The company, based in Germany and backed by notable investors like Andreessen Horowitz and Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe, is also introducing a model playground for users to experiment with its technology. New users receive 200 credits to generate images without needing third-party services. Black Forest Labs, which emerged from stealth with founders from Stability AI, continues to expand its offerings in the competitive image generation market, having previously powered features for X’s Grok chatbot.
Key takeaways:
- Black Forest Labs released a new suite of image-generating models called Flux.1 Kontext, which can create and edit images using text and reference images.
- The Flux.1 Kontext family includes two models: Flux.1 Kontext [pro] for image refinement and Flux.1 Kontext [max] for speed and prompt adherence.
- Black Forest Labs is offering an open model, Flux.1 Kontext [dev], in private beta for research and safety testing, and a model playground for users to try the models without third-party sign-up.
- Black Forest Labs, based in Germany, is backed by notable investors and was in talks to raise $100 million at a $1 billion valuation, with many founders from Stability AI.