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Midjourney
Imageby Midjourney
9.5
Midjourney remains the benchmark for image aesthetics — nothing else matches its lighting, composition, and out-of-the-box beauty.
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Imagen 4
Imageby Google DeepMind
9.2
Google's Imagen 4 delivers exceptional photorealism and some of the cleanest in-image text of any model.
Full review →| Metric | Midjourney | Imagen 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | 9.7✓ | 9.3 |
| Speed | 8.5 | 8.6✓ |
| Ease of use | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Value | 8.4 | 8.5✓ |
| Max resolution | 2048px | 2048px |
| Pricing | From $10/mo | Free tier / from $20/mo |
Midjourney
- +Unmatched default aesthetics
- +Excellent style references & personalization
- +Big prompt-following gains in V6
- +Now usable via a proper web app
- −No free tier
- −Less precise than rivals for exact layouts
- −Occasional over-stylisation
Imagen 4
- +Excellent photorealism
- +Clean in-image text
- +Available via Gemini & Vertex AI
- −Less stylistic personality
- −Filters can be conservative
Same prompt, both models
The identical prompt, rendered by Midjourney and Imagen 4. Only verified outputs are shown — never another model's work.
01
“A neon-lit street at night, slow forward dolly, rain-slick reflections, cinematic”
MidjourneyNo verified output for this prompt yet
Imagen 4No verified output for this prompt yet
02
“Close-up portrait turning toward camera, soft key light, shallow depth of field”
MidjourneyNo verified output for this prompt yet
Imagen 4No verified output for this prompt yet
03
“Aerial drone gliding over a landscape at golden hour, long shadows”
MidjourneyNo verified output for this prompt yet
Imagen 4No verified output for this prompt yet
04
“Product on a reflective surface, slow rotation, studio gradient light”
MidjourneyNo verified output for this prompt yet
Imagen 4No verified output for this prompt yet