Lexica vs Midjourney (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Midjourney grades higher than Lexica: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Midjourney grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Midjourney
Image and short-video generator run on monthly GPU time
Which one is for you
Pick Lexica if
- Fits if you browse the archive for prompts to reuse
- Works for individuals who want one model on a low yearly price
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, because generation needs a subscription
- Not for you if your images are private, as Starter and Pro images are public and only Max keeps them private
- Watch out: each prompt uses 4 image credits
- Watch out: the commercial licence depends on team size, from individuals on Starter to 5 or more on Max
Pick Midjourney if
- Fits if you want stylized images and will put time into steering the prompt
- Works for heavy users on Standard, where slower Relax-mode image jobs are unlimited
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try before paying, as there's no free plan or trial
- Not for you if your images must stay private, since Stealth Mode needs Pro at $48 a month; Basic and Standard images go in the public gallery
- Tight if you're on Basic: about 200 fast minutes, no Relax mode, and unused time doesn't roll over
- Watch out: companies earning over $1 million a year must be on Pro or Mega to use images commercially
- Watch out: plan details come from a third-party summary, as Midjourney's own pages turned our reader away, and there's no phone app or API
How we grade them
| 1.8GPALexicaWeak | 2.0GPAMidjourneyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter is $8 a month billed yearly, at the edge of the category's cheapest quarter. | BBasic is $8 a month on yearly billing ($10 monthly), inside this category's cheaper quarter of $9.99. It buys about 200 minutes of fast GPU time and no slower Relax mode. The price is from a third-party summary, as Midjourney's own pages turned our reader away. |
| Free plan and trial | FThe page says images can only be generated by subscribing. | FNo free plan and no trial on record, so the least you can pay is $8 a month. And Basic's fast minutes don't roll over if you have a quiet month. |
| Features | CThe prompt archive, the Aperture model, fast and slow generations and uploads. One model only. | BV8 text-to-image, an edit model that fills, swaps and extends with up to four reference images, image-to-video with loops and end frames, and style profiles and moodboards. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in making images. |
| Ease of use | CA web generator with fast and slow queues and credits per prompt. | CNo app-store rating on record. It runs on the website or as a Discord bot, and it's sold in GPU hours rather than images, so it takes a while to know what a month buys. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no integrations or apps listed. | CThe midjourney.com website and a Discord bot, and that's it. No phone or desktop app of its own, and no API in the listing. |
| Best for | an image generator with a searchable prompt archive | stylized images and short clips from a prompt |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Lexica and Midjourney. How we grade
Price against what you get
Lexica starts at $8 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Midjourney starts at $8 a month and scores 2.3.
Midjourney scores higher for the same starting price. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, 10 score higher than Lexica for less, and 7 score higher than Midjourney for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Midjourney also covers video generation.
At a glance
| Lexica | Midjourney | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $8 per month, billed annually | $8 per month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Lexica | Midjourney |
| Price read from | lexica.art | eesel.ai (not the vendor's own page) |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Lexica
- There is no free plan: the page says images can only be generated by subscribing.
- Images made on Starter and Pro are public and appear in Lexica search; only Max keeps them private.
- The commercial license depends on team size: Starter for individuals, Pro for 2 to 5 people, Max for 5 or more.
- Each prompt submission uses 4 image credits; the pricing page shows the yearly-billed price and offers a switch to monthly billing.
Midjourney
- Midjourney's own pricing and help pages turned away our reader, so plan details come from a third-party summary edited June 5, 2026.
- Basic has no Relax mode, so every job draws on its monthly fast time, and unused fast hours do not roll over.
- Private generation (Stealth Mode) starts at Pro; on Basic and Standard, images appear in the public gallery.
- Companies with more than $1 million in yearly gross revenue must be on Pro or Mega to use images commercially.
Key features
Lexica
- Searchable image archive
- The site is built around a search engine of generated images and the prompts behind them, which can be used as a starting point for new prompts.
- Aperture model
- Most images on the site were made with Lexica's own Aperture model; a selection from Stable Diffusion 1.5 is also kept and carries a CC0 license.
- Fast and slow generations
- Every plan includes a monthly count of fast generations. Pro and Max add slow-queue generations once the fast ones are used, with a daily cap.
- Image uploads and aspect ratios
- All plans list image uploads and custom aspect ratios, along with early access to new models.
- Extra generations on demand
- Fast generations can be bought for $0.05 each. They do not expire but can only be used while a plan is active.
Midjourney
- Text-to-image with V8 models
- V8.1 became the default model in June 2026 and V8.2 followed in July, with an HD setting that renders at a higher resolution.
- Image editing
- The V8.2 edit model changes images from written instructions, fills or replaces chosen areas, extends the canvas and takes up to four reference images.
- Image-to-video
- Any image, including an uploaded one, can be animated into short clips that can be extended, looped or given a set end frame.
- Personalization and moodboards
- Rating images builds a personal style profile, and moodboards or style references steer new images toward a chosen look.
- Conversational mode
- A text and voice mode on the website takes requests in plain language and can use the reference images and settings already in place.
- Organize page
- Past jobs can be searched, filtered and sorted into folders on the website.
Plans
Lexica
Starter$8
per month, billed annually
1,000 fast generations a month, 2 concurrent fast jobs, personal commercial license for an individual creator. Images are public.
Pro$24
per month, billed annually
3,000 fast generations a month plus slow generations with a daily cap, 3 concurrent jobs, commercial license for teams of 2 to 5. Images are public.
Max$48
per month, billed annually
7,000 fast generations a month plus capped slow generations, commercial license for teams of 5 or more, and private images.
Midjourney
Basic$8
per month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)
About 3.3 hours (200 minutes) of fast GPU time a month and no Relax mode; SD video only.
Standard$24
per month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)
15 fast GPU hours a month plus unlimited image jobs in the slower Relax mode.
Pro$48
per month, billed annually ($60 billed monthly)
30 fast GPU hours, Stealth Mode for private images, unlimited SD video in Relax mode and 12 fast jobs at once.
Mega$96
per month, billed annually ($120 billed monthly)
60 fast GPU hours a month, with everything in Pro and more video jobs at once.
Ways to pay less
Lexica
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
The pricing page labels yearly plans with a 20% saving against monthly billing; the monthly-billed prices are shown behind a toggle.
Midjourney
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Lexica or Midjourney?
As of Nov 12, 2026, they start at the same price. Lexica starts at $8 per month, billed annually, and Midjourney starts at $8 per month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Lexica or Midjourney?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Lexica nor Midjourney has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.