Let's test Midjourney sref codes in v7

Your weekly dose of Midjourney styles

Apr 10, 2025

It’s time for your weekly dose of Midjourney updates.

This week, there’s plenty to dig into. The platform has just rolled out a new version, and with it comes a much-anticipated upgrade to sref codes. If you've been relying on your favorite style references to anchor your visual experiments, you'll want to pay attention: there are notable changes in how these codes behave across versions.

In this article, we’ll compare how some of the most popular sref codes perform in v6.1 versus the latest v7 release.

Spoiler alert: not all codes age like fine wine, some need a bit of re-prompting to get back to their former glory.

Let’s dive in.

All generations will be done with the following prompt:
Art --ar 3:4 --sw 300 --s 1000 --sref 2178024008

sref 2178024008

sref 1888

sref 8582

sref 10001

sref 3000009

sref 82841319

sref 3786122422

sref 3100000005

sref 2550566787

sref 2364390898

sref 2100000009

sref 2042614569

Notes:

Reduced default emphasis on conventionally beautiful women, resulting in more diverse and inclusive content.
Significant improvement in both quality and quantity of visual details—v7 outputs are noticeably richer and more refined.
Style references are more subtle in application, yet still clearly influence the final image.