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Midjourney v6.1 vs DALL·E 3

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Midjourney

Midjourney v6.1

ProprietaryJul 2024

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

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DALL·E 3

ProprietaryOct 2023

Best prompt-adherence in the OpenAI ecosystem — built into ChatGPT.

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Head to head

Spec
Midjourney v6.1
DALL·E 3
Time to first token↓ better
Winner8 s
12 s
Price per image↓ better
Winner$0.02
$0.04
License
Proprietary
Proprietary
Input modalities
text
text
Output modalities
image
image

Strengths, weaknesses and best-for

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
DALL·E 3
Strengths
  • Best at following long prompts
  • Native ChatGPT integration
Weaknesses
  • Aesthetic quality below Midjourney
  • No fine-tuning
Best for
  • App integrations
  • Quick concept visuals

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