Midjourney vs Grok Imagine
Compare Midjourney and Grok Imagine on pricing, free tier, open source, API, self-host, verdict and momentum.
Both are image tools. Midjourney is paid (from $10/mo (Basic)) with none of those flags; Grok Imagine is freemium (Free tier on grok.com; SuperGrok $30/mo unlocks higher Imagine limits and 1080p video; SuperGrok Plus $100/mo for priority and significantly higher usage.) with a free tier. The catalog stamp is ship for Midjourney and situational for Grok Imagine, last verified 2026-09-01 and 2026-08-19 respectively.
Midjourney
The aesthetic benchmark for AI image generation — Discord-born, now web-first.
Grok Imagine
xAI's integrated image and video generator inside Grok — up to 2K images and 15-second 1080p videos.
| field | Midjourney | Grok Imagine |
|---|---|---|
| pricing | paid · from $10/mo (Basic) | freemium · Free tier on grok.com; SuperGrok $30/mo unlocks higher Imagine limits and 1080p video; SuperGrok Plus $100/mo for priority and significantly higher usage. |
| free tier | no | yes |
| open source | no | no |
| api | no | no |
| self-host | no | no |
| verdict | ship | situational |
| momentum | steady | blueshift |
| last verified | 2026-09-01 | 2026-08-19 |
| key limitation | No free tier at all. | No direct API or self-hosted option for Imagine; everything routes through the Grok consumer app. |
The call
Pick Midjourney — we ship it; Grok Imagine is situational for us.
Pick Grok Imagine if you need a free tier first.
Midjourney sources
Grok Imagine sources
Open live compare →Midjourney pageGrok Imagine pageMidjourney.jsonGrok Imagine.json