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Black Forest Labs’ Kontext AI models can edit pics as well as generate them


Black Forest Labs, the AI startup whose models once powered the image generation features of X's Grok chatbot, has released a new suite of image-generating models — some of which can both create and edit pics.

Black Forest Labs, based in Germany, was said to be in talks to raise $100 million at a $1 billion valuation toward the end of last year. Backers include Andreessen Horowitz, Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe, and Y Combinator’s Garry Tan. In the months since it emerged from stealth, Black Forest Labs has released a number of new image-generating models and enterprise-focused services including an API.

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