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Draft mode for V8.1 and new feature previews

Hi everyone - a few updates today!Draft mode for V8.1Each draft mode generation creates 24 images at a lower resolution and quality.Click "Vary" on images you'd like to render at full-quality and full-resolutionDraft jobs use half as many fast hours

Draft mode for V8.1 and new feature previews

Published June 16, 2026 · Category: AI Create

Overview

Hi everyone - a few updates today!

Details

Draft mode for V8.1

  • Each draft mode generation creates 24 images at a lower resolution and quality.
  • Click "Vary" on images you'd like to render at full-quality and full-resolution
  • Draft jobs use half as many fast hours as V8.1 SD jobs (even though they generate 24 images!)
  • Turn on draft mode by clicking the ⚡ button in the menubar

Use --preview to test new features

  • We're trying something new today to let you test early versions of new models. Use --preview in your prompt to test the latest. Images that you create with --preview might be a little unpolished and the jobs are not guaranteed to run consistently over time.
  • In this first test, you'll notice differences across all images, especially those with personalization and moodboards.

We'd love to hear what you think in #ideas-and-features

Source

Originally published at updates.midjourney.com.

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