Black Forest Labs released a new set of image-generating models on Thursday. Some of the models can create or edit pictures.
Black Forest Labs writes that the most capable model in the new family is called Flux.1 Kontext. It can be prompted by text and, if desired, a reference picture to create new pictures. blog post.
The company wrote in its post that “The Flux.1 Kontext model delivers state-of-the art image generation results with strong prompt follow-up, photorealistic render, and competitive typesetting — all at inference speed up to 8x faster compared to current leading models.” Flux.1 kontext is a response to the increasing competition in building image generators. Google unveiled its latest image-generating algorithm, Imagen 4, at the I/O developer’s conference earlier this month. OpenAI introduced a new image-generating model for ChatGPT earlier this year. The model quickly became popular because it was able to create art that looked like Studio Ghibli movies.
We’re releasing FLUX.1 kontext today – a set of generative flow matching model that allows you to create and edit images.
Kontext, unlike traditional text-to image models, understands both images and text as input. This allows for true in-context creation and editing. pic.twitter.com/zleJGuXDge
— Black Forest Labs (@bfl_ml) May 29, 2025
The Flux.1 Kontext Family has two models: Flux.1 Kontex (19459048) and Flux.1 Kontex (19459049). The first allows users to create an image, refine it with multiple “turns” and keep the characters and styles of the images. Flux.1 Kontex ( [max]) focuses on speed and consistency.
Hello flux.1 context!
Kontext, a new cutting-edge image editing model by Black Forest Labs, is now live on Replicate. Replicate has it live.
You edit images using words: Change clothing, restyle scenes and rewrite text. All from a prompt. It just works
Pro :… pic.twitter.com/e5URxFewki
— Replicate (@replicate) May 29, 2025
Flux.1 Kontex (19459048) and Flux.1 Kontex (19459049) cannot be downloaded for offline usage. Black Forest Labs will make an “open” Context, flux.1 context, [dev]available in private beta to conduct research and safety tests. Black Forest Labs has launched a model play area that allows users to test out its models without signing up for third-party services. New users receive 200 credits to create 12 images using Flux.1 Kontex (19459048).
Black Forest Labs in Germany was said to have been in talks with a $1 billion valuation to raise $100 million towards the end of last. Many of the founders are from Stability AI, which is the creator of Stable Diffusion, the famous image-generating model. Andreessen Horowitz is one of the investors, as well as Brendan Iribe from Oculus and Garry Tan from Y Combinator.
Since it emerged from the shadows, Black Forest Labs released a number new image-generating model and enterprise-focused service, including an API.
Kyle Wiggers, TechCrunch AI Editor. His writings have appeared in VentureBeat, Digital Trends and a variety of gadget blogs, including Android Police and Android Authority, Droid-Life and XDA-Developers. He lives in Manhattan, with his music therapist partner.
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