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Midjourney

Image and short-video generator run on monthly GPU time

From $8/moAI Images & VideoChecked Oct 17, 2026
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Midjourney report card

2.0GPA

Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 17, 2026

Best for stylised images with a distinctive look

Midjourney is the image maker people pick for the look: type a prompt, get a set of images, then edit them or animate them into short clips. Basic is $8 a month on yearly billing for about 200 minutes of fast GPU time. There's no free way in, though, and on the cheaper plans everything you make shows up in the public gallery.

Who Midjourney is for

  • Great if you want a strong, stylised look and will put time into steering it
  • Handy when you want still images turned into short looping clips
  • Good for heavy users on Standard, where slow Relax-mode image jobs are unlimited

Who Midjourney is not for

  • 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 that needs Pro at $48 a month
  • Tight if you're on Basic, where about 200 fast minutes is the lot

Why Midjourney gets a 2.0

Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.

  • BValue for moneyBasic 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.
  • FFree plan and trialNo free plan and no trial on record, so the cheapest way in is $8 a month. And Basic's fast minutes don't roll over if you have a quiet month.
  • BFeaturesV8 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.
  • CEase of useNo 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.
  • CPlatforms and integrationsThe 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.

What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Midjourney's own update pages and, for prices, a third-party summary on 17 October 2026. Midjourney's help pages turned our reader away again, so no price could be checked. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.

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Where Midjourney stands among AI image and video generators

Midjourney's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 2 of the 21 other AI image and video generators we grade, and level with 3.

It stands best on value for money (B, above 15 of 21) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).

Its paid plans start at $8 a month, against a middle price of $12 for the category: 2 of the 16 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 22 AI image and video generators we grade, cut by the letter each got. Midjourney’s own letter is outlined.

  • BValue for moneyAbove 15 of 21, level with 5
  • FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 21, level with 2
  • BFeaturesAbove 6 of 21, level with 13
  • CEase of useAbove 1 of 21, level with 12
  • CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 21, level with 5

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 17 AI image and video generators. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

C2.0B3.0A4.0$5$10$20$50More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessMidjourney

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Keep Midjourney, or make your own?

Keep it

To replace Midjourney you would be making an image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.

That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 16 of the 21 other AI image and video generators grade higher. It costs $96 a year.

What you could not

  • An image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make.
  • A video model, which you can rent by the second but not make.
  • AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
  • The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

What this rests on. Midjourney’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

What is Midjourney?

Midjourney turns a written prompt into a set of images, which can then be varied, upscaled, edited or animated into short video clips. It runs on the midjourney.com website and through a Discord bot. Plans are sold by monthly hours of fast GPU time rather than by image count, and the higher tiers add unlimited slower generation and private mode.

Midjourney is a paid product, starting at $8 per month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly). See every plan

Good for

  • Artists and designers who want a distinctive, stylized look
  • Heavy users who can wait for jobs in the unlimited Relax mode
  • Turning still images into short animated clips

Worth knowing

  • 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

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.

Midjourney pricing

Starts at
$8 per month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)
Free plan
None
Free trial
None listed
Basic$8per 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$24per month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)15 fast GPU hours a month plus unlimited image jobs in the slower Relax mode.
Pro$48per 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$96per month, billed annually ($120 billed monthly)60 fast GPU hours a month, with everything in Pro and more video jobs at once.

Midjourney’s own pricing page could not be read, so these figures come from eesel.ai, checked Oct 17, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Midjourney before you buy.

Pricing in detail

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Common questions

Is Midjourney free?

No. Midjourney is a paid product, starting at $8 per month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly).

How much does Midjourney cost?

Midjourney lists 4 plans. Basic: $8 per month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly). Standard: $24 per month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly). Pro: $48 per month, billed annually ($60 billed monthly). Mega: $96 per month, billed annually ($120 billed monthly). Prices were read from eesel.ai on Oct 17, 2026.

What platforms does Midjourney work on?

Midjourney is available on Web.

Does Midjourney have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Midjourney is listed for Web.

Does Midjourney have an iPhone app?

No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Midjourney is listed for Web.

Is Midjourney open source?

Midjourney is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.

What does Midjourney integrate with?

Midjourney's listing names Discord. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.

Who makes Midjourney?

Midjourney is made by Midjourney.

What are the alternatives to Midjourney?

The closest alternatives to Midjourney in our directory are Ideogram, Leonardo.Ai, Adobe Firefly, FLUX by Black Forest Labs and Krea. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Midjourney.

How does Midjourney compare with other AI image and video generators?

Midjourney's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 2 of the 21 other AI image and video generators we grade, and level with 3. It stands best on value for money (B, above 15 of 21) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).

Is Midjourney good value for money?

ToolGPA grades Midjourney B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $8 a month, against a middle price of $12 for the category: 2 of the 16 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.

Could I make my own version of Midjourney?

To replace Midjourney you would be making an image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 16 of the 21 other AI image and video generators grade higher. It costs $96 a year. What you could not make: An image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. A video model, which you can rent by the second but not make. AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.

Sources for this page

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026.