--- title: Wake up babe, a dangerous new open-source AI model is here description: Two new AI image generators were released—Imagin 3 from Google and Grock 2 from Elon—but neither is open source. The standout is Flux from Black Forest Labs,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/wake-up-babe-a-dangerous-new-open-source-ai-model-is-here-7dysofqi2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Wake up babe, a dangerous new open-source AI model is here | daily.dev og:description: Two new AI image generators were released—Imagin 3 from Google and Grock 2 from Elon—but neither is open source. The standout is Flux from Black Forest Labs,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/wake-up-babe-a-dangerous-new-open-source-ai-model-is-here-7dysofqi2 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/7DYsoFqI2.png og:image:alt: Wake up babe, a dangerous new open-source AI model is here og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Wake up babe, a dangerous new open-source AI model is here **[Fireship](https://daily.dev/sources/fireship)** · 4 min read · 2269 upvotes · 56 comments ## Summary Two new AI image generators were released—Imagin 3 from Google and Grock 2 from Elon—but neither is open source. The standout is Flux from Black Forest Labs, which is gaining attention for its hyperrealistic images and customization capabilities. The post explains how to run Flux locally, fine-tune it with custom data, and the different versions available for various uses. Additionally, it highlights the abilities and features of Google's Image Gen 3 model and differentiates it from Flux. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@karma91** · 13 upvotes > Awesome video. **@isaacmathew** · 10 upvotes > Art education will increase because once novice experiments are done, everyone interested will want to identify as a formal artist. **@proflead** · 8 upvotes > Looking forward to seeing more AI models :) **@jae** · 8 upvotes > AI isn't gonna take over our jobs. AI will be taking on human relationships. > > Developers be pushing for Her. **@salauddin** · 3 upvotes > I m marketing it's above discant want. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#machine-learning](https://daily.dev/tags/machine-learning), [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#genai](https://daily.dev/tags/genai), [#stable-diffusion](https://daily.dev/tags/stable-diffusion) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/wake-up-babe-a-dangerous-new-open-source-ai-model-is-here-7dysofqi2) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Wake up babe, a dangerous new open-source AI model is here","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/wake-up-babe-a-dangerous-new-open-source-ai-model-is-here-7dysofqi2","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/wake-up-babe-a-dangerous-new-open-source-ai-model-is-here-7dysofqi2"},"datePublished":"2024-08-19T18:05:14.426Z","dateModified":"2024-08-19T18:05:45.595Z","description":"Two new AI image generators were released—Imagin 3 from Google and Grock 2 from Elon—but neither is open source. 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