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Midjourney
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Industry-leading AI art generator
4.8Launched 2022
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Overview
Cinematic, painterly AI image generation with a strong aesthetic default.
Key features
- Style references
- Character refs
- Niji anime mode
- Upscaling
- Vary region
- Image-to-image
Pricing
Basic
$10/mo
- ~200 images/mo
- General commercial use
Standard
$30/mo
- 15h fast GPU
- Unlimited relax
Pro
$60/mo
- 30h fast
- Stealth mode
Pros & cons
Pros
- Best aesthetic defaults
- Powerful style controls
- Strong community
Cons
- No free tier
- Less prompt-precise than competitors
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