Comparing 5 Prompts in Midjourney 6.1 to ChatGPT’s NEW 4o Image Generator

If you haven’t heard, OpenAI introduced a new image generator native to ChatGPT’s 4o model.

Let’s compare Midjourney 6.1 to ChatGPT’s 4o model on prompts without any image or style references.

Prompt 1

Vermeer’s classic painting entitled Girl with Pearl Earring, transparent lace clothes, crowded New York City subway car on background, (masterpiece) (beautiful composition) (Fuji film), dlsr, highres, high resolution, intricately detailed, (hyperrealistic oil painting:0.77), 4k, highly detailed face, highly detailed skin, volumetric lighting dynamic lighting, Caravaggio lighting, wide angle, headshot

Midjourney

ChatGPT

Prompt 2

Full-body campaign photograph for Adidas of two American women and a man, between 20–30 years old where the 3 are in a dynamic pose, wearing a tracksuit and gym sportswear plus Adidas technical tights, you can see the Adidas logo, in flat colors mostly with an orange background. Shot on fisheye lens effect, ultra-photorealistic, cinematic, moody and atmospheric composition.

Midjourney

ChatGPT

Prompt 3

Shot with a Canon EOS R3 using an 85mm f/1.8 lens at 1/20s shutter speed, this indoor basketball moment captures a player soaring toward the hoop for a slam dunk. Their body is mostly sharp, but their arms and the ball have a trailing blur, giving a dramatic sense of motion and power. The arena lights create a cinematic effect as the crowd watches in anticipation.

Midjourney