Black Forest Labs releases a 5.6B image model for local deployment

Black Forest Labs released FLUX 3 Image Klein on October 15th, a 5.6-billion-parameter image-generation and editing model that the Freiburg-based lab says runs on consumer GPUs, including 8GB-VRAM hardware in quantized versions. The release ships weights for fine-tuning and self-hosting plus an API priced from $0.009 per 1,000 images, under a license permitting free commercial use only for individuals and organizations with annual revenue below $5 million.

Black Forest Labs releases a 5.6B image model for local deployment FLUX 3 Image Klein adds editing and multi-reference generation, with weights for fine-tuning and an API priced from $0.009 per 1K images. By Ryan Merket https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket · Published · Updated Primary source: Black Forest Labs on X https://x.com/bfl ai/status/2110751201105256925 Why it matters Klein brings Black Forest Labs' image generation and editing capabilities to a smaller model that users can self-host, alongside an API and paid enterprise licensing. The license allows free commercial use only for individuals and organizations with annual revenue below $5 million. Black Forest Labs released FLUX 3 Image Klein https://runtimewire.com/models/huggingface/black-forest-labs-flux-3-image-klein-b0261656d5ce3fd7 on October 15th, a 5.6-billion-parameter image-generation and editing model that the Freiburg-based lab says can run on consumer GPUs, including hardware with 8GB of VRAM in quantized versions. The launch post https://x.com/bfl ai/status/2110751201105256925 describes a release for developers who want to run, fine-tune or adapt a model on their own infrastructure instead of relying solely on a hosted image API.