Midjourney v7 vs Flux.1 vs Ideogram 2.0: The 2026 AI Image Generation Shootout (Typography, Photorealism, API Pricing & Commercial Licensing)

A practitioner-grade benchmark comparing Midjourney v7, Black Forest Labs Flux.1, and Ideogram 2.0. We stress-test multi-word typography rendering, 10-finger hand anatomy, local GPU vs cloud API economics, and commercial indemnity.