Midjourney v2 vs Midjourney v4

Compare Midjourney v2 and Midjourney v4, both from Midjourney, in 3 community votes, midjourney v4 wins 100% of head-to-head duels, tested across 3 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.

Which is better, Midjourney v2 or Midjourney v4?

Midjourney v4 is the better choice overall, winning 100% of 3 blind community votes on Rival. Compare their real outputs side by side below.

Key Differences Between Midjourney v2 and Midjourney v4

Midjourney v2 is made by midjourney while Midjourney v4 is from midjourney. In community voting, In 3 community votes, Midjourney v4 wins 100% of head-to-head duels.

In 3 community votes, Midjourney v4 wins 100% of head-to-head duels. Midjourney v4 leads in Image Generation. Based on blind community voting from the Rival open dataset of 3+ human preference judgments for this pair.

Image Generation: Midjourney v4 wins 100% of votes
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Pick Midjourney v4. In 3 blind votes, Midjourney v4 wins 100% of the time. That's not luck.

Midjourney v4 particularly excels in Image Generation.

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