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FLUX (Black Forest Labs)

by Black Forest Labs GmbH

12B parameter rectified flow transformer for photorealism, typography, and prompt adherence.

Introduced:N/A
Headquarters:Global / Distributed
Licensing:Commercial
Sources Verified:1 Verified Citations

01 // Overview & Cinematic Architecture

FLUX is an open and commercial suite of 12-billion parameter flow-matching models created by the original Stable Diffusion inventors at Black Forest Labs. It sets the open benchmark for visual anatomy, text rendering, and cinematic optical prompt execution.

Modalities & Output

Primary Category:IMAGE
Primary Cinema Capabilities:
12B Parameter Hybrid Flow Transformer ArchitectureRotary Positional Embeddings & Parallel AttentionIn-Context Fill, Depth & Canny Inpainting ControlState-of-the-Art Typography & Finger Anatomy

03 // Verified Models & Products Ledger

Official model variants, context limits, and target filmmaking workflows

2 Models Cataloged
v1.0CURRENT
API ONLY

FLUX.1 [pro]

State-of-the-art enterprise image generation API with extreme prompt fidelity and nuanced cinematic grain texture.

Max Resolution:Up to 2.0 MegaPixels
Duration / Context:API Generation
Verified: 2026-09-13Docs↗
v1.0ACTIVE
OPEN SOURCE

FLUX.1 [dev]

Open-weights non-commercial model for local pipeline experimentation and fine-tuning (LoRA / ControlNet).

Max Resolution:Flexible resolution
Duration / Context:Local PyTorch inference
Verified: 2026-09-13Docs↗

05 // Editorial Deep Dives & Industry Coverage

Verified analysis and production case studies

1 Articles
Creator Intel Journal2026-04-12T09:00:00Z

Flow Matching vs Diffusion: Optical Aberrations & Photorealistic Texture Comparison

A rigorous peer comparison evaluating FLUX.1 [dev] and Midjourney v6.1 across high-contrast chiaroscuro key lighting, skin subsurface scattering, and anamorphic lens bokeh.

06 // Connected Cinema Knowledge Graph

Relationships mapped to canonical tools, techniques, prompts, workflows, films, and research

07 // 8-Tier Source & Citation Ledger

Every factual capability, benchmark, and parameter is backed by a verifiable primary source

1 Audited Sources
OFFICIAL WEBSITEVerified: 2026-09-13
Black Forest Labs — Announcing FLUX.1

Black Forest Labs GmbH

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