FLUX 3 Video
Black Forest Labs' FLUX 3 video model, which generates video with synchronized audio from text, keyframes or an existing clip. It is in the tied top group on LMArena text-to-video.
Black Forest LabsVideo modelReleased July 2026Data checked October 18, 2026
Where people rank it
#7
Turning images into video, 37,042 votes
From blind votes on LMArena, where people pick the better of two anonymous answers. See the full tables on the AI leaderboard.
Strengths and weaknesses
- Tied for first on LMArena text-to-video
- Sixth on Artificial Analysis' text-to-video arena
- Cheaper draft mode ($0.06 per second) for previews
- Its LMArena text-to-video score rests on only about 1,300 votes
- Pricier than Gemini Omni Flash ($0.17 per second at HD vs about $0.10)
Best for
- Text-to-video with sound
- Animating keyframes you design
Every score we have
Each bar compares this model with the best result any model on this page has on the same test.
- LMArena text to video1,493.1Arena score 1493.1 (95% CI 1475.8 to 1510.3); 1,302 votes; entry "flux-3-video"; position 3 of 48 on the full board
- LMArena image to video1,449.4Arena score 1449.4 (95% CI 1444.5 to 1454.4); 37,042 votes; entry "flux-3-video-20260811"; position 9 of 48 on the full board
- Artificial Analysis video arena1,146.3Elo 1146.2 (95% CI 1130.2 to 1162.2); 5,036 appearances; position 6 of 32 on the Artificial Analysis text-to-video arena
- Price per minute of video (estimate)$17$17.40 per minute of video (Artificial Analysis estimate)
Compare with
- Gemini Omni FlashGoogle's Omni video model, first shown at I/O 2026, which generates and edits video with native audio; the 1.1 Flash version became generally available in the Gemini API on August 27, 2026.
- Grok Imagine Video 1.5SpaceXSI's (formerly xAI) Grok Imagine video model, which turns text or images into short videos.
- Wan 3.0Alibaba's Wan 3.0 video model, offered through Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, with clips of up to 30 seconds at up to 1080p.
- MiniMax H3MiniMax's open-weight omni-modal video model, which generates 4 to 15 second clips with native stereo audio from text, images, video and audio.