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Black Forest Labs launches open source Flux.2 [klein] to generate AI images in less than a second
The German AI startup Black Forest Labs (BFL), founded by former Stability AI engineers, is continuing to build out its suite of open source AI image generators with the release of FLUX.2 [klein], a new pair of small models — one open and one non-commercial — that emphasizes speed and lower compute requirements, with the models generating images in less than a second on a Nvidia GB200. The [klein] series, released yesterday, includes two primary parameter counts: 4 billion (4B) and 9 billion (9B). The model weights are available on Hugging Face and code on Github. While the larger models in the FLUX.2 family ([max] and [pro]), released in November of 2025, chase the limits of photorealism and "grounding search" capabilities, [klein] is designed specifically for consumer hardware and latency-critical workflows. In great news for enterprises, the 4B version is available under an Apache 2.0 license, meaning they — or any organization or developer — can use the [klein] models for their commercial purposes without paying BFL or any intermediaries a dime. However, a number of AI image and media creation platforms including Fal.ai have begun offering it for extremely low cost as well through their application programming interfaces (APIs) and as a direct-to-user tool.
OpenAI launches a Codex desktop app for macOS to run multiple AI coding agents in parallel
OpenAI on Monday released a new desktop application for its Codex artificial intelligence coding system, a tool the company says transforms software development from a collaborative exercise with a single AI assistant into something more akin to managing a team of autonomous workers. The Codex app for macOS functions as what OpenAI executives describe as a "command center for agents," allowing developers to delegate multiple coding tasks simultaneously, automate repetitive work, and supervise AI systems that can run for up to 30 minutes independently before returning completed code. "This is the most loved internal product we've ever had," Sam Altman, OpenAI's chief executive, told VentureBeat in a press briefing ahead of Monday's launch. "It's been totally an amazing thing for us to be using recently at OpenAI." The release arrives at a pivotal moment for the enterprise AI market. According to a survey of 100 Global 2000 companies published last week by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, 78% of enterprise CIOs now use OpenAI models in production, though competitors Anthropic and Google are gaining ground rapidly. Anthropic posted the largest share increase of any frontier lab since May 2025, growing 25% in enterprise penetration, with 44% of enterprises now using Anthropic in production. The
