Midjourney v6 vs Adobe Firefly 3 vs Meta AI
Comparing the generation of photorealistic portraitsIn this article, we evaluate the quality of various neural networks in creating lifelike portraits: Midjourney, Adobe Firefly 3, and Meta AI. Our previous review featuring Adobe Firefly 2 can be found here. When assessing generation quality, we focused on the accuracy of prompt compliance, the absence of defects and artifacts, detail quality, and comparisons with other AI models. Please note that our ratings may be subjective and may not align with your preferences.
prompt: a young woman attending a music festival, backlighting, portrait
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prompt: a physics professor teaching his class, academia, close-up
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prompt: Martin Schoeller's close-up portrait of frontman of death-metal band
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prompt: Kourtney Roy's photographic portrait of old seafarer
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prompt: a photo of cyberpunk post apocolyptic roadwarrior woman with shaved head ordering a drink at a dimly lit rough bar. she has abundant tatoos and peircings. leather vest, leather boots
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prompt: close-up portrait of a weathered fisherman, wrinkles around his eyes, salt-spray on his beard, hyperrealistic textures, cinematic lighting
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prompt: Serge Lutens's photographic portrait of young pirate-queen
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prompt: street fashion photo, vibrant city murals as a backdrop, model in sleek modern wear with neon accents, reflective sunglasses capturing the city's pulse, candid pose
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prompt: a groom wearing a light gray suit with a sage green tie and pocket square, glamour street medium format photography, portrait, natural lighting
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prompt: photorealistic photograph of a weathered farmer's face, sun-kissed skin framed by windswept hair
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prompt: last samurai. Cinematic portrait by Wong Kar-Wai
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prompt: Ara Guler's portrait of 1970s Istanbul casino gambler
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prompt: 1980s mystery film, low-angle shot of an evil-eyed French Butler sporting a black suit and grasping a candle in the hallway of a creepy Victorian mansion with musty decor. The warm candle glow evokes a spooky sense of mystery
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prompt: an old but rich filipino man wearing a beige suit, photo-realistic, leica m6, 50mm f/1.8 lens
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prompt: a man scoring a point in pickleball, sports photography, freezing the dynamic motion of victory on the pickleball court, with sharp focus and vibrant colors capturing the adrenaline-fueled triumph, slight motion blur
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prompt: a young filipino-american woman wearing a cream sweater, in the style of mamiya rb67, shige's visual aesthetic style, dark brown and light beige, tumblewave, oshare kei, brooding mood
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prompt: cinematic, high key photo, a curly long-haired man, ARRIFLEX 35 BL camera, canon k35 prime lenses, black and white, subtlety, model photography
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prompt: commercial photography of a windbreaker with pastel 80s vaporwave aesthetic, woman, streetwear, fashion, mamiya rb67
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prompt: 2020s fashion, full body of a 23-year-old japanese man sitting, minimalist and comfort fashion, snapshot
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prompt: a woman lying in bed with her eyes closed, golden hour, closeup
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prompt: closeup portrait photo of a young dutch woman looking in the sky during winter
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prompt: aesthetic photography, close up portrait of beautiful blonde woman with blue eyes, calm atmosphere, warm colors, snapshot photography, tapestry of beauty
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prompt: high quality photography of a young Japanese woman smiling, backlighting, natural pale light, film camera, by Rinko Kawauchi, HDR
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prompt: redhead boy wearing black hoodie with cyan flower pattern. Photograph by Loretta Lux
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prompt: outdoor shoot highlighting bohemian style, a harmony of earthy tones, model adorned with floral headpiece, layers of textured fabrics, sun-kissed skin, amidst a wildflower field
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Results and conclusion:
#1 🏆 Midjourney (🥇 x 25)
#2 🥈 Adobe (🥇 x 7, 🥈x 13, 🥉x 5)
#3 🥉 Meta (🥇 x 5, 🥈x 14, 🥉x 6)
From the results, it is evident that the new Adobe Firefly 3 model outperforms its predecessor, Adobe Firefly 2, and now clearly surpasses Meta AI, although it still falls short of Midjourney's quality. Adobe Firefly 3 advancements are impressive enough to rival even Dall-E 3.
As for the recently released Stable Diffusion 3 Medium model, it failed to meet expectations, frequently introducing numerous defects and artifacts when generating images of people. Consequently, we excluded it from this review. While Stable Diffusion 3 Medium might produce acceptable results in non-portrait categories, it remains considerably behind Midjourney overall.