Tool · Pictures, Video

Midjourney

Makes artistic pictures from a written description, on its website or in Discord. You can also edit images, reuse a character from a reference, and turn a still into a short clip. Paid plans only.

Go to Midjourney’s website

At a glance

Open or closed

Closed

Only usable through the maker's app or API

No downloadable models; terms forbid reselling access. Closed status inferred from the terms, not stated as such.

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Licence

Midjourney Terms of Service (The maker's own terms)

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Can I sell what I make?

Yes, with conditions (from the Basic plan)

Only below a revenue limit

You own what you make; companies (or their staff) with over USD 1M yearly revenue must be on Pro or Mega. You keep ownership after downgrading or cancelling. Images are public by default unless Stealth (Pro/Mega).

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Cost

No free plan.

Plans below.

How you use it

In your browser, Through a chat app (e.g. Discord)

Used on midjourney.com or via the Midjourney bot in Discord. No public API or phone app found.

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Skill needed

No setup

Inferred: runs in the browser with no install. Not stated by the maker.

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Made by

Midjourney, Inc. (US)

Terms give a South San Francisco, CA address (for takedown notices) and California law.

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Status

Available

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What you can make with it

A picture, from a description (main use)
A picture, by changing a photo I have
A picture, the same character or style across many images
A video, by bringing a photo to life

text to imageimage to imageimage to video

Edit Model: edit uploaded images by instruction and use up to 4 reference images (replaces Omni/Character Reference). Video: docs.midjourney.com/docs/video animates an image into a 5 s clip.

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Plans and prices

Plan	Price	Includes
Basic	$10 a month	12,000 seconds of computer time a month 200 Fast GPU minutes a month; no Relax mode; SD video only. Extra Fast time $4/hr. Commercial use: Yes, with conditions
Basic (annual)	$8 a month, billed yearly	12,000 seconds of computer time a month $96 a year paid upfront. 200 Fast GPU minutes a month; no Relax mode; SD video only. Commercial use: Yes, with conditions
Standard	$30 a month	54,000 seconds of computer time a month 15 Fast GPU hours a month plus unlimited Relax-mode images; SD and HD video. Commercial use: Yes, with conditions
Standard (annual)	$24 a month, billed yearly	54,000 seconds of computer time a month $288 a year paid upfront. 15 Fast GPU hours a month plus unlimited Relax-mode images; SD and HD video. Commercial use: Yes, with conditions
Pro	$60 a month	108,000 seconds of computer time a month 30 Fast GPU hours a month, unlimited Relax images and SD video, Stealth mode. Commercial use: Yes
Pro (annual)	$48 a month, billed yearly	108,000 seconds of computer time a month $576 a year paid upfront. 30 Fast GPU hours a month, unlimited Relax images and SD video, Stealth mode. Commercial use: Yes
Mega	$120 a month	216,000 seconds of computer time a month 60 Fast GPU hours a month, unlimited Relax images and SD video, Stealth mode. Commercial use: Yes
Mega (annual)	$96 a month, billed yearly	216,000 seconds of computer time a month $1152 a year paid upfront. 60 Fast GPU hours a month, unlimited Relax images and SD video, Stealth mode. Commercial use: Yes

Prices shown with $ only; USD assumed. Allowance is Fast GPU time, not images; no per-image GPU time given, so no cost estimate. No free trial mentioned. Basic/Standard commercial use only below USD 1M company revenue.

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Rights and safety

Trains on your work?: The terms don't say clearly
Neither the terms nor privacy policy say whether prompts or images train models. Terms give Midjourney a broad perpetual licence to your content.
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Real faces and voices: Copies a real face (uploaded photo in Editor / image references), you only promise you have permission
Terms: for Editor and Video you must have permission from anyone depicted. No consent check described.
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Limits: max video seconds: 21
5 s clip, extendable 4 s at a time up to 4 times. Default 480p; 720p on Standard and above in Fast mode.
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About this entry

Facts last checked 12 Oct 2026 against the maker’s own pages (each fact links to its source). Entry status: draft. Plain-English summary written by Plainly.