 has arrived, setting a new benchmark in the world of open-weight image models. With 12 billion parameters, it surpasses industry giants like Midjourney V6, OpenAI’s Dall-E 3, and Stability AI’s SD3 Ultra in terms of image quality and performance.

The team behind Flux.1 has an interesting history.

They’re the original developers of the technology that powers Stable Diffusion and the inventors of latent diffusion. Following some internal issues at Stability AI, key team members left to form a new startup called Black Forest Labs.

This kind of “tech exodus” often leads to innovation. When talented individuals branch out on their own, they’re free to pursue bold new ideas without the constraints of larger organizations.

What is Flux.1?

Flux.1 is a suite of text-to-image models that define a new state-of-the-art (SOTA) in image detail, prompt adherence, style diversity, and scene complexity for text-to-image synthesis.

It comes in three variants:

• Flux.1 Pro: This offers state-of-the-art performance in image generation, delivering top-notch prompt following, visual quality, image detail, and output diversity.