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

🌈 Abstract

The article discusses the new AI image generation model called Flux, developed by the startup Black Forest Labs. It provides an overview of Flux's features, capabilities, and availability compared to other popular AI image generation tools like Midjourney and DALL-E.

🙋 Q&A

[01] What is Flux and where did it come from?

• Flux is a new AI image generation model developed by the startup Black Forest Labs.
• The company was founded by former engineers from Stability AI, who were involved in the development of diffusion-based AI models that power many AI video tools.
• There are three versions of Flux.01 currently available: a Pro version for commercial use, and the Dev and Schnell versions for mid-weight and fast models.

[02] How does Flux compare to other AI image generation tools?

• In some areas, Flux is better than Midjourney, especially in rendering people, but its skin textures are not as good as Midjourney v6.1.
• Flux outperforms Midjourney, DALL-E, and Ideogram in terms of adherence to the prompt, image quality, and text rendering on an image.
• Flux is open-source and can run on a reasonably good laptop, making it more accessible than tools like Midjourney.

[03] Where can Flux be used?

• If you have a well-equipped laptop, you can download and run Flux.01 locally using tools like the Pinokio launcher.
• Several websites, including NightCafe, Poe, Based Labs, Hugging Face, Fal.ai, and FreePik, are already offering access to Flux.01, including the commercial Pro model.