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Midjourney

Midjourney

Revolutionary text-to-image AI studio known for creating stunning visual art and illustrations from text prompts.

Total Models

7

Image Models

7

Active Period

Feb 2022 – Dec 2024

Founded in 2022 by David Holz (co-founder of Leap Motion).

Self-funded and reportedly profitable since Aug 2022.

Known for high-quality, artistic, photorealistic output.

Rapid model releases from V1 (Feb 2022) to V7 (Apr 2025).

16 million+ member Discord community.

Compare Midjourney Models

Midjourney v6

Dec 2024

Midjourney v6 produces realistic images.

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Midjourney v6.1

Jul 2024

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

Nov 2023

Midjourney v5 produces realistic images.

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Midjourney v4

Nov 2022

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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Midjourney v3

Jul 2022

Midjourney v3 introduced significantly improved artistic capabilities with better understanding of prompt nuances and artistic styles.

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Midjourney v2

Apr 2022

Midjourney v2 improved on the original model with better coherence, detail, and more consistent style application.

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Midjourney v1

Feb 2022

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

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