Freepik has introduced a new AI image generator, called F Lite. Unlike many AI tools, this one is trained only on images that are safe-for-work and commercially licensed. That means it avoids the copyright issues now facing other major AI models.
The company teamed up with AI startup Fal.ai to build the model. It was trained using 64 Nvidia H100 GPUs over two months and features 10 billion parameters. These parameters help the model understand and generate detailed visual content from text prompts.
What makes F Lite different?
Most image generators today pull from huge amounts of online data—often without permission. This has led to lawsuits and growing pressure from creators. In contrast, F Lite uses a fully licensed dataset made up of 80 million images from Freepik’s own collection.
The model comes in two versions. The standard version is more predictable and accurate with prompts. The texture version is a bit messier but produces richer, more detailed visuals. Users can choose based on their needs—accuracy or creativity.
F Lite is open and available for developers. They can use it to build custom image tools or improve it further. However, it does require serious hardware: at least 24GB of GPU VRAM to run.
No claims of being “the best”
Freepik isn’t saying F Lite is better than leaders like Midjourney or Flux by Black Forest Labs. Instead, it’s offering a more ethical and customizable alternative. It’s built for creators, businesses, and developers who care about using clean, licensed data.
This launch comes at a time when more companies are moving in a similar direction. Adobe, Getty Images, Moonvalley, Bria, and Shutterstock are all developing AI tools using legally sourced content. If legal battles continue around AI training data, this “copyright-safe” category may grow fast.
