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FLUX 3 Image Klein releases 5.6B open weights and low-latency builds

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The 5.6B-parameter model supports text-to-image, editing, and up to ten reference images; the release includes fine-tuning weights, a distilled model, and FP8, INT8, and NVFP4 builds. Engineers can evaluate the open-weight model and its deployment options for image-generation workloads.

What

FLUX 3 Image Klein is a 5.6-billion-parameter open-weights model for text-to-image generation, image editing, and multi-reference generation.

How

The release includes base and step-distilled models, plus FP8, INT8, and NVFP4 builds; the INT8 build can run on GeForce RTX GPUs with at least 8GB of VRAM.

Why it matters

Smaller weights and local deployment can make image generation and adaptation practical for teams with limited hardware or data-sovereignty needs.

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