Model · Midjourney · Image-Gen
Midjourney V8.1
Midjourney's flagship image generator. V8.1 is its fastest model yet (2K HD by default); strong artistic quality and a distinctive aesthetic, bound to its Discord and web product, no public API.
- Modality
- Image-Gen
- License
- Proprietary (Proprietary)
- Released
- April 30, 2026
- Last verified
- June 8, 2026
- Runs locally
- No
Strengths
- Distinctive, polished aesthetic out of the box
- Strong on stylized illustration and concept art
- Active style and remix tooling in the product
Weaknesses
- No official API — programmatic use is unsupported
- Closed weights
- Subscription-only access
Try it
| Where | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Midjourney | product | Subscription required |
Official sources
- Product site vendor
Change log
- — Updated from v6 to V8.1 (released 2026-04-30) per updates.midjourney.com. (Interim: v7 2025-04-03, v8.0 Alpha 2026-03-17.)
- — Initial entry.
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