Midjourney

Midjourney is an AI image generator known for artistic, high-quality pictures, used on its website or in Discord, with image-to-video animation.

Midjourney is an independent, self-funded research lab whose image models are known for their artistic, polished results. People generate images from text prompts on the Midjourney website or through its Discord server, and can refine them with variations, upscaling, editing and style options. The V8 model series arrived in 2026, bringing faster generation, HD 2K images and better prompt adherence, and V8.2 became the default in July. Midjourney can also animate images into 5-second videos that can be extended to about 21 seconds, using the same GPU time as images. Plans are paid only, from Basic at $10 a month to Mega at $120, with 20% off for annual billing.

Midjourney at a glance

Best for: Designer, Marketer, Social media creator, Founder
Runs on: Web
Pricing: Basic $10, Standard $30, Pro $60, Mega $120 per month; 20% off yearly
Released: July 2022
Category: AI image tool
Website: midjourney.com

Key features

Text-to-image generation with V8 models
HD 2K images and Raw style options
Variations, upscaling and image editing
Image-to-video animation up to about 21 seconds
Web app and Discord bot
Explore feed of community images

Use it for

Create concept art and mood boards
Make illustrations for books, games or ads
Animate a still image into a short clip

Companions

Tools that articles about Midjourney recommend using with it, each with its job.

Adobe Photoshop — Grading, compositing and print prep after export.
Adobe Firefly — Layer-based refinement and upscaling of Midjourney images.
Runway — Turns finished stills into video.
Ideogram — Crisp typography and text-heavy graphics.
Leonardo — Canvas-style edits and texture generation.
Pika — Fast short video clips from images.

Companion to

Tools whose articles name Midjourney as a companion, each with its job for them.

Canva — Midjourney: Lifestyle shots
ChatGPT Images — Midjourney: Hero images
Flux — Midjourney: Exploration
Kling — Midjourney: Reference frames
Krea — Midjourney: Hero images
Luma — Midjourney: Keyframes
Nano Banana — Midjourney: Ideation
Recraft — Midjourney: Exploration
Suno — Midjourney: First frames

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