Midjourney V1
An early default Midjourney image model with an abstract, painterly style; official history gives month precision.
FAMILY / MIDJOURNEY
Midjourney
A commercial image and animation family known for aesthetics, personalization, and creator workflows.
- First model
- 2022
- Models
- 9
- Latest dated version
- Midjourney V8.2
01 / RELEASE SEQUENCE
Family release sequence
- 2022-02Midjourney V1Image generation
- 2022-11Midjourney V4Image generation
- 2023-03Midjourney V5Image generation
- 2023-12-20Midjourney V6Image generation · Multimodal
- 2024-07-30Midjourney V6.1Image generation
- 2025-04-03Midjourney V7Image generation · Multimodal
- 2025-06-18Midjourney Video V1Video generation · Multimodal
- 2026-04-14Midjourney V8.1Image generation · Multimodal
- 2026-07-24Midjourney V8.2Image generation · Multimodal
02 / GENERATIONS
What changed
Midjourney V4
A generation with a new codebase and architecture, improving detail, complex scenes, and image prompts.
Midjourney V5
A historical version emphasizing photographic output and prompt matching; release month is separate from default-version changes.
Midjourney V6
Significantly improved long-prompt understanding, coherence, knowledge, and image prompting.
Midjourney V6.1
Improved image coherence, detail, and texture while accelerating generation; it served as Midjourney’s default model.
Midjourney V7
Added default personalization, Omni Reference, 10× draft mode, and conversational creation.
Midjourney Video V1
Animates one image into five seconds, extendable to 21 seconds with end frames, loops, and motion modes.
Midjourney V8.1
Added native 2K HD, roughly 4–5× faster standard generation, and stronger text and detail retention.
Midjourney V8.2
The current default, focused on aesthetics, image quality, personalization, and fewer low-quality results.