How to Use Midjourney Guide: Midjourney Quality Parameter

Ever wonder how to control the level of detail Midjourney puts into your images? That’s where the Midjourney --q (or --quality) parameter comes in.

What Does --q Do?

Lower --q:

• Generates images faster
• Uses less GPU time
• Produces images with fewer details (handy for quick idea testing)

Higher --q:

• Takes longer to generate
• Consumes more GPU time
• Can enhance textures and detail, but might reduce how coherent the final result looks

Important Things to Know

• Resolution isn’t affected
• No guarantee of “better”: Higher quality settings aren’t automatically “better.”
• Default is 1: If you don’t specify a --q value, Midjourney uses 1 by default.
• Initial generations only: The quality setting only applies to your first pass. Variations and upscales aren’t affected by the --q parameter.

How to Use the Midjourney --ar Parameter

When you type your prompt, just add --q (or --quality) plus number you want. You can choose between 0.5, 1 or 2.

Examples