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Flux, the new Midjourney Challenger

The new open-source image generation model you would want to try.

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Mia Meow
August 12, 2024

Flux is the new kid on the AI block, and some are even calling it the potential “Midjourney Killer” (!?)

Flux is an open-source image generation model developed by Black Forest Labs, founded by former Stability AI engineers who played key roles in developing the technology behind Stable Diffusion.

But it’s not just another open-source image generation model—Flux is especially good at generating high-quality images, accurately interpreting prompts, and creating in-image typography with precise text placement and sometimes better than Midjourney.

It is also not censored like Midjourney and has a less strict content guideline.

Check out the images I generated below 👇 and let me know what you think? 💬 

Available Models:

  • FLUX.1 [pro]: This is the top-tier model, perfect if you need the best image quality and detail—ideal for commercial use.

  • FLUX.1 [dev]: Balances quality and speed, so you get great images without waiting around forever.

  • FLUX.1 [schnell]: Optimized for speed when you need quick image generation

Prompt Enhancer:

If you're like me and sometimes struggle with writing the perfect prompt, here’s a handy tool called the Flux prompt enhancer by AngryPenguin. https://glif.app/@angrypenguin/glifs/clzbm2qvb000113zgz4a9r1wj 

Try Flux:

Hugging Face: You can try the FLUX.1 [Dev] and FLUX.1 [Schnell] models on Hugging Face without installation:

Other Platforms: AI companies are moving at warp speed these days! You can now also try Flux for free on platforms:

Some examples I generated:

It’s exceptionally good with text placement and spatial understanding:

This one is with the same prompt on Midjourney. Most of the generations I tried have the text placement mixed up.

Generated on Midjourney

Here are some other interesting ones I tried:

Try it for yourself and let me know what you think 😃 

Chao 🐾

Mia