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FLUX.1 Pro vs Midjourney v6.1

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Black Forest Labs

FLUX.1 Pro

ProprietaryAug 2024

Sharp photorealism + the best text-in-image rendering in the industry.

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Midjourney

Midjourney v6.1

ProprietaryJul 2024

The artist’s favourite — best aesthetics, most opinionated style.

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Head to head

Spec
FLUX.1 Pro
Midjourney v6.1
Time to first token↓ better
Winner6 s
8 s
Price per image↓ better
$0.05
Winner$0.02
License
Proprietary
Proprietary
Input modalities
text
text
Output modalities
image
image

Strengths, weaknesses and best-for

FLUX.1 Pro
Strengths
  • Photorealism
  • Renders text correctly
  • Fast
Weaknesses
  • Closed weights (Schnell is open)
Best for
  • Product imagery
  • Realistic portraits
  • Ads with text
Midjourney v6.1
Strengths
  • Top aesthetic quality
  • Strong style controls
  • Active community
Weaknesses
  • Text rendering still weak
  • No public API
Best for
  • Concept art
  • Marketing imagery
  • Stylised illustration

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