Fal (AI company) - Revision history

Sojourna: Clean-up such as it is. I have no way to verify the claims as I don't use Discord.

2026-03-01T02:58:56Z

Clean-up such as it is. I have no way to verify the claims as I don't use Discord.

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	\|Founded=2021		\|Founded=2021
	\|Industry=Information Technology		\|Industry=Information Technology
	\|Logo=~~Logo & Text Rectangle~~.png		\|Logo=Fal logo.png
	\|Website=https://fal.ai		\|Website=https://fal.ai
	\|Description=Generative AI media platform primarily for developers.		\|Description=Generative AI media platform primarily for developers.
	}}Fal describe themselves as "The world's best generative image, video, and audio models, all in one place. Develop and fine-tune models with serverless GPUs and on-demand clusters." According to their X account [https://x.com/FAL/status/1950935512493236327 https://x.com/FAL] they were valued at $1.5 billion on a recent round of funding (1st August 2025).		}}

			Fal describe themselves as "The world's best generative image, video, and audio models, all in one place. Develop and fine-tune models with serverless GPUs and on-demand clusters." According to their X account [https://x.com/FAL/status/1950935512493236327 https://x.com/FAL] they were valued at $1.5 billion on a recent round of funding (1st August 2025).

	Their reputation is generally positive regarding price and speed of their services.		Their reputation is generally positive regarding price and speed of their services.

			==Consumer impact summary==
			{{Ph-C-CIS}}

			==Incidents==
			This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

			===Fal retains data after deletion (''2024'')===
	Regarding anti-consumer behavior, it has recently been discovered that Fal keep all user generated content indefinitely, even after is has been deleted by the user.		Regarding anti-consumer behavior, it has recently been discovered that Fal keep all user generated content indefinitely, even after is has been deleted by the user.

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	The thread continues to this date with several users indicating that deleted files as long as 8 months old have not been purged and the URLs are still live.		The thread continues to this date with several users indicating that deleted files as long as 8 months old have not been purged and the URLs are still live.

	When asked about any way for a user to delete their own files without having to ask support, "~~mader~~" replied "For now there isn't. Files expire after 7 days." In this case he clearly states that files are meant to "expire" after 7 days, implying deletion at that time or soon after (though again not expressly saying so). That was on 15/10/2024.		When asked about any way for a user to delete their own files without having to ask support, "meder" replied "For now there isn't. Files expire after 7 days." In this case he clearly states that files are meant to "expire" after 7 days, implying deletion at that time or soon after (though again not expressly saying so). That was on 15/10/2024.

	The thread continues to this point with multiple users verifying the issue exists.		The thread continues to this point with multiple users verifying the issue exists.

	This issue can be verified either by checking the Discord channel https://discord.gg/fal-ai or by creating a Fal account, using the API to create and then delete any content and checking later to see the URL is still live.		This issue can be verified either by checking the Discord channel https://discord.gg/fal-ai or by creating a Fal account, using the API to create and then delete any content and checking later to see the URL is still live.

			==Products==
			{{Ph-C-P}}

			==See also==
			{{Ph-C-SA}}

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}

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Keith: this is original reporting and needs further investigation. seems like a legit issue so don't want to remove right away

2025-08-06T07:29:49Z

this is original reporting and needs further investigation. seems like a legit issue so don't want to remove right away

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DigitalArchon: Added direct link to the referenced X post.

2025-08-06T05:54:35Z

Added direct link to the referenced X post.

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	\|Website=https://fal.ai		\|Website=https://fal.ai
	\|Description=Generative AI media platform primarily for developers.		\|Description=Generative AI media platform primarily for developers.
	}}Fal describe themselves as "The world's best generative image, video, and audio models, all in one place. Develop and fine-tune models with serverless GPUs and on-demand clusters." According to their X account https://x.com/FAL they were valued at $1.5 billion on a recent round of funding (1st August 2025).		}}Fal describe themselves as "The world's best generative image, video, and audio models, all in one place. Develop and fine-tune models with serverless GPUs and on-demand clusters." According to their X account [https://x.com/FAL/status/1950935512493236327 https://x.com/FAL] they were valued at $1.5 billion on a recent round of funding (1st August 2025).

	Their reputation is generally positive regarding price and speed of their services.		Their reputation is generally positive regarding price and speed of their services.

DigitalArchon: Added details about Fal and concerns about their consumer privacy and data protection.

2025-08-06T05:45:40Z

Added details about Fal and concerns about their consumer privacy and data protection.

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+}}Fal describe themselves as "The world's best generative image, video, and audio models, all in one place. Develop and fine-tune models with serverless GPUs and on-demand clusters." According to their X account https://x.com/FAL they were valued at $1.5 billion on a recent round of funding (1st August 2025).

DigitalArchon: They describe themselves as: The world's best generative image, video, and audio models, all in one place. Develop and fine-tune models with serverless GPUs and on-demand clusters.

2025-08-06T05:31:03Z

They describe themselves as: The world's best generative image, video, and audio models, all in one place. Develop and fine-tune models with serverless GPUs and on-demand clusters.

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|Founded=2021
|Industry=Information Technology
|Logo=Logo & Text Rectangle.png
|Website=https://fal.ai
|Description=Generative AI media platform primarily for developers.
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