Midjourney is an AI image generator famous for its distinctive, high-quality and often artistic results. You describe what you want in a prompt and Midjourney produces several image options that you can vary, upscale or edit. It now also turns images into short videos.
Key features
- Text-to-image with a strong sense of composition, lighting and style.
- Image and style references to keep a consistent look across a series.
- Editor tools to extend, repaint or retexture parts of an image.
- Variations and upscaling to refine your favourite result.
- Video generation in SD on every plan, and HD on Standard and above.
- Relax mode for unlimited slower generations on Standard and above, and Stealth mode on Pro and Mega to keep your images private.
Midjourney pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly | Fast GPU time | Extras |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $10 | $8/month ($96/year) | 3.3 hours | SD video, no Relax mode |
| Standard | $30 | $24/month ($288/year) | 15 hours | Unlimited Relax images, HD video |
| Pro | $60 | $48/month ($576/year) | 30 hours | Stealth mode, unlimited Relax images and SD video |
| Mega | $120 | $96/month ($1,152/year) | 60 hours | Stealth mode, most concurrent jobs |
Extra Fast GPU time costs $4 per hour on any plan. Midjourney does not list a free trial.
Who should use Midjourney?
Midjourney is ideal for designers, marketers, illustrators and content creators who need concept art, moodboards, ad visuals or blog imagery. If you mostly need layouts with exact text, a design tool is a better primary choice. See more in AI for Design.
Midjourney vs alternatives
Midjourney competes with other AI image generators on quality and style. Compare it with other tools in our AI Image Generation category. For marketing teams that also need copy, Jasper includes built-in image generation alongside its writing tools. Other strong options include Adobe Firefly for commercially safe images, Stable Diffusion if you want to run models yourself, ChatGPT image creation (formerly DALL·E), Canva for complete designs and Looka for logos.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Midjourney free?
No. Midjourney does not list a free trial. The cheapest plan, Basic, costs $10 per month or $8 per month billed yearly.
Which Midjourney plan is best?
For most people the Standard plan is the best value because it includes 15 hours of Fast GPU time plus unlimited image generations in Relax mode.
Can Midjourney make videos?
Yes. Midjourney can animate images into short videos. Basic supports SD video, while Standard, Pro and Mega also support HD.
How do I keep my Midjourney images private?
Stealth mode, which hides your images from the public gallery, is available on the Pro and Mega plans.
