Black Forest Labs launches FLUX 3 capable of generating images and 20-second video with audio — but in limited release to start

Black Forest Labs launched FLUX 3, a multimodal AI model for image generation, short video clips, optional audio, and action prediction.

Video and action features are starting in gated early access, while image access, public APIs, and open-weight releases will come later.

The company shared preliminary benchmark claims, but pricing, full methodology, and general availability details have not yet been published.

The rollout positions Black Forest Labs against major frontier AI labs, though the limited release may slow enterprise adoption.