Pricing guide
Midjourney pricing guide: what each plan costs and includes
Midjourney has no free tier and shows its plan prices inside your account rather than on a static page. The tier decision really comes down to fast GPU hours per month, Stealth mode access, and whether your business revenue crosses the $1 million threshold for commercial use.
- Tool
- Midjourney
- Best for
- Creators who want a consistent, high-quality visual style for thumbnails, concept art, and channel branding and are willing to pay a subscription.
- Hands-on
- Controlled benchmark pending
Quick answer
Midjourney is subscription-only with four monthly tiers: Basic $10, Standard $30, Pro $60, and Mega $120, each discounted 20% when billed annually. Plans include 3.3, 15, 30, and 60 fast GPU hours per month respectively, with extra fast hours at $4 per hour. Stealth mode is available only on Pro and Mega, and companies with more than $1 million in annual revenue must purchase Pro or Mega for commercial work. Verify the account pricing page before subscribing, since Midjourney does not publish a static price list.
PremiumPeek has not completed a same-input hands-on test for this guide. Vendor-documented facts and the reader-run test remain clearly separated.
Worth evaluating when
- Thumbnail and concept artists who want a consistent stylized look and can plan around a fast-hour budget.
- Design studios that need Stealth mode to keep image generation private.
- Creators who prefer one flat subscription over per-credit pricing.
- Teams with meaningful commercial revenue that must confirm they are on a compliant plan tier.
Check before paying
- There is no free tier: every plan is a paid subscription, and current prices are shown inside your account.
- Fast GPU hours are the real budget: the tiers include 3.3, 15, 30, and 60 hours per month, and extra fast hours cost $4 each.
- Stealth mode is reserved for Pro and Mega plans.
- Companies with more than $1 million in annual revenue must purchase Pro or Mega for commercial use under Midjourney's documented terms.
No free tier: subscription-only access
Midjourney does not offer a free plan. Access to generation is tied to an active subscription, and plan prices are displayed inside your account at midjourney.com/account rather than on a public pricing page. PremiumPeek's August 13, 2026 record reflects the documented plan structure, but always confirm the current numbers in your account because the company can change plans without a public changelog.
That account-gated model means the useful research step is reading Midjourney's own documentation for plan features and commercial rules, then signing in to see the exact price for your currency and billing period.
The four plans: price and fast hours
Midjourney's documented tiers are Basic at $10 per month with 3.3 fast GPU hours, Standard at $30 per month with 15 fast hours, Pro at $60 per month with 30 fast hours, and Mega at $120 per month with 60 fast hours. Annual billing takes 20% off the monthly rate.
The plan name is a poor proxy for what you can produce. Two users on the same tier have very different capacity if one generates in fast mode and the other is willing to queue relaxed jobs, so map your workflow to hours rather than to the tier label.
Fast hours and extra GPU time
Each plan includes a monthly fast GPU hour allowance — 3.3, 15, 30, or 60 hours depending on tier. Fast hours cover jobs you want rendered promptly; beyond the allowance, extra fast hours can be purchased at $4 per hour, and relaxed-mode jobs queue in the background without consuming fast hours.
For a creator making a handful of thumbnails or concept images a month, Basic's 3.3 fast hours go quickly once rerolls and variations are counted. Estimating hourly consumption from a real test week is more reliable than assuming the allowance matches your output.
Stealth mode and commercial use rules
Stealth mode, which keeps your generations private, is available only on Pro and Mega. Basic and Standard users generate in public mode, where work appears in the community feed.
Midjourney's commercial terms tie the plan to company revenue: companies with more than $1 million in annual revenue must purchase Pro or Mega to use the service commercially. Smaller creators and companies can run commercial work on the lower tiers under the documented terms, but the revenue threshold is the line to check before publishing client or brand work.
How to choose a plan
Start with the constraint that matters most: fast-hour needs, privacy (Stealth) requirements, or the commercial revenue rule. A solo thumbnail creator is usually fine on Basic or Standard; a studio that needs private generations and client confidentiality lands on Pro or Mega; a company past the $1 million revenue mark has no choice but Pro or Mega for commercial use.
Whichever tier fits, recheck the account pricing page at subscription time. Prices, fast-hour allowances, Stealth availability, and commercial terms are all changeable claims, and Midjourney's account-gated pricing means the authoritative figure is the one shown to you when you subscribe.
Run a same-input test
Estimate your monthly generation volume
Log a representative week of jobs, counting every prompt, reroll, and variation, and convert the total to fast GPU hours to see which tier's allowance matches your actual use.
Read the plan details in your account
Sign in at midjourney.com/account and note the current price, fast-hour allowance, and Stealth availability for each tier, since Midjourney does not publish a static price page.
Apply the commercial rules to your situation
Check whether your company revenue exceeds the $1 million threshold and whether private generation matters, then confirm the chosen tier is compliant and covers your fast-hour usage.
Official sources
These external sources support the dated product and pricing record. Recheck them before purchasing because plans and limits change.
Frequently asked questions
Does Midjourney have a free plan?
No. Midjourney is subscription-only; every tier requires a paid plan, and current prices are shown inside your account rather than on a public pricing page.
How much does Midjourney cost per month?
The documented tiers are Basic $10, Standard $30, Pro $60, and Mega $120 per month, with 20% off when billed annually. Extra fast GPU hours cost $4 per hour.
What are fast GPU hours and what happens when they run out?
Fast GPU hours are the monthly allowance for prompt rendering: 3.3, 15, 30, or 60 hours depending on tier. Beyond the allowance you can buy extra fast hours at $4 per hour or queue jobs in relaxed mode.
Can companies use Midjourney commercially on any plan?
Under Midjourney's documented terms, companies with more than $1 million in annual revenue must purchase Pro or Mega for commercial use. Smaller businesses can use lower tiers commercially, but Stealth mode remains exclusive to Pro and Mega.