Both Midjourney and Adobe Firefly’s image generators operate by generating images based on text prompts from the user. In both tools, users can add specific words to influence the image’s style, genre, and content. Both can create variations based on the generated images.
The user has control over various aspects of the generated image, such as its aspect ratio, level of photorealism, and degree of abstraction.
Moreover, these generative tools are targeted toward artists who seek to use them as creative tools for generating work rather than relying on them for full-scale creation. This is evident in the extensive control and customization options available to users of both AIs.
There was a prevailing belief that Midjourney was primarily suited for generating artistic images and struggled to produce photorealistic images. However, with the release of Midjourney V5, this notion has been disproven, as the tool can now generate images that are often indistinguishable from real photographs.
Both tools are currently only available online through a web browser.
The key distinction between Adobe Firefly and Midjourney is that the image generation tool of Firefly will eventually be only one aspect of a larger toolkit. Meanwhile, Midjourney remains solely an image-generation tool. It was true till last week, but the company has also announced a new Image to text generation feature.
In the demos released by Adobe, a user is shown editing a photograph of a cabin during the summer in Premier Pro. They instruct the AI to “change the scene to winter,” and in an instant, the green trees and blue skies are replaced with barren branches and falling snow.
Given these factors, there is currently no definitive answer about which tool is better. Depending on your particular needs and objectives for an image generation tool, one may be better suited for you than the other.
When fully developed, Adobe Firefly will seamlessly integrate with existing Adobe programs, making it a convenient choice for those who already use Adobe software. In contrast, Midjourney is currently more adept at generating images in response to user prompts, especially with the advanced settings available in Midjourney V6, which produce highly realistic images.
I have personally used Midjourney V6 and would say that it is better at generating realistic image creation which is helpful for my work as a graphic designer with low illustration ability, the character refencing and remixing setting option is great in making storyboard and shortlist mood board for film projects, however since Adobe firefly comes with the Adobe subscription plan it does feel reluctant to pay extra to other subscription plans like DALL-E and Midjourney and then compare to what for free you can get from Co-pilot designer and Google image fx. It all depends on what you need it for if its quick idea generation than there are so many free option, if the need is for a particular project than I would suggest using Midjourney V6.