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Forget Midjourney — Flux is the new king of AI image generation and here’s how to get access

Aug 11, 2024 - news.bensbites.com
Flux, an AI image generation model developed by startup Black Forest Labs, has quickly gained popularity due to its open-source nature and ability to run on a decent laptop. The model, which is being hailed as the successor to Stable Diffusion, has been compared to market leader Midjourney, with some users suggesting it performs better in certain areas, particularly in rendering people. However, its skin texture rendering is not as good as Midjourney v6.1. Flux is expected to be available on multi-model platforms like Poe, Nightcafe, and FreePik.

Flux was created by Black Forest Labs, a German-based company led by former Stability AI engineers. The company has released three versions of Flux.01, all text-to-image models, with a Pro version for commercial use and two other versions, Dev and Schnell, for developers and users. The company is also developing a text-to-video model. Flux can be downloaded and run locally on a well-equipped laptop, or accessed through several websites that offer the model.

Key takeaways:

  • Flux, an AI image generation model by startup Black Forest Labs, is being dubbed the rightful heir to Stable Diffusion and has quickly gained popularity due to its open-source nature and ability to run on a reasonably good laptop.
  • Flux is expected to be available on many multi-model platforms like Poe, Nightcafe and FreePik, similar to Stable Diffusion.
  • There are three versions of Flux.01 currently available, all text-to-image models, and the company is also working on a text-to-video model that will be open-source.
  • Flux.01 can be downloaded and run locally on a well-equipped laptop, or accessed through several websites including NightCafe, Poe, Based Labs, Hugging Face and Fal.ai.
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