SDXL 1.0 vs. Midjourney 5.2: How Do They Compare?

A look at how the two current best-in-class text-to-image models fare against each other.

Yo!

I’m back, and so are my regular Thursday posts.

Today also happens to be my 10th wedding anniversary, and what better way to celebrate it than to publish a fun post with lots of images?

So by popular demand…

…today I’ll be comparing SDXL 1.0 and Midjourney 5.2.

Each represents the latest and greatest that Stability AI and Midjourney currently have to offer.

But which one has the edge?

Let’s find out!

Painting types

To begin with, I wanted to see how each model handled the three major types of painting: portrait, landscape, and still life. (Inspired by my ancient experiment with Stable Diffusion 1.0.)

Remember to click an image to see it in full size and the right aspect ratio

Portrait

“Portrait of a woman at twilight”

SDXL 1.0 (left) vs. MJ 5.2 (right)

I’d say both models have understood the task. Midjourney perhaps has a somewhat less painterly vibe. No clear winners here, as far as I’m concerned.

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