What is Midjourney?
Midjourney is a subscription AI image generator that creates artwork from text prompts on its website and in Discord. It serves designers, illustrators and marketers who want stylized visuals, and it can also animate any image into a short 5-second video clip.
Getting concept art or campaign visuals usually means hiring an illustrator or digging through stock libraries. This tool replaces that first round with prompts: you describe a scene, get a grid of candidates, then vary, upscale or edit the one you like. Style references, image prompts and parameters give you control over look and aspect ratio, and subscriptions are metered in GPU time rather than per image.
Main Features
- Generates a grid of images from a text prompt on midjourney.com or through the Discord bot.
- Animates any gallery image or uploaded picture into a 5-second video, with low or high motion and loop options.
- Accepts image prompts and style references so results can follow an existing look.
- Supports prompt parameters for aspect ratio, stylization and other controls, plus Remix mode for editing prompts.
- Relax mode gives unlimited image generations on Standard, Pro and Mega plans.
- Stealth mode on Pro and Mega keeps your images and videos out of public view.
- Lets you rate images to earn free GPU time on every plan.
How to Get Started with Midjourney
- Go to midjourney.com and log in, using the Discord option if you already use the Discord bot.
- Choose a subscription plan, since all access is paid.
- Type a prompt in the Imagine bar, optionally adding an image or style reference.
- Pick a result to vary, upscale or animate, then download it from your gallery.
Midjourney Pricing
Plans cost $10, $30, $60 or $120 per month (Basic, Standard, Pro, Mega), with 20% off on annual billing. Fast GPU time ranges from 3.3 to 60 hours a month, and extra time is $4 per hour.
Who Should Use It?
- Designers producing concept art, moodboards and visual exploration.
- Illustrators and artists experimenting with new styles.
- Marketers creating campaign and social media imagery.
- Game and film teams sketching environments and characters.
- Content creators who want short animated clips from still images.
Midjourney Alternatives
- NightCafe Creator AI: community art generator with several model choices
- Reve AI: focuses on editing and remixing with plain-language prompts
- ImagineArt AI: bundles image, video and voice tools in one suite
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Midjourney free?
No. Every plan is a paid subscription that renews monthly or yearly. The cheapest Basic plan is $10 per month, and committing to a year cuts the price by 20%, so Basic works out to $8 per month.
Can Midjourney make videos?
Yes. You can animate any image in your gallery or an uploaded picture into a 5-second clip. All plans can generate video in Fast mode, Standard and above can render HD, and Pro and Mega can generate SD video in Relax mode.
Are my Midjourney images private?
Not by default. Creations appear publicly unless you use Stealth mode, which is only available on the Pro and Mega plans. Companies earning over $1,000,000 a year must use Pro or Mega for commercial use.