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Flux 3
by Black Forest Labs
CLOSEDHOSTEDAPI
RANKED #23 OF 94 IMAGES · OVERALL #99 OF 6,567 · VIBE SCORE 6.4 · 341 VOICES
Image model for prompt-driven generation, editing, and visual design workflows
HAPPY9.5
106 mentions
SAD5.5
22 mentions
VIBE TRAJECTORY
26 weeks · 435 voices
QUIETLY DEGRADING
Recent vibe and chatter are both sliding.
HOW TO USE IT
Closed model. Black Forest Labs hosts it, so you use it through an app or an API.
PREFER OPEN SOURCE? THE CROWD HAS PICKS
Flux 3 is closed, so you rent it. These open-weight models can genuinely stand in for it. Download once, own forever.
- OPEN WEIGHTS7.3FluxBlack Forest LabsTop open-weights foundation model offering state-of-the-art visual quality locally.🏆 NEAR-PEER QUALITY🔒 PRIVATE & OFFLINE❤️ CROWD FAVORITE16.3k VOICESMATCH★★★
- OPEN WEIGHTS6.1
Stable Diffusion 3.5Stability AICapable open text-to-image model for diverse styles with full local control.🏆 NEAR-PEER QUALITY🔒 PRIVATE & OFFLINE💸 COST EFFICIENT445 VOICESMATCH★★★
WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS
The internet is split on Flux 3.
280 POSTS · 61 COMMENTS · REDDIT · X · GITHUB · DEV.TO · BLOG
PEOPLE LOVE
- Stable and dependable (2 mentions)
PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT
- Outages, errors, or limits get in the way (2 mentions)
TOPIC BY TOPIC
- Working when you need itMIXED FEELINGS
2 thumbs up · 2 thumbs down
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
- FROM X >
“Cloud to puddle in a single unbroken shot, native audio generated with the frames in FLUX 3.”
LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE?
Checked picks first: tags say why you would switch, stars say how fully each one stands in for Flux 3.
Midjourney
Ideogram> SOURCES (12)
- REDDIT · 2026-07-26 · 554 UPVOTESFlux 3 looks insane. This was 1 prompt
Flux 3 looks insane. This was 1 prompt
- REDDIT · 2026-07-23 · 538 UPVOTESBetter Flux 3 example 3
Better Flux 3 example 3
- X · 2026-08-20 · 462 UPVOTESFLUX Video Upscale: 2K and 4K for Video Create videos in 2K or 4K with sharper faces, cleaner textures, and finer backgr
FLUX Video Upscale: 2K and 4K for Video Create videos in 2K or 4K with sharper faces, cleaner textures, and finer backgr
- REDDIT · 2026-07-23 · 343 UPVOTESFLUX 3 - Real World Models: Towards Multimodal Flow Models as the Backbone of Visual Intelligence.
FLUX 3 - Real World Models: Towards Multimodal Flow Models as the Backbone of Visual Intelligence.
- REDDIT · 2026-07-21 · 341 UPVOTESFlux 3?
Flux 3?
- REDDIT · 2026-08-06 · 288 UPVOTESA few Flux 3 vs H3 comparisons
A few Flux 3 vs H3 comparisons
- REDDIT · 2026-07-23 · 193 UPVOTESBlack Forest Lab's Flux 3: Omni-modality for image, video, audio & action prediction
Black Forest Lab's Flux 3: Omni-modality for image, video, audio & action prediction
- REDDIT · 2026-07-24 · 178 UPVOTESflux 3 local Soon pls? >_>
flux 3 local Soon pls? >_>
- REDDIT · 2026-07-23 · 151 UPVOTESLadies and gentleman, Flux 3
Ladies and gentleman, Flux 3
- REDDIT · 2025-04-11 · 132 UPVOTESWhen AI meets vintage ads: my experiment in digital nostalgia
When AI meets vintage ads: my experiment in digital nostalgia
- REDDIT · 2026-07-24 · 123 UPVOTESFLUX 3 - Real World Models: Towards Multimodal Flow Models as the Backbone of Visual Intelligence
FLUX 3 - Real World Models: Towards Multimodal Flow Models as the Backbone of Visual Intelligence
- REDDIT · 2026-08-04 · 77 UPVOTESFlux 3 Video open weights are coming soon, now available to everyone on API
Flux 3 Video open weights are coming soon, now available to everyone on API