Midjourney V7 is Here: See the Big Changes and How to Use Them
- kylixie
- May 3, 2025
- 5 min read
Exciting news! Midjourney has just launched version 7. This is a big update for anyone creating AI art. We're going to look at what's new and how these changes can affect the images you make. We'll cover the new personalization features, better image quality, a faster way to draft ideas, and how it compares to the previous version.
Your Art, Your Style: Introducing Personalization
One of the biggest changes in Midjourney V7 is that it starts learning your personal style right away. When you first use V7, you'll see about 200 pairs of images. The system asks you to pick which image you like better in each pair. This process teaches the AI about your taste.
Think of it like showing the AI your favorite colors, compositions, and overall look. This builds a personalized profile unique to you dentro de V7.
Control Your Personalized Look
You aren't stuck with your personalized style. V7 gives you control. You can turn personalization off to see the AI's more general output. Or you can keep it on to get images that match your learned preferences. This flexibility lets you compare and choose the best approach for your art.
For example, using the prompt "dog wearing sunglasses," images made with personalization looked noticeably different and fit the user's style more than images made without it.
This control is a major step forward. It's like having two creative assistants: one trained just for you, and one with a broader style.
Higher Quality and More Detail Than Before
Beyond personalization, V7 shows significant improvements in image quality. The level of detail is much better.
Fine textures appear more realistic, like scratches on glass or individual hairs.
Human faces show more natural skin variations and unique features, looking less artificial.
Even small things like teeth and tongue details are improved.
Comparisons of generated faces in V7 show a move towards greater realism and personality compared to V6.1. The images capture more natural details, giving subjects a stronger sense of who they are.
Try Ideas Faster with Draft Mode
V7 adds a feature called Draft Mode. This mode is designed for quickly trying out prompt ideas.
You can start with a simple prompt and quickly refine it. For example, you might start with "Wookie samurai," then add "holding a blue lightsaber," and then "standing on a spaceship."
The key benefit is speed. generating initial images in Draft Mode takes about one-tenth the time of standard generation. This is a huge help when you're brainstorming and just want to see many ideas quickly.
Draft Mode images start at a lower quality on purpose. But you can use commands to generate full-quality versions that keep the core idea and composition of the draft.
You can enter Draft Mode directly by adding `::draft` after your prompt, like "a samurai standing in front of Mount Fuji ::draft." This shortcut gives you those quicker, lower-quality results for brainstorming.
If you find yourself generating many variations and concepts, managing them can become time-consuming. Consider exploring tools like the TitanXT Midjourney Automation Suite to help streamline your workflow and handle rapid ideation more efficiently.
Using V7: Speed, Cost, and What Works Now
V7 has different modes for speed. You can use 'turbo' or 'relax' modes right now. The standard speed mode is still being optimized. Using 'turbo' costs about twice as much as a standard V6.1 job, likely because it uses more computing power for better details.
Draft Mode jobs cost about half as much as V6.1. This lower cost matches the faster speed and initial lower quality, offering a good value for idea generation.
Current Limitations
Some features currently still use V6 models, even when you start with V7. This includes:
Upscaling images
Editing images
Retexturing images
This means the full Midjourney system is still being updated to work perfectly with the new V7 core engine.
Features That Work with V7
Other common Midjourney features do work with V7. This includes 'move boards' and the 'surf' command, which lets you use the style of an existing image.
Even though these features work now, they are expected to improve even more as they become better integrated with V7 in future updates.
Midjourney mentioned they expect to roll out more V7 features, including better support for referencing characters and objects, within about 60 days. So, expect V7 to keep getting better.
Seeing the Difference: V6.1 vs. V7 Images
Comparing images made with V6.1 and V7 shows clear differences, especially when V7 personalization is active.
Comparing Faces
Images of faces created with V7 often show:
Richer colors
More natural skin texture
Greater individual personality
More realistic hair
The improvements were especially clear in tests comparing an old man's face, where V7 looked much more consistent and realistic.
Comparing Full Scenes
In scenes like a crowded city street, V7 produced more complex and dynamic images with more objects and people, even in the distance. Details like signage were clearer.
A modern family home scene in V7 felt less generic. It showed more unique landscaping, different types of trees, and more engaging camera angles.
Comparing Styles
For specific styles, like a samurai, the V7 image looked more like a real photo. V7 also did a better job of following the prompt by reducing extra items, like extra swords, that sometimes appeared in V6.1.
In one test with a Batman image, the V6.1 version had an aesthetic the creator preferred, but V7 did a more accurate job of interpreting a request for a VHS glitch effect.
An ink drawing in V7 had a cleaner border, though the overall style was similar to V6.1.
Finally, a golden hour portrait in V7 showed a woman with more personality, feeling less like a stock photo. The lighting and reflections in her hair looked especially good.
[H3]Comparing Personalized vs. Non-Personalized V7[/H2]
Looking at images made with personalized V7 compared to non-personalized V7 shows how much your profile matters:
Personalized images often showed more distinct personality in subjects.
Colors were often more muted, matching user preferences.
Personalized results frequently used dramatic close-up shots.
They sometimes showed stylistic variations, like generating a photo instead of an illustration from the same prompt.
Compositions were more unique and detailed, like frayed ropes on a samurai image.
This shows that personalization isn't just a simple filter. It influences the AI's creative choices, affecting composition, detail, and the overall feeling of the image to match your style. Automating prompt variations based on your personal style can be powerful. Tools like the TitanXT Midjourney Automation Suite can help you explore these variations efficiently.
Image Size
The base size of images generated by V7 (both draft and full modes) is similar to V6.1, around 1024x1024 pixels. Upscaled images are roughly double that size. The improvement in V7 is not in bigger base images, but in packing more detail and quality into the same size.
What Does This Mean for You?
Midjourney V7 brings exciting changes centered on personal style, better quality images, and faster ways to brainstorm. The default personalization tailors the experience. The image detail is clearly improved. The new Draft Mode speeds up testing ideas.
Seeing the direct comparisons makes it clear that V7 is better at understanding what you want and creating more unique, personalized results.
The best way to understand these changes is to try V7 yourself. Experiment with the personalization feature and see how it learns your style. Use Draft Mode to quickly develop new ideas. As AI art tools like Midjourney get more powerful, controlling and managing your creations becomes more important. Explore solutions designed to help, such as the TitanXT Midjourney Automation Suite, to enhance how you work.
How will these personalized and detailed AI tools change how we create art and communicate visually in the future? It's an exciting question to think about as you explore V7's possibilities.
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