Black Forest Labs image-generation family; schnell is Apache 2.0, dev is non-commercial.
Specifications
- Provider
- Black Forest Labs
- Type
- Open-source / open-weight
- Modality
- Image generation
- Category
- Image generation
- Parameters
- 12B
- License
- Apache 2.0 / NC (by variant)
- Released
- August 1, 2024
What it was trained for
Generating high-quality images from text prompts using a rectified-flow transformer.
Best for
- ▸Photorealistic image generation
- ▸Creative and concept art
- ▸Accurate text rendering within images
- ▸Rapid generation with the schnell variant
Capabilities
Text-to-image generationStrong prompt adherenceLegible in-image text renderingSpeed-vs-quality variants
Performance & positioning
Delivers strong prompt fidelity and image quality; the schnell variant is tuned for fast few-step generation while dev targets higher fidelity.