Draft mode for V8.1 and new feature previews
PreviewUnverifiedAdded Sep 24, 2026
Hi everyone - a few updates today! Draft mode for V8.1 Each draft mode generation creates 24 images at a lower resolution and quality. Click "Vary" on images you'd like to render at full-quality and full-resolution Draft jobs use half as many fast hours as V8.1 SD jobs (even though they generate 24 images!) Turn on draft mode by clicking the ⚡ button in the...
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| Jun 16 | Hardware announcement livestreamunverified Update | Update |
| Jun 11 | V8.1 is now the default model on Midjourney!unverified Update | Update |
| Jun 25 | Random styles in draft modeunverified Update | Update |
| May 27 | Web Updatesunverified Update | Update |
| Jul 23 | Midjourney’s First Acquisitionunverified Update | Update |
| Jul 24 | Version 8.2unverified Update | Update |
| Apr 30 | V8.1 Updatesunverified Update | Update |
| Aug 21 | Changelog - 8/20/26unverified Update | Update |
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| Jun 16 |  Google Cloud | QueryData adds support for parameterized secure views (PSVs) to help secure applications that use natural...unverified | Cloud SQL | Preview |
| Jun 16 |  fal | Redesigned Usage & Billing Pageunverified | fal | Pricing |
| Jun 16 |  Grafana Labs | Annotations clustering now generally availableunverified | Grafana Cloud | GA |
| Jun 16 | Google Cloud | Dataflow now supports NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 GPUsunverified | Dataflow | Update |
| Jun 16 |  Replicate | Cog 0.21.0unverified | Cog | Update |
| Jun 16 |  Daytona | Daytona 0.188.0unverified | Daytona | Update |
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