So what's the difference between u and illuminati

The Order of the Illuminati was not a Masonic society or proper Masonic Rite, though it borrowed heavily from Freemasonry's organizational structure 1. Founded by Adam Weishaupt, a former Jesuit initiated into a Munich lodge in 1777, the Order adopted classical code names, used cipher correspondence, and incorporated modified Masonic degrees—such as Scottish Novice and Scottish Knight—into its ten-degree hierarchy 12. In its intermediary degree, candidates were required to affirm that the superiors of Illuminism were also the unknown and lawful superiors of Freemasonry 2.

The two organizations differed fundamentally in their aims. Where Freemasonry functioned as a fraternal order, Weishaupt designed the Illuminati to acquire control of the Masonic system and redirect it toward political revolution, the destruction of authority, and the advancement of Deism 2. It established an underground political conspiracy operating behind the facade of a public organization 1.

Despite these distinctions, the Illuminati became widely confounded with Freemasonry 1. Writers such as John Robison treated the two bodies as identical, producing accounts that became foundational texts for European and American anti-Masonic rhetoric 1.