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.
Price
$10/mo
Basic plan. No free plan.
Works on
WebLanguages: not published
AI League
31 pts · #7 in image generation
See the image generation standingsFree 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
| App | Free plan | Languages | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | Free plan | 60+ | $8/mo |
| Ideogram | Free plan | 1+ | $20/mo |
| Leonardo.Ai | Free plan | 1+ | $12/mo |
How Midjourney scores
| Score | 0–10 | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | 1.8 | Elo 878 (Midjourney v7 (alpha)). Artificial Analysis Text to Image Arena, blind-vote Elo. Newer versions were not listed at the time of checking. |
| Ease | 4.0 | Checklist: Web; plain-language prompt yes; start without paying no. |
| Free plan | 0.0 | No free plan or free trial; every plan is paid. |
| Value | 5.0 | Entry price $10 a month (monthly billing), compared with the cheapest app in the task. |
| Languages | 5.0 | Supported languages are not published; the rubric default is used. |
| Points | 31 | (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.
- Free plan: docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/27870484040333-Comparing-Midjourney-Plans
- Price: docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/27870484040333-Comparing-Midjourney-Plans
- Platforms: docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/27870484040333-Comparing-Midjourney-Plans · apps.apple.com/us/developer/midjourney/id1671249798
- Languages: docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/27870484040333-Comparing-Midjourney-Plans
- Quality score: artificialanalysis.ai/image/leaderboard/text-to-image
- Ease score: docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/27870484040333-Comparing-Midjourney-Plans
- Value score: docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/27870484040333-Comparing-Midjourney-Plans