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Midjourney

The long-running AI art service known for its distinctive, painterly style; generate, vary and upscale images (and short videos) on its website. By Midjourney.
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Price

$10/mo
Basic plan. No free plan.

Works on

Web
Languages: not published

AI League

31 pts · #7 in image generation
See the image generation standings

Free plan and price

No free plan. No free plan or free trial; every plan is paid.

$10 a month billed monthly for about 3.3 hours of fast GPU time (20% off billed yearly).

Good for / not for

  • Concept art, mood boards and illustration
  • Accurate text in images
  • Trying before paying

Pros and cons

  • Distinctive artistic style
  • Style references and personalisation
  • Also animates images into short videos
  • No free plan
  • Latest version not yet on the blind-vote benchmark; listed versions score low

Alternatives

AppFree planLanguagesFrom
ChatGPTFree plan60+$8/mo
IdeogramFree plan1+$20/mo
Leonardo.AiFree plan1+$12/mo

How Midjourney scores

Score0–10Basis
Quality1.8Elo 878 (Midjourney v7 (alpha)). Artificial Analysis Text to Image Arena, blind-vote Elo. Newer versions were not listed at the time of checking.
Ease4.0Checklist: Web; plain-language prompt yes; start without paying no.
Free plan0.0No free plan or free trial; every plan is paid.
Value5.0Entry price $10 a month (monthly billing), compared with the cheapest app in the task.
Languages5.0Supported languages are not published; the rubric default is used.
Points31(Quality×30% + Ease×20% + Free plan×15% + Value×20% + Languages×15%) × 10

Sources

Checked Sep 28, 2026. Prices and plans change often; check the official site before you buy.