Leonardo AI
Image Generation
AI image generation for game and product art
Free plan available
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9.0/10
Updated Sep 9, 2026
Reviewed by TopSaver Editorial
Text-to-image
Photorealism
Style reference
Web app
Discord
Visit Midjourney · From $10/mo
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Midjourney produces the best-looking images of any mainstream generator with almost no prompt engineering, and that is still why people pay for it.
Default aesthetic quality is ahead of DALL-E and most Stable Diffusion setups, and the web app has removed the old Discord-only friction. It is subscription-only with no free trial, gives less precise control than a self-hosted pipeline, and commercial rights depend on keeping a paid plan.
Overview
Midjourney is a subscription text-to-image service known for the highest default image quality among mainstream tools. It runs through a web app at midjourney.com with a built-in editor, and still through its original Discord bot for people who prefer it. Plans start at $10/mo and there is no free tier. Features include style references and saved style profiles for consistency, plus inpainting, outpainting, panning and variations for iteration.
Output quality and style control
Straight out of the prompt, Midjourney images look more finished than the competition: better lighting, composition and material detail with far less prompt tuning. Style references and profiles give reliable consistency across a set, which matters for brand and character work. The limits are control and workflow: there is no node-level control like a ComfyUI graph, no official API for automation, text inside images is still unreliable, and commercial usage rights end if you cancel unless you are grandfathered on a higher tier.
How it works
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Subscribe at midjourney.com
Plans start at $10/mo; there is no free option.
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Enter a prompt in the web app or Discord
Describe subject, style, lighting and aspect ratio.
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Pick from four drafts
Upscale the one you want or generate variations.
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Edit in place
Use the editor for inpainting, outpainting, panning and re-framing.
What you can do with Midjourney
- Concept art and mood boards
- Marketing and social imagery
- Product and packaging mockups
- Character and world design
- Editorial illustration
- Style exploration before a photo shoot
Pros & cons
Pros
- Best default image quality among mainstream tools
- Web app with a built-in editor, no Discord required
- Strong style consistency via style references and saved profiles
- Fast iteration with variations, upscaling and inpainting
- Large public community whose prompts you can study
Cons
- No free tier or trial
- Less fine-grained control than a self-hosted Stable Diffusion pipeline
- Commercial rights end if you cancel, unless grandfathered on a higher tier
- Text rendering inside images is still unreliable
- No official API for automated pipelines
Pricing
Paid
From $10/mo
Alternatives to Midjourney
Same-purpose swaps in this category.
Stable Diffusion
Image Generation
Open-weight text-to-image model you can run yourself
Open source / self-host
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Frequently asked questions
Does Midjourney have a free trial?
Not currently. Free trials have been suspended for a long time, so a paid subscription is required to generate images.
Do I still need Discord?
No. The web app at midjourney.com handles generation, editing and organization. Discord still works if you prefer it.
Can I use Midjourney images commercially?
Yes on a paid plan. Companies above $1M in annual revenue need the Pro or Mega tier. Commercial rights lapse if your subscription ends.
How much does Midjourney cost?
Basic is $10/mo, Standard $30/mo, Pro $60/mo and Mega $120/mo, each with more fast GPU time and, above Basic, unlimited relaxed generations.
Is there an API?
No official public API as of early 2026. Third-party wrappers exist but breach the terms of service.