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Midjourney V8.1vs.BAGEL-7B-MoT

Which one is better?

In our own test both are on par. Neither is in the arena. Neither has an API price.

Test images

Same task, the first image of each. The task with the biggest difference is preselected.

Midjourney V8.1: Product photography, first image from the fixed test run
Midjourney V8.150 out of 100
BAGEL-7B-MoT: Product photography, first image from the fixed test run
BAGEL-7B-MoT88 out of 100

Result for “Product photography”:BAGEL-7B-MoT ahead

Prompt given to both modelsCreate a square premium product photograph of a brushed titanium wristwatch standing upright on dark green marble. The watch has a cream dial, thin black hands set to 10:10, twelve distinct hour markers, a realistic crown, and a dark brown leather strap. Soft window light from the left, controlled reflections, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no extra objects.

What the rating looks at: Materials, reflections, and fine details.

“Ahead”: better in all three rating rounds. “Slightly ahead”: a higher value, but not in every round.

Test protocol of the images

Each test attempt uses the same archived prompt and one request. The first output of that attempt counts. Repeats after technical test failures are disclosed for the affected images. Files are normalized to 1,024 × 1,024 pixels without cropping. Provider resolution, randomness, quality tier and prompt processing can still differ. The images are a practical visual test, not a reconstruction of the arena configuration.

Character and detail

Midjourney V8.1: manual, one request, first output, Midjourney V8.1 Standard, 1:1, 1024x1024, four candidates, stylize 100, weird 0, variety 0, Raw off, personalization off, Relax mode, no reference image, no negative prompt, generated Aug 16, 2026, 12:19 PM. Source

BAGEL-7B-MoT: fal, provider-default image size; one output sampled; use_thought=false, one request, first output, seed=1668381318, Fal schema does not expose image size or image count fields, estimated cost $0.100000, generated Nov 2, 2026, 3:22 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1. Prompt SHA 256: 985a75b38642a9f0e5e0c0e0c67f1b7f67780d42bd2168fa24e9a7a7a94b0da6

Midjourney V8.1 image SHA 256: cf522740817fefe58b263fa9a0d07d249c42211eca7d7c9b013f7145a7d2a8ea

BAGEL-7B-MoT image SHA 256: f9a99e0e983d8731377afdf880911fc993d516b55c18059fd5cb3390fd01fd31

Infographic

Midjourney V8.1: manual, one request, first output, Midjourney V8.1 Standard, 1:1, 1024x1024, four candidates, stylize 100, weird 0, variety 0, Raw off, personalization off, Relax mode, no reference image, no negative prompt, generated Aug 16, 2026, 12:19 PM. Source

BAGEL-7B-MoT: fal, provider-default image size; one output sampled; use_thought=false, one request, first output, seed=1401806471, Fal schema does not expose image size or image count fields, estimated cost $0.100000, generated Nov 2, 2026, 3:23 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1. Prompt SHA 256: ed65cb4e6a51e2336f8b149ad4cbb16e020f07d527ad94362e719d2dcf91d94f

Midjourney V8.1 image SHA 256: ac36188f88f37f23c2c405355d8dd12594085e1450d732fa419d8cec9a6c598f

BAGEL-7B-MoT image SHA 256: fd19fd4a68dfc264705c92209fcf45e3c8be4384c02433888b066683ee57c2ba

Product photography

Midjourney V8.1: manual, one request, first output, Midjourney V8.1 Standard, 1:1, 1024x1024, four candidates, stylize 100, weird 0, variety 0, Raw off, personalization off, Relax mode, no reference image, no negative prompt, generated Aug 16, 2026, 12:19 PM. Source

BAGEL-7B-MoT: fal, provider-default image size; one output sampled; use_thought=false, one request, first output, seed=1385391411, Fal schema does not expose image size or image count fields, estimated cost $0.100000, generated Nov 2, 2026, 3:22 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1. Prompt SHA 256: c67fd71e91304458a2feef5c91efa8677260fab0c0099a29a2c52cb579f5b2f3

Midjourney V8.1 image SHA 256: 992f2486be40bc361a638b4b266909d334883c05fe4763cf5e243358c688bfdd

BAGEL-7B-MoT image SHA 256: e8ef4e099fe8329b2bba090a2b8fee5cf926dfc5f91ad8e8694b4a4c78ab8455

Typography and layout

Midjourney V8.1: manual, one request, first output, Midjourney V8.1 Standard, 1:1, 1024x1024, four candidates, stylize 100, weird 0, variety 0, Raw off, personalization off, Relax mode, no reference image, no negative prompt, generated Aug 16, 2026, 12:19 PM. Source

BAGEL-7B-MoT: fal, provider-default image size; one output sampled; use_thought=false, one request, first output, seed=425487007, Fal schema does not expose image size or image count fields, estimated cost $0.100000, generated Nov 2, 2026, 3:21 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1. Prompt SHA 256: 2e012c3d14ee5dd02203a94f394ca80a5038cdebd6032b25a8b8a221f2255419

Midjourney V8.1 image SHA 256: af3d2c5042b108a7fe2eb49bae072d30030e6b6cf814875ef9ce7074ceafc4ce

BAGEL-7B-MoT image SHA 256: 401dd23a2e6578a4e676d10543a9fea92d94d0f535dee90d6c7a25e56143257a

The numbers at a glance

Arena ratingfrom votes by users · higher is better
n/a

Midjourney V8.1

not in the arena

n/a

BAGEL-7B-MoT

not in the arena

GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100 · higher is better
38

Midjourney V8.1

Rank 73 of 108

34

BAGEL-7B-MoT

Rank 76 of 108

Price per imagedollars through the API · lower is better
n/a

Midjourney V8.1

no API price

n/a

BAGEL-7B-MoT

no API price

Ranks among the 21 image models with an arena rating and the 108 with a GraduallyBench run; prices compared with 28 models with an API price.

Midjourney V8.1

Subscription
At Midjourney from ≈ €10.60 a month (Midjourney Basic). 4 plans in Germany.
Via API
No API price known. Access: Web app.

BAGEL-7B-MoT

Subscription
n/a No plan in Germany names exactly this model.
Via API
No API price known. Access: local, Web app.
License
Open weights.

Subscriptions only count plans that name exactly this model. Subscription prices include VAT, API prices are in dollars.

GraduallyBench from Nov 3, 2026 · Subscription database from Sep 29, 2026 (38 days old)

All data side by side

The better value is bold. For ratings only when the gap is clear.

KennzahlMidjourney V8.1BAGEL-7B-MoT
Ratings
Arena ratingfrom votes by users, higher is bettern/an/a
Arena rankn/an/a
Arena votesmore votes, a safer ratingn/an/a
GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 1003834
GraduallyBench by task
Typography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition1411
Product photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details5088
Character and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency5132
InfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization356
API price
Per imagelower is bettern/an/a
100 imagesn/an/a
Profile
ReleasedApr 14, 2026May 20, 2025
Weightsopen means: runs locallyproprietaryopen
AccessWeb applocal, Web app
Parametersnot published14 billion
Largest output2Knot consistently published
Plans in Germanynaming exactly this model4n/a

API prices for one image at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels according to Artificial Analysis.

Sources: Midjourney V8.1 model source (verified Aug 15, 2026) · BAGEL-7B-MoT model source (verified Nov 1, 2026)

Arena ratings by category

From blind votes on LMArena. “Ahead” means the lead is clear.

No shared arena score in the stored snapshot

The stored benchmark database contains no measurement for Midjourney V8.1 and BAGEL-7B-MoT from the same arena and category. Older model versions are not used as substitutes.

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