# Midjourney

> AI model that generates photorealistic and artistic images from text prompts

Midjourney is a generative AI service known for creating high-detail, artistic, and photorealistic imagery from natural language prompts. It operates via a web interface and Discord, allowing users to generate, upscale, and iterate on visual concepts. It is widely considered an industry standard for creative AI illustration and concept art.

Website: https://midjourney.com/

## What it is for

- Generate concept art and illustrations from descriptive text prompts
- Create photorealistic mockups and stock-style imagery for marketing
- Explore community-generated artwork and prompts for visual inspiration

## Features

- Text-to-image AI generation
- Web-based prompt and creation interface
- Discord bot integration for collaborative generation
- Community explore feed to view public generations and prompts
- Image upscaling, variation, and re-rolling controls

## Pricing

Paid subscription plans starting at $10/month

## Details

- Type: Web app
- Category: [AI](https://xiry.app/topics/ai.md)
- Topic: [Image Generation](https://xiry.app/topics/ai/image-generation.md)
- Open source: no
- Platforms: Web, other
- For: Digital artists, designers, marketers, and content creators
- Alternative to: DALL-E 3, Stable Diffusion, Adobe Firefly
- Tags: image generation, ai art, text to image, concept art, creative tools

## Why it was saved

- [@benkaluza, 14 March 2025](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHMADPcs0Wj/): Produces detailed images from text prompts.
- [@kossolapov_igor, 18 November 2024](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCgP8MuxZv6/): Used to generate the initial highly detailed, photorealistic static portrait of a person with glowing eyes and braids.

## Compare

- [Alternatives to Adobe Firefly](https://xiry.app/alternatives/adobe-firefly.md)
- [Alternatives to DALL·E 3](https://xiry.app/alternatives/dall-e-3.md)
- [Alternatives to Stable Diffusion](https://xiry.app/alternatives/stable-diffusion.md)

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- [Recraft](https://xiry.app/resources/recraft): AI design platform generating editable vectors, 3D graphics, and photorealistic images (Web app, Freemium)
- [Adobe Firefly](https://xiry.app/resources/adobe-firefly): Adobe's creative generative AI suite for image, video, and audio creation (Web app, Freemium)
- [Bing Image Creator](https://xiry.app/resources/bing-image-creator): Free AI text-to-image generator powered by DALL-E and Microsoft models (Web app, Free)
- [Ideogram](https://xiry.app/resources/ideogram): AI image generator known for accurate text rendering and graphic design. (Web app, Freemium)
- [Nano Banana Pro](https://xiry.app/resources/nano-banana-pro): Google DeepMind's Gemini 3-powered AI model for high-precision image generation. (AI model, Freemium)

Updated 3 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/midjourney

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