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V8.1 is now the default model on Midjourney!

Hi everyone,After your testing and feedback, we've updated the default model from V7 to V8.1!A reminder of what's new in V8.1:The model is smarter, more coherent, better adheres to detailed prompts, and renders text better than everWith HD mode enabled,

V8.1 is now the default model on Midjourney!

Published June 11, 2026 · Category: AI Create

Overview

Hi everyone,

After your testing and feedback, we've updated the default model from V7 to V8.1!

Details

A reminder of what's new in V8.1:

  • The model is smarter, more coherent, better adheres to detailed prompts, and renders text better than ever
  • With HD mode enabled, V8.1 renders at twice the size and 4x the resolution of V7 images
  • V8.1 is incredibly fast. Your images appear in only 4 seconds in SD, and 12 seconds in HD
  • Style references, personalization, and aesthetics remain consistent between V7 and V8.1

Note:

  • V7 omni-reference is available to use while we finish training the improved version for V8
  • Now that V8.1 is the default, we will be deprecating our V8.0 alpha model in two weeks

Source

Originally published at updates.midjourney.com.

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