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Midjourney

Midjourney

Midjourney is an image generation model line from Midjourney. The latest release is Midjourney V1 (video) (18 Jun 2025). This page tracks all 11 Midjourney releases since 12 Feb 2022, with specs, licensing, and how to access each one. Official site →

Midjourney V1 (video)

ClosedPaidConsumer app

Midjourney's first video model; animates an image into four 5s clips, extendable

License
Proprietary
Commercial use
Allowed
Availability
Consumer app

Midjourney v7

ClosedPaidConsumer app

Significantly improved prompt accuracy; new Draft mode for fast previews; personalization built in

License
Proprietary
Commercial use
Allowed
Availability
Consumer app

Date approximate

Midjourney v6.1

ClosedPaidConsumer app

Improved image coherence, textures, and skin; better inpainting (vary region); faster generation

License
Proprietary
Commercial use
Allowed
Availability
Consumer app

Midjourney v6

ClosedPaidConsumer app

Accurate text rendering in images; much more literal prompt following; new model architecture

License
Proprietary
Commercial use
Allowed
Availability
Consumer app

Midjourney v5.2

ClosedPaidConsumer app

Introduced Zoom Out (outpainting) and pan; sharpness improvements

License
Proprietary
Commercial use
Allowed
Availability
Consumer app

Midjourney v5.1

ClosedPaidConsumer app

Stronger default aesthetic; better prompt adherence; shorter prompts work well

License
Proprietary
Commercial use
Allowed
Availability
Consumer app

Midjourney v5

ClosedPaidConsumer app

Photorealism step-change; much better hands and text; default aspect ratio 1:1 to custom

License
Proprietary
Commercial use
Allowed
Availability
Consumer app
Resolution
1024x1024

Midjourney v4

ClosedPaidConsumer app

Major quality leap; first version trained on Midjourney's own dataset; new codebase

License
Proprietary
Commercial use
Allowed
Availability
Consumer app

Midjourney v3

ClosedPaidConsumer app

Better composition; introduced stylize parameter

License
Proprietary
Commercial use
Allowed
Availability
Consumer app

Date approximate

Midjourney v2

ClosedPaidConsumer app

Improved coherence and detail over v1

License
Proprietary
Commercial use
Allowed
Availability
Consumer app

Date approximate

Midjourney v1

ClosedPaidConsumer app

Initial public beta; Discord-based interface

License
Proprietary
Commercial use
Allowed
Availability
Consumer app

Date approximate - open beta launched February 2022

See Midjourney in context on the image model timeline, or browse all model families.