Papers & Research
Self-Flow
Black Forest Labs introduces Self-Flow
Black Forest Labs published Self-Flow, new research from the FLUX makers in the AI art and diffusion space. It was included in the week's AI Art & Diffusion roundup.
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January 2026
New ModelsOpen weights
Flux 2 Klein
Black Forest Labs drops Flux 2 Klein, fast open-weights image model
Wolfram broke the news mid-show: Black Forest Labs released Flux 2 Klein, a fast 4B/9B image generation model with open weights under Apache 2.0. It is designed for near-real-time editing and style iteration, and Alex used it minutes later in his live Claude Cowork demo.
December 2025
New Models
Flux 3
Flux 3 becomes the new gold standard for image generation
Flux 3 dropped in August and immediately became the gold standard for image generation, landing three years almost to the day after Stable Diffusion first went public. Wolfram used it as the yardstick for how far image AI traveled in those three years.
November 2025
New ModelsOpen weights
FLUX.2
Black Forest Labs releases FLUX.2, a 32B multi-reference image model
Black Forest Labs released FLUX.2, a 32B-parameter image model with open weights (FLUX.2-dev) that supports multi-reference image editing. It lets users combine multiple reference images and prompt edits with variables, a step up in controllable image editing.
32B Parameters
May 2025
New Models
FLUX.1 Kontext
Black Forest Labs drops FLUX.1 Kontext, SOTA image editing
Black Forest Labs, creators of Flux, released Kontext: three models (Pro, Max, and a 12B open-weights Dev in private preview) for consistent, context-aware text and image editing. Unlike GPT-image or VEO-style regeneration, Kontext keeps identity consistent across edits, adding what you ask for without changing your face every generation. Broke as news during the show.
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