Black Forest Labs
Frontier AI research company developing FLUX foundation models for image, video, audio, and world-action generation.
Key stats
- $331M
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- 7
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- 11
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- Sep 23, 2026
- Models
- 90 employees
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Recent releases
Sep 23, 2026FLUX 3 Action released with open weightsOpen weights
Black Forest Labs released an open-weight 7B world-action model and reported first place on the RoboLab benchmark.
Aug 4, 2026FLUX 3 Video releasedModel release
Black Forest Labs released FLUX 3 Video for HD video generation with native synchronized audio.
Jul 23, 2026FLUX 3 enters early accessModel release
Black Forest Labs introduced FLUX 3, a unified multimodal foundation model for images, video, and audio.
Jun 18, 2026Black Forest Labs reports 90 employeesEmployee count
CEO Robin Rombach described Black Forest Labs as a 90-person frontier AI lab across Germany and the United States.
Jan 15, 2026FLUX.2 [klein] releasedModel release
Black Forest Labs released compact FLUX.2 [klein] models for fast and interactive visual generation.
Dec 1, 2025Black Forest Labs Series BFunding round
Black Forest Labs raised a $300 million Series B co-led by Salesforce Ventures and Anjney Midha, taking disclosed total funding above $450 million.
Nov 25, 2025FLUX.2 releasedModel release
Black Forest Labs released its second-generation FLUX visual-intelligence model family.
Aug 5, 2025FLUX models launch on Azure AI FoundryPartnership
Black Forest Labs and Microsoft made FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] and FLUX1.1 [pro] available through Azure AI Foundry.
Upcoming
Nothing scheduled.
AI valuation history
Models
| Model | Released | Open source |
|---|---|---|
| FLUX 3 Action | Sep 2026 | Yes |
| FLUX 3 Video | Aug 2026 | — |
| FLUX 3Family | Jul 2026 | — |
| FLUX.2 [klein]Family | Jan 2026 | Yes |
| FLUX.2Family | Nov 2025 | Yes |
| FLUX.1 KontextFamily | May 2025 | — |
Platforms & products
Sources
- Sep 23, 2026 · FLUX 3 Action released with open weightsBlack Forest Labs
- Aug 4, 2026 · FLUX 3 Video releasedBlack Forest Labs
- Jul 23, 2026 · FLUX 3 enters early accessBlack Forest Labs
- Jun 18, 2026 · Black Forest Labs reports 90 employeesBlack Forest Labs
- Jan 15, 2026 · FLUX.2 [klein] releasedBlack Forest Labs
- Dec 1, 2025 · Black Forest Labs Series BBlack Forest Labs
- Nov 25, 2025 · FLUX.2 releasedBlack Forest Labs
- Aug 5, 2025 · FLUX models launch on Azure AI FoundryBlack Forest Labs
- Jun 26, 2025 · FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] open weights releasedBlack Forest Labs
- May 29, 2025 · FLUX.1 Kontext releasedBlack Forest Labs
- Oct 2, 2024 · BFL API launchedBlack Forest Labs
- Oct 2, 2024 · FLUX1.1 [pro] releasedBlack Forest Labs
- Aug 1, 2024 · FLUX.1 [schnell] open weights releasedBlack Forest Labs
- Aug 1, 2024 · FLUX.1 [dev] open weights releasedBlack Forest Labs
- Aug 1, 2024 · FLUX.1 [pro] releasedBlack Forest Labs
- Aug 1, 2024 · Black Forest Labs seed roundBlack Forest Labs
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