Midjourney offers a number of parameters that determine what kind of output is generated when you enter a prompt as input. If you’ve recently started using the AI tool, you may have come across the Chaos parameter which, when used, helps you determine how different your new set of images looks compared to previous output. Essentially, the Chaos parameter can be used to determine how diverse your image grids look compared to the original set of images that Midjourney produced from the same prompt.
How to use Midjourney's chaos parameter
Functionally, the Chaos parameter is the exact opposite of the Seed parameter. While the latter is used to create identical-looking image grids based on the seed value assigned to one generation, Chaos is designed to produce more unusual and unexpected results relative to the original set of images. It is useful when you want Midjourney to generate images that differ from your original creation in terms of style and composition, but are based on the same prompt as before.
To control the chaos of your generation, enter –chaos followed by a value that determines how varied the initial image rasters are relative to the coming set of images. You can enter any value between 0 and 100 to produce your desired images. When you enter low values for –chaos, the generated images will be more reliable and have similar compositions. As you increase the chaos value, you will get more unusual results with unexpected compositions.
The Chaos parameter works on all Midjourney models, so you don't have to manually enable a version to use it. You can add the Chaos parameter using one of these syntaxes for each prompt:
