What is Midjourney v1?

Midjourney v1 is an AI model developed by Midjourney. It is primarily known for its capabilities in image generation. In 16 blind community duels on Rival, Midjourney v1 has a 0% win rate. You can explore its responses across various challenges on Rival.

What are some common use cases for Midjourney v1?

Midjourney v1 is often utilized for tasks such as First-generation Discord integration for collaborative AI art creation, Pioneering text-to-image system with distinctive artistic style. Its performance in these areas can be observed through the challenges presented on our platform.

How does Midjourney v1 compare to other AI models on Rival?

You can compare Midjourney v1 with other available AI models on Rival by navigating to our main /compare page and selecting Midjourney v1 and another model. Based on 16 community votes, Midjourney v1 has a 0% overall win rate in blind head-to-head duels. All comparison data is part of Rival's open dataset.

Where can I find more details about Midjourney, the creator of Midjourney v1?

You can learn more about Midjourney by visiting their dedicated page on Rival at /providers/midjourney, or by exploring our /creators section for an overview of different AI developers.

Updated Feb 28, 2025

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Midjourney v1

Name: Midjourney v1
Brand: midjourney
Availability: OnlineOnly

Midjourney:

v1

The first public release of Midjourney, introducing AI image generation to a wider audience through its Discord-based interface.

Image Generation

Website

Feature this model

Provider

Midjourney

Release Date

2022-02-01

Size

MEDIUM

Parameters

Not disclosed (proprietary diffusion model)

Benchmarks

FID Score

32.6

source ↗

Model Responses

3 outputs from Midjourney v1

Midjourney v1Futuristic Cyberpunk City

Midjourney v1

Futuristic Cyberpunk City

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Midjourney v1Hyperrealistic Portrait

Midjourney v1

Hyperrealistic Portrait

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Midjourney v1Fantasy Character

Midjourney v1

Fantasy Character

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Midjourney v1

Midjourney:

v1

The first public release of Midjourney, introducing AI image generation to a wider audience through its Discord-based interface.

Image Generation

Website

Feature this model

Provider

Midjourney

Release Date

2022-02-01

Size

MEDIUM

Parameters

Not disclosed (proprietary diffusion model)

Benchmarks

FID Score

32.6

source ↗

Model Responses

3 outputs from Midjourney v1

Midjourney v1Futuristic Cyberpunk City

Midjourney v1

Futuristic Cyberpunk City

Try this prompt

Midjourney v1Hyperrealistic Portrait

Midjourney v1

Hyperrealistic Portrait

Try this prompt

Midjourney v1Fantasy Character

Midjourney v1

Fantasy Character

Try this prompt

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Midjourney v6

Midjourney v6 produces realistic images.

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Midjourney v6.1

Midjourney v6.1 introduced a native web interface alongside Discord, with improved detail rendering, better text handling, and enhanced image coherence.

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Midjourney v5

Midjourney v5 produces realistic images.

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Midjourney v4

Midjourney v4 marked a major leap forward with dramatically improved photorealism, coherence, and prompt understanding, trained on Google TPUs for the first time.

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