Midjourney vs. DALL-E 3 for product mockups - clear winner after 50 test images

I spent last Sunday running 50 product mockup prompts through both Midjourney and DALL-E 3 to see which one handled text on packaging better. Midjourney got the text right maybe 10 times out of 50, but DALL-E 3 nailed it on 38 of them. The difference was huge for things like labels and signs where readability matters. Anyone else find DALL-E 3 way better for commercial work with text?

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the_adam26d ago

Yeah that matches my experience pretty closely. DALL-E 3 handles text way more reliably for packaging and labels, especially when you need it centered or following a curve. I've had cases where Midjourney just gives up and scribbles random shapes where the text should be. One thing that helped me with Midjourney was adding "no text" to the prompt and slapping the words on in Photoshop later, but that only works for simpler mockups. For anything with complex packaging graphics, DALL-E 3 has been my go-to for the last few months.

allen.ivan26d ago

Huh, I'm gonna have to push back on that a bit. @the_adam, I've actually had way better luck with Midjourney for text on packaging because I can run it through a style tuner first and get the core shape/surface right before dealing with any lettering. DALL-E 3 keeps throwing in random misspellings and weird kerning on my labels, feels like it tries too hard and gets the small details wrong.

brian_rivera5920d ago

The text rendering thing is interesting but I think people sleep on how DALL-E 3 handles reflective surfaces on packaging. Midjourney tends to add random glare spots that wash out the text areas, making them unreadable even when the letters themselves are correct. I had a run of soda can mockups where Midjourney kept putting a bright highlight right over the brand name, like it was trying to be artistic about it. DALL-E 3 placed the reflections more realistically around the edges where they wouldn't interfere with the label. There's also the issue of curved text wrapping around bottles or jars, Midjourney really struggles with that perspective shift while DALL-E 3 keeps it pretty consistent.