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Image models are AI models that generate new images from text prompts or edit existing images from instructions and reference pictures. This page tracks releases, prices, licenses and what each model can be used for, from hosted commercial APIs to open-weight models you can run yourself.

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Checked Oct 16

Denoising diffusion (DDPM) paper: Ho, Jain and Abbeel, first posted June 19, 2020
Latent diffusion paper: Rombach et al., first posted December 20, 2021
Krea 3 (Krea): Image-editing model launched October 15, 2026; API $0.03 per image at 1K, $0.06 at 2K, before reference-image and thinking-mode surcharges; API in early access
Krea 3 self-hosting: "Yes, on enterprise plans"; no public weights
FLUX 3 Image Klein (Black Forest Labs): 5.6B-parameter open-weight model for text-to-image, editing and multi-reference generation, released October 15, 2026
FLUX 3 Image Klein license: FLUX Kommunity License: free commercial use for individuals and companies with annual revenue under $5M, plus research and non-commercial use

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Models · NewsKrea 3 and EmbeddingGemma 2 speech-to-text: two smaller AI releases worth knowingKrea 3, launched October 15, 2026, is an image model built for editing at scale at $0.03 to $0.06 an image. Separately, a developer turned Google's open EmbeddingGemma 2 into an on-device speech-to-text app. What each is, what's open, and what it costs.Oct 16·6 min read

Open source · NewsFLUX 3 Image Klein: Black Forest Labs' 5.6B open-weight image model, and what 'free under $5M' really coversBlack Forest Labs released FLUX 3 Image Klein on October 15, 2026: a 5.6B-parameter open-weight model for image generation and editing with native 4K output. Its FLUX Kommunity License lets companies under $5 million in revenue use it commercially, but only to generate images, not to distribute or host the model.Oct 16·5 min read

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