Midjourney
ActiveMidjourney, Inc. · founded 2022
The aesthetic benchmark for artistic and cinematic imagery.
Midjourney remains the reference for artistic, cinematic image quality. It excels at stylized, mood-driven visuals and is a favorite of designers and creatives. It has no free tier, runs primarily through its web app/Discord, and is weaker at precise text rendering than some rivals.
At a glance
- Category
- AI Image Generation
- Primary use case
- High-quality artistic image generation
- Entry price
- $10/mo
- Free plan
- No
- API
- No
- Open source
- No
- Evidence level
- Research / specifications only
- Last checked
- 20 Aug 2026
Pricing
Last checked 20 Aug 2026
| Free plan | None |
|---|---|
| Trial | None |
| Entry price | $10/mo |
| Pro price | $30/mo |
| Team price | $60/user/mo |
| Usage limits | Monthly GPU-hour fast-time limits |
Basic ~$10/mo, Standard ~$30/mo, Pro ~$60/mo. No free tier.
What it does
Secondary use cases
- Concept art
- Branding imagery
- Style exploration
Input types
Text, Image
Output types
Image
Models used
Midjourney V7
Platforms
✓ Web — Windows — macOS — Linux — iOS — Android — Browser extension — API — CLI — VS Code — Self-hosted
Integrations
DiscordWeb app
Privacy & commercial rights
Data retention
Per policy
Trains on your data
Not disclosed
Enterprise privacy
Not disclosed
Self-hosting / local
Not available
SSO
Not disclosed
Compliance
Not disclosed
Commercial use
Permitted — Commercial use allowed on paid plans (per ToS)
Pros & cons
Pros
- Best-in-class aesthetics
- Strong style control
- Active community
Cons / trade-offs
- No free tier
- Weak text rendering
- No API (third-party only)
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