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Fal criticized for unreleased H3 Max model as Pika Flex H3 releases superior alternative

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Fal, a company that had promised to release open-weight models, has faced criticism after failing to deliver on its H3 Max model. Meanwhile, Pika Flex H3 has released a distilled model that appears to be superior and faster than Fal's unreleased offering, leading to public amusement and commentary on Fal's situation. AI

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Fal criticized for unreleased H3 Max model as Pika Flex H3 releases superior alternative

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  1. r/StableDiffusion TIER_2 Bahasa(ID) · /u/Kingp0dd ·

    I'm just laughing at Fal

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>for those who dont know, Fal promised to release H3 Max open weights, but up to now still no update. They dissed on Fast H3 for releasing their model.</p> <p>Now, Pika Flex H3 released their own distilled model, and it looks better and is faster …

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