Midjourney v1
Midjourney v1 vs Midjourney v2
Compare Midjourney v1 and Midjourney v2, both from Midjourney, in 2 community votes, midjourney v2 wins 100% of head-to-head duels, tested across 3 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.
Which is better, Midjourney v1 or Midjourney v2?
Midjourney v2 is the better choice overall, winning 100% of 2 blind community votes on Rival. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Midjourney v1 and Midjourney v2
Midjourney v1 is made by midjourney while Midjourney v2 is from midjourney. In community voting, In 2 community votes, Midjourney v2 wins 100% of head-to-head duels.
In 2 community votes, Midjourney v2 wins 100% of head-to-head duels. Midjourney v2 leads in Image Generation. Based on blind community voting from the Rival open dataset of 2+ human preference judgments for this pair.
Image Generation: Midjourney v2 wins 100% of votes
Our Verdict
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Pick Midjourney v2. In 2 blind votes, Midjourney v2 wins 100% of the time. That's not luck.
Midjourney v2 particularly excels in Image Generation.
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