Midjourney V8.1 adds Draft mode: 24 images at half the fast-hour cost

Midjourney V8.1 推出 Draft mode 草稿模式与新功能预览

Midjourney rolled out Draft mode for V8.1: click the lightning button to generate 24 low-res previews at half the fast-hour cost of a standard job. Pick the ones you like and hit Vary to render them at full quality. A new --preview flag also lets you test early model versions, though outputs may be rough and jobs aren't guaranteed to stay consistent—differences are most noticeable with personalization and moodboards. The post doesn't disclose Draft mode's exact resolution or which model --preview points to.

Why it matters: Midjourney added draft mode to V8.1: 24 preview images at half the fast-hour cost, a real efficiency gain for heavy users. The --preview flag lets users test early models, but Midjourney warns output is unstable, especially with personalization. H and K both hit, but R is miss...