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Main near-term goals for V8 are:
- Better aesthetics
- Higher default resolution
- More coherence
A higher-resolution mode is being explored so that 2K-quality output could become closer to the default experience without a major price jump.
V8 is expected to stabilize aesthetically and in core features in about 30 days.
Current V8 can still feel hit-or-miss; more stability is expected in the next week or two through upcoming updates.
Short prompts are currently less creative than desired, and that is being worked on.
V8 may get significant tuning changes rather than only minor silent improvements.

Images already made on the alpha site will remain available.
Those images are expected to appear on the main production site once the model is officially released.
The team is debating whether a future V8.1-style update should replace V8 or exist separately.
Some compatibility will likely break in the next version, especially around mood board behavior and related controls.
SV6 will not be made to work with HD; older systems are expected to be replaced rather than back-ported.

A newer V8 version is already being trained.
That version includes image references again.
The goal is to begin testing with guides/mods immediately and potentially release very soon if testing goes well.
If all goes smoothly, rollout could happen within days; otherwise it may slip by a week or two.