V8.1 is now the default model on Midjourney!
UpdateUnverifiedAdded Sep 24, 2026
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 ever With HD mode enabled, V8.1 renders at twice the size and 4x the resolution of V7 images V8.1 is incredibly fast.
More Midjourney releases
Every Midjourney release| Date | Release | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 16 | Hardware announcement livestreamunverified Update | Update |
| Jun 16 | Draft mode for V8.1 and new feature previewsunverified Preview | Preview |
| Jun 25 | Random styles in draft modeunverified Update | Update |
| May 27 | Web Updatesunverified Update | Update |
| Jul 23 | Midjourney’s First Acquisitionunverified Update | Update |
| Apr 30 | V8.1 Updatesunverified Update | Update |
| Jul 24 | Version 8.2unverified Update | Update |
| Aug 21 | Changelog - 8/20/26unverified Update | Update |
Also shipped on Jun 11, 2026
Midjourney in June 2026| Date | Company | Release | Product | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11 |  Astronomer | Dag-level access control is generally availableunverified | Astro | GA |
| Jun 11 |  Linear | Coding sessions in Linearunverified | Linear | Preview |
| Jun 11 |  Figma | Capture webpages as editable layers with the Chrome extensionunverified | Figma | Beta |
| Jun 11 |  Retool | Import apps using MCPunverified | Retool | Beta |
| Jun 11 |  Grafana Labs | Section-level variables for rows and tabs now generally availableunverified | Grafana Cloud | GA |
| Jun 11 |  Deepgram | Container Images (release 260611)unverified | Deepgram | Update |
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