About Black Forest Labs
Black Forest Labs is an AI research company that builds the FLUX family of image and video models. It offers its models through a web playground, an API and downloadable open weights.
What it does
FLUX models create images, and the newer FLUX 3 model can also make video with optional audio from text, a picture or keyframes. Developers can call the models through the API, which is built for production workloads. Some models can be downloaded and run on your own infrastructure under a licence.
Key features
- Generate images with FLUX models
- Generate video with optional audio
- Test prompts in a web playground
- API access for production workloads
- Run open weights on your own servers
Who it's for
Developers and product teams who want to add image or video generation to an app. Designers and artists can use the playground to test prompts without writing code.
Pricing and good to know
Pricing for the API and enterprise licences is on the company's pricing page. Running open weights yourself means you handle the hardware and deployment. The company lists security certifications for its platform, which may matter to larger organisations.
Highlights
- Generate images with FLUX models
- Generate video with optional audio
- Test prompts in a web playground
- API access for production workloads
- Run open weights on your own servers
