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Control how much time your images take to generate with --quality
or --q
A lower --q
value means your images generate faster. These jobs consume less GPU time, but the resulting images will be less detailed. This can be useful for experimenting with new prompts, so you can hone your ideas more quickly.
Using a higher --q
value costs more GPU time and can improve image textures and detail, but may reduce the coherency of your images.
Version Quality Compatibility
Model Version | Quality .25 | Quality .5 | Quality 1 | Quality 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Version 6.1 | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Version 6.0 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x |
Version 5.2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x |
niji 5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x |
--quality
does not impact the resolution of your generated images, and does not guarantee the resulting images will be "better" or "worse" than an image generated with a higher or lower value — it only influences how much GPU time Midjourney spends creating them.- The default
--quality
value is 1. - Other values are rounded to the closest available option for the model version you're using.
--q
only influences the initial image generation, not variations or upscales.
Quality Comparison
Prompt example: /imagine prompt
intricate woodcut of a peony
--quality .5

quickest, but least detailed results
--quality 1

the default setting
--quality 2

slower, but more detailed results
How to Use the Quality Parameter
Use the --quality
or --q
Parameter
Add --quality <value>
or --q <value>
to the end of your prompt.
