Midjourney
: How to use it, features, and the business problems it solves
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What is Midjourney?
An AI service that generates high-quality images from text prompts. Widely praised for artistic expressiveness and style consistency, it is heavily used for illustrations, concept art, and photorealistic imagery. Historically accessed via a Discord bot, a web app launched in 2024. Commercial use requires a paid plan.
Business problems it solves
About "Midjourney"
How to Use
- Join Discord
- Midjourney is used via a Discord server, not directly from the official website.
- Join the official Discord.
- Start a Chat with the Bot
- In a designated channel in Discord, enter a command to the Midjourney Bot to request image generation.
- Example:
/imagine prompt="a white horse running under a blue sky"
- View and Select Generated Images
- The Bot will display a set of image candidates. Choose the one you like and upscale it (increase resolution) or generate variations.
- Customize Options
- Use commands to fine-tune options such as style (e.g., realistic, anime), aspect ratio, and image resolution.
- Subscribe (for paid plan)
- To access more generations and advanced options, subscribe to Midjourney (also handled through Discord).
Features
- Image Generation from Prompts
- Generates high-quality AI art based on text prompts you enter.
- Style Selection and Customization
- Supports a wide range of style settings including contemporary art, photorealistic, and anime.
- Variations and Upscaling
- Generate different variations or high-resolution versions of a created image.
- Custom Models and Parameter Tuning
- Specify model versions (e.g., v5, v6) and fine-tune styling options (
-style,-ar, etc.) to control output.
- Specify model versions (e.g., v5, v6) and fine-tune styling options (
- Discord Community Features
- Browse other users' work for inspiration and participate in collaborative projects.
- Fast Mode and Stealth Mode
- Paid plans include "Fast Mode" for rapid image generation and "Stealth Mode" to generate images privately without public visibility.
Pricing
| Basic | Standard | Pro | Mega | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | Basic plan for personal use | Mid-tier plan for higher generation volume | Premium plan with privacy features | Top-tier plan for high-volume generation |
| Price | $10/month; $96/year ($8/month) | $30/month; $288/year ($24/month) | $60/month; $576/year ($48/month) | $120/month; $1,152/year ($96/month) |
| Features | - Fast GPU time: 3.3 hrs/month (~200 min) |
- No Relax mode
- Up to 3 concurrent Fast jobs | - Fast GPU time: 15 hrs/month
- Unlimited Relax mode
- Up to 3 concurrent Fast or Relax jobs | - Fast GPU time: 30 hrs/month
- Unlimited Relax mode
- Up to 12 Fast or 3 Relax concurrent jobs
- Stealth Mode (private generation) | - Fast GPU time: 60 hrs/month
- Unlimited Relax mode
- Up to 12 Fast or 3 Relax concurrent jobs
- Stealth Mode | | Other | - Additional GPU time: $4/hr
- Commercial use for individuals/businesses with revenue under $1M/year | - Same as above | - Businesses with revenue over $1M/year require Pro plan or higher | - Same as above |
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