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You're Not Supposed to Have a Favorite LLM... But If I Did, It Would Be the Beautiful One: Midjourney

Joey Powers
September 19, 2024

You're Not Supposed to Have a Favorite LLM... But If I Did, It Would Be the Beautiful One: Midjourney

They say you’re not supposed to have a favorite Large Language Model (LLM), like a parent who’s meant to love all their children equally. And I get it—each model has its strengths, whether it's ChatGPT’s mind-blowing intelligence or its knack for precision when it comes to complex topics. But, let's be honest here—if I were to pick a favorite LLM, I would lean towards the one that brings pure beauty into the world: Midjourney.

While ChatGPT 4 can write me a brilliant essay, craft a business strategy, or solve complex programming problems, Midjourney dances to a different beat. It's the artist in the room, the creator of dreams. It takes a prompt and turns it into a stunning image—breathtaking in a way words sometimes can't match. So, while ChatGPT might be the clever conversationalist in my toolkit, Midjourney is the one I turn to when I need something more soulful, more visually arresting.

Beauty Over Brains: Midjourney's Magical Output

Imagine this: you give Midjourney a prompt like "A grumpy cat sipping coffee on a rainy Monday morning"—and what do you get? A work of art. The cat might be leaning against a window with droplets of rain running down the glass, its eyes heavy-lidded, holding a steaming mug. Every single detail—the soft, fur texture, the cozy café atmosphere, the way the light hits the rain—is beautifully crafted. You’re not just getting an image; you’re getting a mood, a vibe, a piece of digital art that feels like it’s pulled straight from your imagination.

This is why Midjourney stands out for me. It doesn’t just generate images—it paints. The textures, the colors, the vibes it creates are often so vivid and lifelike that you feel like you're in a virtual gallery, admiring pieces that speak directly to the creative soul.

Sure, ChatGPT 4 might be able to explain to me why Monday mornings feel so bad for the cat. But Midjourney lets me see it, feel it, and even create a whole world around that emotion.

An Artist’s Playground

For those of us who thrive on creativity, Midjourney is a playground. I’ve lost hours experimenting with it—typing in abstract concepts, scenes from my imagination, and watching them come to life before my eyes. It's perfect for someone like me, running a business that values both creativity and aesthetics. Whether I’m designing for JP Fabulosity, my t-shirt brand, or creating mood boards for a client at TRE Florida, Midjourney is always my go-to for visual inspiration.

Imagine telling Midjourney to create "Wearable art inspired by the rolling hills of Tuscany"—and boom, you get a masterpiece that could easily inspire your next clothing line. The visual beauty of the designs and the raw creativity it offers allow me to add an artistic flair to my work in ways that an LLM like ChatGPT, while powerful, just can't do.

ChatGPT is Brilliant—But Midjourney is Poetic

Let’s not take anything away from ChatGPT. It’s brilliant—there’s no other word for it. If I need a strategy for launching a marketing campaign, a blog post written in minutes (like this one), or advice on how to automate workflows in my business, ChatGPT 4 delivers, and then some.

But Midjourney? It's the one I turn to when I want to feel. It’s the poet, the artist, the one who creates visual stories. ChatGPT can help me write a story about a mystical forest filled with glowing mushrooms, but Midjourney brings that forest to life with visuals so surreal that it feels like stepping into a dream.

Why Choose? Use Both

In an ideal world, we wouldn’t have to choose between brains and beauty. That’s the beauty (pun intended) of working in today’s AI-driven world: we can use both. ChatGPT for its intellect and Midjourney for its artistry.

Together, they’re unstoppable. ChatGPT helps me conceptualize, analyze, and strategize, while Midjourney turns those ideas into stunning visual representations that leave a lasting impression.

So, yes, I know I’m not supposed to have a favorite, but if I did, Midjourney would definitely hold that title—because sometimes, beauty is its own kind of genius.

Whether you're crafting visual art, designing for fashion, or simply indulging in the sheer joy of creative expression, Midjourney will always deliver something that feels beautiful and true to your imagination. And for that, it will always be my go-to when I need more than just words—I need a vision.

And what a vision that image is

Prompt:

A black scene with a handsome male model, elegan, soft light, shiny silver metal, dreamy scene

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Male version of the Mona Lisa

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A handsome man in the same pose show his hands and have the same Mona Lisa background

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