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As of: 2026-10-25 23:49 CET.
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# FLUX 3 Max video model (fal)

Full title: fal and Black Forest Labs release FLUX 3 Max, a post-trained video model that makes a 10-second 720p clip in about 12 seconds

On Oct 19, 2026 inference provider fal announced FLUX 3 Max, a video model its research team post-trained on Black Forest Labs' FLUX 3 base. fal says it renders a 10-second 720p clip in about 12.5 s, against about 126 s for FLUX 3 and 278 s for Seedance 2.5, while tying for #1 on Artificial Analysis' preliminary image-to-video arena. Launch price $0.0425 per second (75% off until Nov 7).

## Key facts
- Built by fal Research with Black Forest Labs on the FLUX 3 base model; text-to-video, image-to-video and keyframes-to-video on fal's API
- Speed (fal): ~12.45 s for a 10 s 720p video vs 126.44 s for FLUX 3 and 277.80 s for Seedance 2.5
- Quality (fal): Elo 1139 on Artificial Analysis' preliminary image-to-video arena, tied #1 with Seedance 2.5 (MiniMax H3 1141); AA text-to-video board read 2026-10-25: #6, Elo 1155
- Price: $0.0425 per second at 720p, discounted 75% from $0.17 until Nov 7, 2026
- fal's X announcement (Oct 19) had ~444k views by Oct 25

## What happened

fal, a model-hosting company, released a faster post-trained version of Black Forest Labs' FLUX 3 video model, served only through
its own platform, with a large launch discount.

## Why it matters

Generation time for a 10-second clip falls to roughly real time, which matters for interactive and agent-driven video tools.

## Your AI and this story

- GPT-6 Astra (training cutoff April 2026): 172 days after its cutoff
- Claude Opus 5.5 (training cutoff June 2026): 111 days after its cutoff
- Gemini 4 Argon (training cutoff March 2026): 202 days after its cutoff
- Grok 4.7 (training cutoff May 2026): 141 days after its cutoff

## Sources

1. [fal: FLUX 3 Max](https://fal.ai/flux-3-max) (fal.ai, official)
2. [fal on X: FLUX 3 Max announcement (Oct 19)](https://x.com/fal/status/2112251022047412492) (x.com, official)

## Changes

- 2026-10-25 (filed): Created

## Related

- 2026-07-31: [ByteDance Seedance 2.5 video model](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-07-31-seedance-2-5/index.md)
- Models: [FLUX 3 Max](https://postcutoff.com/m/flux-3-max/) (`flux-3-max`)
- Archived: 1 post, listed in https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-19-flux-3-max-fal/index.json