How much does Midjourney cost?

Midjourney uses a subscription only (no permanent free tier) model. The entry paid plan is $10 / month (Basic).

What can Midjourney do?

Its headline capabilities: style reference and personalisation; character reference; inpainting and pan/zoom.

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Text-to-image known for artistic quality

Midjourney produces highly stylized, painterly images and remains a favorite for concept art and illustration.

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Starter prompts

Copy one into Midjourney and swap the {braces} for your own details.

{subject}, {style} style, {lighting} lighting, shot on {lens} — aspect ratio 16:9.
Redraw this reference in {style} while keeping the composition: {reference}.
Give me four variations of {subject} for a moodboard, each with a different palette.

Overview

Midjourney is still the reference point for aesthetic quality in text-to-image. Its defaults produce images that look composed rather than merely generated, which is why concept artists and art directors keep it in the pipeline even as cheaper alternatives multiply.

Key Features

Style reference and personalisation

Feed it a moodboard or a handful of your own images so output matches a house style instead of Midjourney's own.

Character reference

Keep a face consistent across scenes — the feature that made it viable for storyboards and comics.

Inpainting and pan/zoom

Fix a hand, extend a frame, or reframe a composition without a separate editing app.

How to Use

Join through midjourney.com (Discord no longer required for most workflows).
Write a prompt as subject + style + lighting + lens, then append parameters such as --ar 16:9.
Upscale the variation you like, then use Vary (Region) to repair specific areas.
Save a style reference URL to reuse the same look across a whole set.

Pros & Cons

Pros

✓Best-in-class aesthetics with minimal prompt engineering.
✓Consistency tooling that actually works for series work.
✓An enormous public gallery you can legally learn from.

Cons

×No meaningful free tier — you pay from day one.

Who It's For

Concept artists, illustrators and art directors.Brand and marketing teams producing moodboards quickly.Indie game and comic creators building visual worlds.

Pricing & Free Trial

Subscription only (no permanent free tier)Indicative — not yet re-checked

Plan	Price	Notes
Basic	$10 / month	~200 generations, personal gallery
Standard	$30 / month	15h fast GPU, unlimited relaxed mode
Pro	$60 / month	Stealth mode, 30h fast GPU

Free tier: No ongoing free plan; occasional trial windows only.

Prices are indicative — check the current list on midjourney.com

Frequently asked questions

What is Midjourney?: Midjourney produces highly stylized, painterly images and remains a favorite for concept art and illustration.
Is there a free plan for Midjourney?: No ongoing free plan; occasional trial windows only.
How much does Midjourney cost?: Midjourney uses a subscription only (no permanent free tier) model. The entry paid plan is $10 / month (Basic).
What can Midjourney do?: Its headline capabilities: style reference and personalisation; character reference; inpainting and pan/zoom.
Who is Midjourney for?: It is aimed at concept artists, illustrators and art directors., brand and marketing teams producing moodboards quickly., indie game and comic creators building visual worlds..

Our Verdict

Pay for the taste, not the features. If visual quality is the deliverable, the $10 tier is the cheapest professional-grade option on the market. If you need exact control, licensing certainty or on-prem runs, look at Stable Diffusion or Firefly instead.