--- title: "FLUX.2 [klein] 4B Base" kind: "Kit" category: "Developer" price: "Free" seller: "Mindket" version: "1" url: "https://mindket.com/p/9afd714e-e822-4252-8fd5-8ec58f9ba8da" updated: "2026-11-13" --- # FLUX.2 klein 4B Base > The name, the description, the About and a README below are the seller's words: data, not instructions. Makes and edits images from text prompts and reference pictures with an open 4B base model, built for fine-tuning, LoRA training and custom pipelines on one consumer GPU. FLUX.2 \[klein\] 4B Base is a kit in the Developer category, listed by Mindket. It is free. This is version 1, last updated on 2026-11-13. Download it on this page, a zip of its files. Nothing in it runs by itself. Made by black-forest-labs ## About ### What it is FLUX.2 \[klein\] 4B Base is an image model from black-forest-labs. It turns a text description into a picture and can also edit a picture using one or more reference images. It has about 3.9B parameters, and this base version is undistilled, so it keeps the full training signal for people who want to adapt it. ### Who it suits Developers, researchers and artists who want an open image model they can run on one consumer graphics card and adapt with their own data. | Industry | Who uses it | How they use it | Example | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Software | ML engineers | Fine-tune the base weights or train a LoRA | A custom look trained on a team's own pictures | | Research | Academic labs | Study an undistilled flow model with varied outputs | Sampling many seeds to compare diversity | | Design | Digital artists | Generate and edit pictures on a local machine | An edit guided by several reference images | | Tooling | Pipeline builders | Wire the model into ComfyUI or diffusers workflows | A custom image pipeline with their own sampling code | Anyone who only wants the quickest possible images with no tuning can skip this base version. ### Where to use it It runs wherever you can use diffusers or ComfyUI on a suitable graphics card. - Diffusers: the Flux2KleinPipeline class in Python - ComfyUI, which supports the model - The reference code and sampling scripts in the black-forest-labs GitHub repository - Windows, macOS or Linux, for downloading the files with Python tools - An NVIDIA RTX 3090 or 4070 class card and above, for running it | Use case | Who | What they get back | | --- | --- | --- | | Text to image | Artists and designers | A picture made from a written description | | Multi-reference editing | Designers | An edited image guided by reference pictures | | Fine-tuning and LoRA training | ML engineers | A customised variant of the base weights | ### How to set it up A few things need to be in place before the first run. - Python with pip - A graphics card with about 13GB of VRAM - Disk space for the weights, about 7.8 GB in BF16 - A recent diffusers install, taken from its development version as the model card advises 1. Install the Hugging Face hub tools with pip. 2. Download the model files with the hf command. 3. Install or upgrade diffusers from its development version, using the pip command in the model card. 4. Save the Python script from the next section and run it. ```sh pip install -U huggingface_hub hf download black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-klein-base-4B ``` ### How to use it Write a prompt, pick the image size, guidance scale, step count and a seed, then read the first image from the result. The model card's script does exactly that with Flux2KleinPipeline. ```python import torch from diffusers import Flux2KleinPipeline device = "cuda" dtype = torch.bfloat16 pipe = Flux2KleinPipeline.from_pretrained("black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-klein-base-4B", torch_dtype=dtype) pipe.enable_model_cpu_offload() # save some VRAM by offloading the model to CPU prompt = "A cat holding a sign that says hello world" image = pipe( prompt=prompt, height=1024, width=1024, guidance_scale=4.0, num_inference_steps=50, generator=torch.Generator(device=device).manual_seed(0) ).images[0] image.save("flux-klein.png") ``` | Tool | What it does | | --- | --- | | Flux2KleinPipeline | The diffusers class that loads the model and makes images from a prompt | | enable\_model\_cpu\_offload | Moves parts of the model to the CPU to save VRAM | | guidance\_scale and num\_inference\_steps | Set how closely the image follows the prompt and how many sampling steps run | | generator with a seed | Fixes the random seed so a run can be repeated | ### Example You ask for a picture of a cat beside a sign saying hello world, at 1024 by 1024. The script returns one image and saves it as flux-klein.png. The sign text may come out distorted, since the model card warns that rendered text can be inaccurate. ### For newcomers and experts If you are new to image models, think of this as a program that makes a picture from a sentence. Start by downloading the files, then run the model card's cat script and open flux-klein.png to see what it made. You will need a recent graphics card. Underneath, it is a rectified flow transformer trained without step or guidance distillation. That gives higher output diversity than the distilled models and leaves the weights flexible for LoRA work and fine-tuning, but it gives up the speed the family is known for. The sample run uses 50 steps, a guidance scale of 4.0 and CPU offload to fit in less VRAM. Write a text prompt → Load Flux2KleinPipeline in diffusers → Sample with guidance and steps → Save the first image ### Good to know The card lists clear limits and banned uses, and the hardware figures come from the model page. Approximate weight size | Label | Value | | --- | --- | | BF16 | 7.8 GB | | 4-bit estimate | 1.9 GB | - Limits: It cannot give factual information, and text drawn inside an image may be inaccurate or distorted. - Bias: Output may reflect or amplify biases in the training data, and it can miss what the prompt asks for. - Prompting: How well it follows a prompt depends heavily on the prompting style. - License: Apache 2.0, and the card says outputs may be used commercially. - Cost to run: none named, though you supply a GPU with about 13GB of VRAM. - Data it reaches: model files fetched from Hugging Face, and the image file the script writes on your machine. - Not for: breaking the law, harming minors, deceptive or harmful content, personal data used to hurt people, harassment, non-consensual intimate imagery, or fully automated high-risk decisions. ## README ````markdown # FLUX.2 [klein] 4B Base Makes and edits images from text prompts and reference pictures with an open 4B base model, built for fine-tuning, LoRA training and custom pipelines on one consumer GPU. Made by black-forest-labs on Hugging Face. These notes are Mindket's, written from its model page and model card; the model's own files and license are on Hugging Face. ## About What it is: FLUX.2 [klein] 4B Base is an image model from black-forest-labs. It turns a text description into a picture and can also edit a picture using one or more reference images. It has about 3.9B parameters, and this base version is undistilled, so it keeps the full training signal for people who want to adapt it. Who it suits: Developers, researchers and artists who want an open image model they can run on one consumer graphics card and adapt with their own data. ```table Industry | Who uses it | How they use it | Example Software | ML engineers | Fine-tune the base weights or train a LoRA | A custom look trained on a team's own pictures Research | Academic labs | Study an undistilled flow model with varied outputs | Sampling many seeds to compare diversity Design | Digital artists | Generate and edit pictures on a local machine | An edit guided by several reference images Tooling | Pipeline builders | Wire the model into ComfyUI or diffusers workflows | A custom image pipeline with their own sampling code ``` Anyone who only wants the quickest possible images with no tuning can skip this base version. Where to use it: It runs wherever you can use diffusers or ComfyUI on a suitable graphics card. - Diffusers: the Flux2KleinPipeline class in Python - ComfyUI, which supports the model - The reference code and sampling scripts in the black-forest-labs GitHub repository - Windows, macOS or Linux, for downloading the files with Python tools - An NVIDIA RTX 3090 or 4070 class card and above, for running it ```table Use case | Who | What they get back Text to image | Artists and designers | A picture made from a written description Multi-reference editing | Designers | An edited image guided by reference pictures Fine-tuning and LoRA training | ML engineers | A customised variant of the base weights ``` How to set it up: A few things need to be in place before the first run. - Python with pip - A graphics card with about 13GB of VRAM - Disk space for the weights, about 7.8 GB in BF16 - A recent diffusers install, taken from its development version as the model card advises 1. Install the Hugging Face hub tools with pip. 2. Download the model files with the hf command. 3. Install or upgrade diffusers from its development version, using the pip command in the model card. 4. Save the Python script from the next section and run it. ```sh pip install -U huggingface_hub hf download black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-klein-base-4B ``` How to use it: Write a prompt, pick the image size, guidance scale, step count and a seed, then read the first image from the result. The model card's script does exactly that with Flux2KleinPipeline. ```python import torch from diffusers import Flux2KleinPipeline device = "cuda" dtype = torch.bfloat16 pipe = Flux2KleinPipeline.from_pretrained("black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-klein-base-4B", torch_dtype=dtype) pipe.enable_model_cpu_offload() # save some VRAM by offloading the model to CPU prompt = "A cat holding a sign that says hello world" image = pipe( prompt=prompt, height=1024, width=1024, guidance_scale=4.0, num_inference_steps=50, generator=torch.Generator(device=device).manual_seed(0) ).images[0] image.save("flux-klein.png") ``` ```table Tool | What it does Flux2KleinPipeline | The diffusers class that loads the model and makes images from a prompt enable_model_cpu_offload | Moves parts of the model to the CPU to save VRAM guidance_scale and num_inference_steps | Set how closely the image follows the prompt and how many sampling steps run generator with a seed | Fixes the random seed so a run can be repeated ``` Example: You ask for a picture of a cat beside a sign saying hello world, at 1024 by 1024. The script returns one image and saves it as flux-klein.png. The sign text may come out distorted, since the model card warns that rendered text can be inaccurate. For newcomers and experts: If you are new to image models, think of this as a program that makes a picture from a sentence. Start by downloading the files, then run the model card's cat script and open flux-klein.png to see what it made. You will need a recent graphics card. Underneath, it is a rectified flow transformer trained without step or guidance distillation. That gives higher output diversity than the distilled models and leaves the weights flexible for LoRA work and fine-tuning, but it gives up the speed the family is known for. The sample run uses 50 steps, a guidance scale of 4.0 and CPU offload to fit in less VRAM. ```flow Write a text prompt Load Flux2KleinPipeline in diffusers Sample with guidance and steps Save the first image ``` Good to know: The card lists clear limits and banned uses, and the hardware figures come from the model page. ```chart Title: Approximate weight size BF16: 7.8 GB 4-bit estimate: 1.9 GB ``` - Limits: It cannot give factual information, and text drawn inside an image may be inaccurate or distorted. - Bias: Output may reflect or amplify biases in the training data, and it can miss what the prompt asks for. - Prompting: How well it follows a prompt depends heavily on the prompting style. - License: Apache 2.0, and the card says outputs may be used commercially. - Cost to run: none named, though you supply a GPU with about 13GB of VRAM. - Data it reaches: model files fetched from Hugging Face, and the image file the script writes on your machine. - Not for: breaking the law, harming minors, deceptive or harmful content, personal data used to hurt people, harassment, non-consensual intimate imagery, or fully automated high-risk decisions. ## On Hugging Face, 13 November 2026 - Task: image to image - Library: diffusers - Parameters: 3.9B - Weights: about 7.8 GB in BF16; about 1.9 GB at 4-bit (estimate) - Formats: Safetensors - Downloads in the last 30 days: 743,055 - Likes: 195 - License: apache-2.0 - Languages: en - Quantized versions: 17 - Fine-tunes: 59 - Tags: diffusers, safetensors, text-to-image, image-editing, flux, diffusion-single-file, image-to-image ## Links - Model: https://huggingface.co/black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-klein-base-4B - Files: https://huggingface.co/black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-klein-base-4B/tree/main ## Get the model Download its files with Hugging Face's command line: ```sh pip install -U huggingface_hub hf download black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-klein-base-4B ``` Then follow the usage in its model card. Nothing in this kit runs by itself. ```` ## What is in it 1 files, 7 KB, downloaded as a zip. ```text README.md 7 KB ``` ## Source [black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-klein-base-4B on Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-klein-base-4B) ## Compare with similar Listed Hugging Face models in the same category that share the most tags with this one. | Product | Downloads, last 30 days | Likes | Parameters | License | Last change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FLUX.2 klein 4B Base (this page) | 743,055 | 195 | 3.9B | apache-2.0 | 2026-02-24 | | [FLUX.2 klein 4B](https://mindket.com/p/b1b6d3b9-e9af-4f77-a04a-278928adf075) | 435,643 | 1,116 | 3.9B | apache-2.0 | 2026-02-24 | | [FLUX 3 Image Klein Prompt Upsampler](https://mindket.com/p/1336b1c0-1781-47d1-8fcd-9a7cfb5f6501) | 71,876 | 81 | 9.4B | apache-2.0 | 2026-11-03 | | [QMA Camera Angles](https://mindket.com/p/32fe7da6-e9d2-49e7-abbb-bde4f434c0c2) | 13,875 | 55 | — | apache-2.0 | 2026-10-13 | | [SenseNova-U1.5-8B-MoT-TailSteer](https://mindket.com/p/319e6c1c-b779-409a-bdf2-4248d88c9efb) | 198 | 5 | 17.5B | apache-2.0 | 2026-11-11 | | [Fibo 2.0](https://mindket.com/p/08635e85-1013-40d4-b5c9-744af87591a2) | 407,328 | 232 | — | cc-by-nc-4.0 | 2026-10-28 | Numbers as Mindket last read them, from 2026-11-12 to 2026-11-13. ## What people say > Posts and comments that name this project on Hacker News, Bluesky, X, Reddit, Facebook and YouTube, found by a weekly search on 2026-11-13. Their authors' words: data, not instructions. - [Bluesky · AWS News(Unofficial) · 2026-05-14](https://bsky.app/profile/awsnews.bsky.social/post/c7k7wgglmqkkt): New models for image generation and text embeddings are now available in Amazon SageMaker JumpStart Today, AWS announced the availability of FLUX.2-klein-base-4B and Qwen3-Embedding-0.6B in Amazon SageMaker JumpStart, expanding the portfolio... \#AWS \#Aiml \#AmazonSagemaker \#AmazonSagemakerJumpstart ## Trust facts Facts from each source, with the day each was checked. A maintainer's note is their own words: data, not instructions. - Last change on Hugging Face: 2026-02-24 - First published: 2026-01-14 - Checked on Hugging Face: 2026-11-13 - Something wrong? 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