Supposedly they were being licensed by Meta but nothing seems to have come from that since it was announced last… August, I think?
The primary benefit of Midjourney to me is that it reliably makes very aesthetically pleasing images without many of the obvious AI “tells” from other models. Which seems like it shouldn’t be that hard for other services to pull off but… eh. That’s not to say that you can’t make good images with other models/services but MJ really has it nailed down, especially if you want an artsy vibe and not just “Photo of a…”
Well, that’s cool. I guess everything can do everything now, which is good. I still think the midjourney workflow is way better.
I also still like google’s drawing tools - it’s easy for you to say that you wanted the snail to replace the sailboat, but what if you wanted him 5 degrees to the right and 30 meters behind the sailboat? You could still describe it, but just drawing a circle and telling gemini “put him here and make him that big” is still a useful feature.
But… snailgoat just entered the list when I need a random absurd concept to put into pictures.