Adobe's commercially-safe generative AI (Firefly) plus Express design app, integrated with Creative Cloud.
Midjourney
AI Image Generation & DesignMidjourney is a subscription text-to-image generator known for stylised, high-quality output, used through its web app and Discord. The V8 model family adds 2K output, better prompt adherence and an Edit Model for instruction-based editing, inpainting and outpainting, alongside style references, moodboards and image-to-video clips extendable to about 21 seconds. It is popular with artists, designers, art directors and hobbyists.
Pricing
Midjourney pricing
No free plan; Basic $10/mo ($8/mo annual); Standard $30, Pro $60, Mega $120
Last checked September 2026 · Confirm on midjourney.com
Features
What Midjourney does
- Text-to-image with V8 models and HD output
- Edit Model for instruction-based editing, inpainting and outpainting
- Style references, moodboards and personalization profiles
- Image-to-video with extendable clips
- Upscaling and variations
- Web app and Discord bot
Pros
- Output quality and aesthetics are among the best available
- Strong style controls and consistency tools
- Active community and public gallery for inspiration
- Video generation included in subscriptions
Cons
- No free plan
- No public API
- Images are public unless you pay for Stealth mode on higher plans
- No templates, text layout or design tools for finished graphics
Fit
Who Midjourney is for
Look elsewhere if: Businesses needing an API, private-by-default output on a budget, or accurate text in images should consider Ideogram, Leonardo or Adobe Firefly.
Enterprise: Individual plans only; 50+ Pro/Mega subscriptions can be bulk-billed, but there is no seat/admin management or SSO.
| Image & Design feature checklist | |
|---|---|
| Text-to-image | Yes |
| AI editing / inpainting | Yes |
| Background removal | No |
| Upscaling / enhancement | Yes |
| Image-to-video | Yes |
| Commercial use allowed | Paid plans |
| Design templates | No |
| API | No |
| Mobile app | — |
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