Midjourney

Midjourney is an AI image generator that turns text prompts into images, with a reputation for the most artistic, polished results among mainstream tools. It runs in a web app and on Discord, and since July 24, 2026 its default model has been V8.2. What it does: you describe a scene and Midjourney returns image options you can vary, upscale and refine. Style references, personalization and moodboards let you steer results toward a consistent look, Draft mode returns many fast, low-resolution ideas on the web app, and an Edit model (in testing since August 2026) changes existing images from written instructions. Image-to-video clips run from 5 to 21 seconds. Who it suits: designers, illustrators, art directors and marketers who care about visual quality and mood more than literal prompt following or exact text rendering. Pricing: there is no free plan. Basic is $10 per month, Standard $30, Pro $60 and Mega $120, with about 20% off on annual billing. Stealth Mode, which keeps your creations off the public gallery, is limited to Pro and Mega. Things to know: creations are public by default. Under its Terms of Service you own the assets you create, but companies with more than $1M in annual revenue must use Pro or Mega. There is no official public API, and reviewers report weaker prompt comprehension and unreliable on-image text compared with some rivals. Last verified: November 2026. Sources: Midjourney Terms of Service and Stealth Mode docs (docs.midjourney.com); javisreview.com Midjourney review (Oct 2026); AI Weekly (Jul 28, 2026).