Midjourney

Striking, artistic images from a simple text prompt.

About

Midjourney turns short written prompts into polished, highly stylised images, and it is especially popular for concept art, mood boards, book covers and social visuals. You work through its web app or Discord, generate a set of variations, then upscale or rework the ones you like. It rewards experimentation, but precise control often takes several rounds of prompting.

Key features

• Text prompts that produce a set of image variations to compare, upscale or rework
• A web app plus Discord access, with a gallery of community work for inspiration
• Tools for editing images, changing regions, and keeping a character or style more consistent
• Controls for aspect ratio, stylisation, chaos and other visual parameters
• Short image-to-video clips, with higher resolutions on the upper plans
• A slower Relax mode with unlimited images on Standard plans and above
• Stealth Mode for private generations on Pro and Mega plans

Pricing

Basic $10/month, Standard $30/month, Pro $60/month, Mega $120/month (annual billing about 20% lower)

Prices change — check the official pricing page before subscribing.

Best for

Artists, designers and content creators who want striking, stylised visuals and are happy to refine prompts to get there.

Limitations to know

Generated images can contain artifacts, garbled text or anatomy errors, so check important details closely before publishing. Commercial-use rights depend on the plan and licence terms, and larger companies face an extra plan requirement, so read the current terms before using images commercially.

What users like

• High visual quality, especially for artistic, atmospheric and realistic-looking images
• Ease of starting with simple prompts and getting usable concepts quickly
• Fast idea generation that saves time in creative workflows
• A wide range of styles from one tool

What users complain about

• Difficulty getting exact or consistent results, often needing many retries
• Errors in hands, text and fine details, and edits that shift the whole image
• A learning curve around prompt syntax, and a Discord workflow some find cluttered
• Subscription cost feeling high for occasional users

Our editorial score

Our editorial score: 9.0/10 — our own judgement, not an aggregate of user ratings. See the full review for the reasoning.

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