Launch2025-11-25
FLUX.2 Released: Black Forest Labs' 32B-Parameter Open Image Model
Black Forest Labs released FLUX.2 in November 2025 with multi-reference editing; FLUX.2-dev open weights landed on Hugging Face.
FluxImage GenerationOpen Source
Launch2025-04-03
Midjourney V7 Released: First All-New Image Model in Nearly a Year
Midjourney launched V7 on April 3, 2025, with clear gains in prompt understanding, image quality and hand details, plus default personalization.
MidjourneyImage GenerationV7
Trend2024-10-22
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Released: Can Stability AI Hold Its Open-Source Ground?
Stability AI released the SD 3.5 family in October 2024, but with FLUX rising fast, its dominance in open image generation is under challenge.
Stable DiffusionOpen SourceImage Generation
Launch2024-04-23
Adobe Releases Firefly Image 3: A New Benchmark for Commercially Safe AI Imagery
Adobe unveiled Firefly Image 3 at MAX London on April 23, 2024, with big gains in photorealism, integrated into Photoshop on day one.
AdobeFireflyImage Generation