{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4ef694697d27b41bac797cf6","clusterId":"c_e06b65d8d70f7fff2fed4fe0","slug":"black-forest-labs-releases-flux-3-image-klein-as-5-6b-open-model","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Black Forest Labs Releases FLUX 3 Image Klein As 5.6B Open Model","summary":"Black Forest Labs released the image generation and editing model FLUX 3 Image Klein as an open model on October 15, 2026. The model has 5.6 billion parameters and is built on the same technology as the closed FLUX 3 Image. It ships in two versions: the base model FLUX 3 Image Klein Base for additional training, and a distilled low-step model. Both are downloadable from Hugging Face, and ComfyUI already supports running the model. Black Forest Labs says the model can render text and characters at specified positions inside an image, and it can render Japanese text at high quality. The company reports that at 1024x1024 pixels the distilled model generates an image in 8.9 seconds on a GeForce RTX 4070, while the base model takes 38.0 seconds on a GeForce RTX 4070 and 12.5 seconds on a GeForce RTX 5090.","whyItMatters":"Black Forest Labs is shipping the open-weight version of FLUX 3 Image weeks after the closed model, and the published benchmarks put the output within reach of consumer GPUs rather than datacenter hardware.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe model runs on general consumer PCs, including gaming PCs, which is the pitch behind the 5.6 billion parameter count. Black Forest Labs published two performance graphs alongside the release set: one comparing generation quality against model scale across image generation and image editing, and one charting per-image generation time for the distilled model at 16 steps. The speed figures are split by version, with the distilled low-step model and the base model both benchmarked at 1024x1024 pixels on the same cards.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComfyUI support arrived at the same time as the weights. The release follows FLUX 3 Image, the closed model that Black Forest Labs described as supporting up to 4K generation, subject position specification, and partial editing. FLUX 3 Image Klein is offered for image generation and image editing under one model.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"FLUX 3 Image Klein: 5.6B parameters, open weights, and 8.9 seconds per 1024x1024 image on a GeForce RTX 4070 in 16 steps. ComfyUI support is already in.","twitterPost":"Black Forest Labs put FLUX 3 Image Klein on Hugging Face in two builds: a base model for additional training and a distilled low-step one. Base runs 38.0s per image on an RTX 4070.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Black Forest Labs released FLUX 3 Image Klein, a 5.6B open model for image generation and editing that the company says runs at practical speeds on gaming PCs. It ships as a base model for additional training and a distilled low-step version, both on Hugging Face with ComfyUI support. The company also reports Japanese text rendering and position specification.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20261016-flux-3-image-klein/\",\"title\":\"Image generation and editing model \\\"FLUX 3 Image Klein\\\" debuts as a 5.6B open model that runs locally on gaming PCs and supports Japanese text rendering and position specification\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":6825,"outputTokens":896,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792131728,"createdAt":"2026-10-16T06:16:40.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-16T06:21:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T06:21:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e06b65d8d70f7fff2fed4fe0","canonicalTitle":"画像生成・編集モデル「FLUX 3 Image Klein」が登場、5.6BのオープンモデルでゲーミングPCでローカル動作し日本語テキストの描画や位置指定にも対応","representativeArticleId":"a_3e58bd89b05537a354364d67","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"FLUX 3 Image Klein\",\"Krea 3\"],\"studios\":[\"Black Forest Labs\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-16T03:11:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-16T03:20:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T06:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20261016-krea-3-beta/","title":"画像生成・編集AI「Krea 3」のベータ版がリリースされる、GPT-Image-2より10倍高速で価格は3分の1"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["FLUX 3 Image Klein","Krea 3"],"studios":["Black Forest Labs"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Black Forest Labs released FLUX 3 Image Klein as an open model on October 15, 2026.","FLUX 3 Image Klein has 5.6 billion parameters and runs on general consumer gaming PCs.","The release includes two versions: FLUX 3 Image Klein Base for additional training and a distilled low-step model.","Both versions are downloadable from Hugging Face, and ComfyUI supports running FLUX 3 Image Klein.","At 1024x1024 pixels, FLUX 3 Image Klein generates an image in 8.9 seconds on a GeForce RTX 4070."]}