Midjourney
by Midjourney Inc.
Artistic and photorealistic AI image generation
Pricing
Basic $10/mo; Standard $30/mo; Pro $60/mo; Mega $120/mo
Difficulty
beginner
Time to Start
15 min
Privacy
low
Free Tier
No free tier (was briefly available; currently requires paid plan)
Limits: Basic: ~200 images/mo; Standard: ~900/mo (fast); unlimited relaxed; varies by plan
When to upgrade: Running out of fast hours; needing stealth mode; higher concurrent jobs; commercial license clarity
Use Cases
Concept art; marketing visuals; social media images; book covers; game assets; architectural viz
Technical Details
Ideal For
Supported Content
Output Formats
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