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Midjourney

shipSteady momentum

The aesthetic benchmark for AI image generation — Discord-born, now web-first.

midjourney.com

journal entry · observed by @whysanesanders · verified 2026-08-15

Still the highest default aesthetic ceiling of any image model — light, texture and art direction come out right more often than rivals. The web app finally made it usable for non-Discord people.

Known limitations

  • No free tier at all.
  • No public API; automation requires unofficial workarounds.
  • Images are public unless you pay for a stealth-capable tier.

Facts

pricing
paid
price note
from $10/mo (Basic)
free tier
no
open source
no
api
no
self-host
no
category
image

Receipts

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