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AI tools · Image creation

Midjourney

Midjourney, Inc.. Pictures from a written description.

  • Nofree plan
  • $10a month, cheapest paid plan
  • 1place it runs: web
The facts

Midjourney at a glance.

From Midjourney, Inc.'s own pages, read Oct 20, 2026. Prices can change at any time; check the maker's page before you pay.

Made by
Midjourney, Inc.Based in US
What it is for
Image creationPictures from a written description.
Free plan
NoPlans page mentions no free plan or trial (free GPU time can be earned by rating images)
Runs on
web
Latest update
Testing Thinking Mode, Oct 8, 2026
Plans and prices
PlanA monthWhat it includes
Basic$10$96/year ($8/month) annual; 3.3 fast GPU hours
Standard$30$288/year ($24/month); 15 fast hours, unlimited relaxed images
Pro$60$576/year ($48/month); 30 fast hours
Mega$120$1,152/year ($96/month); 60 fast hours

Midjourney docs: Comparing Midjourney Plans, Oct 20, 2026 · company-reported

Read the small print

What its terms say.

Copied word for word from the maker's terms, with any lawsuits or complaints and their status when we last checked.

Who owns what you make
“You own all Assets You create with the Services to the fullest extent possible under applicable law.”
Midjourney Terms of Service (effective 2026-05-27), May 27, 2026
In dispute, Jun 11, 2025

Disney and Universal sued Midjourney for copyright infringement; AP: 'The complaint in a Los Angeles federal court claims Midjourney pirated the libraries of the two Hollywood studios'.

Ongoing; in pretrial discovery (a discovery conference was set for 2026-05-22 per Graphic Policy, 2026-05-11, a non-trusted outlet). No ruling or settlement verified.

Associated Press, via Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, Jun 12, 2025

Our note: Terms: companies with more than $1,000,000 USD yearly revenue must be on Pro or Mega to own their Assets. Plans page: 'If you have subscribed at any point, you are free to use your images/videos in just about any way you want.' Update post shows month/day only; year inferred from adjacent 'Alpha Changelog - 10/7/26'.

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