BlueWillow AI - A FREE Alternative To MidJourney
A brand new text-to-image AI tool is set to challenge one of the most popular image generator AI tools, MidJourney.
Text-to-image AI models have been all the rage in recent months. Today, a brand new text-to-image AI tool is set to challenge one of the most popular image generator AI tools, MidJourney.
This new and free image generator is called BlueWillow AI.
What is BlueWillow?
BlueWillow is a completely free image-generating AI designed to be user-friendly and accessible to everyone.
The image generator bot is accessible only via Discord, which looks uncannily similar to MidJourney.
You feed in your text prompt in one of the “rookie” bot channels by typing “/imagine” first. The bot will output four images within one minute.
You can choose to either upscale or make more variations of the result by clicking on the Ux and Vx buttons.
By default, the upscaled result is a 2048 x 2048, 96 dpi JPG image.
What sets BlueWillow apart from other image generators?
According to its creators, BlueWillow was developed to provide a comprehensive solution by aggregating multiple publicly available AI image models.
This allows them to pick the best possible model and offer users the best possible image results.
Question: Does it also aggregate the image model used by MidJourney?
Answer: No. They do NOT aggregate MJ’s image model as it is proprietary.
Is it better than MidJourney?
I played around with BlueWillow for a couple of hours to see how it compares to MidJourney. From my observation, the images BlueWillow creates are not as detailed or realistic as those generated by MidJourney AI.
The level of detail and realism in the images MJ creates is significantly higher than that of Bluewillow AI. I find BlueWillow’s image quality comparable to that of Stable Diffusion 2.0.
Here’s an example:Prompt: A tiny teddy wearing a raincoat in the rain
Which one do you think looks better?
In my opinion, MidJourney’s result looks so much more realistic with all the background blurring and small details on the muddy raincoat.
Image Modifiers
For now, there are a few basic commands you can use in the Discord bot.
Negative Command:
--no
/imagine painting of a cute cat--no 3d, cartoon
Aspect Ratios: (always at the end of the prompt)
Horizontal Command:
--ar 3:2
/imagine watercolor painting of a cat--no 3d,
photograph--ar 3:2
Vertical Command :
--ar 2:3
/imagine watercolor painting of a cat--no 3d,
photograph--ar 2:3
Final Thoughts
In conclusion, BlueWillow AI and MidJourney AI are both useful text-to-image generators, but they are suited for different purposes.
BlueWillow AI is a great free alternative for quick and easy image generation, while MidJourney AI is a paid tool that generates highly detailed and realistic images suitable for more professional use.
This article was originally posted on Medium by Jim Clyde Monge. Follow Generative AI publication for more stories like this.