Midjourney Pricing: What Each Plan Costs and Which One to Buy

Midjourney pricing runs $10 a month for Basic, $30 for Standard, $60 for Pro and $120 for Mega on monthly billing, or $8, $24, $48 and $96 a month billed annually, as checked in November 2026. Each plan buys Fast GPU time rather than a fixed image count: 3.3, 15, 30 or 60 hours a month, with unlimited Relax image generation from Standard up.

Annual billing takes 20% off but charges the full year upfront, and the pricing page lists no free plan. The feature gates sit at the top: Pro and Mega add Stealth mode, unlimited Relax SD video and more concurrent jobs. Extra Fast hours cost $4 each.

In This Article (13 sections)

Midjourney Pricing at a Glance

Midjourney has four plans from $10 to $120 a month on monthly billing, and each costs 20% less on annual billing.

Plan	Monthly billing	Annual billing	Fast GPU time	Best for	Main limitation
Basic	$10 a month	$96 a year ($8 a month)	3.3 hours a month (200 minutes)	Occasional use inside about 200 image jobs	No Relax mode; SD video only
Standard	$30 a month	$288 a year ($24 a month)	15 hours a month	Daily solo image work	No Stealth mode; no Relax video
Pro	$60 a month	$576 a year ($48 a month)	30 hours a month	Private client work; companies over $1,000,000 revenue	Twice Standard’s price for the same Fast-hour rate
Mega	$120 a month	$1,152 a year ($96 a month)	60 hours a month	Heavy Fast image and video volume	No privacy or admin feature beyond Pro

Sources: Midjourney pricing page and Comparing Midjourney Plans, checked November 2026.

Price history: At every check (January 2024, January 2025, January 2026 and today), Basic cost $10 a month, billed monthly. Earlier prices come from archived copies of Midjourney’s pricing page, and my SaaS and AI price index tracks the same entry-plan prices across other tools.

These are US-dollar list prices for one Midjourney account, read on November 7, 2026. Annual prices are charged as one upfront payment, and the pricing page does not state whether prices include tax.

What You Are Buying: Fast, Relax and Turbo GPU Time

A Midjourney subscription buys Fast GPU time, a monthly allowance that resets at each renewal and does not carry over. GPU time counts only while Midjourney is generating, so the allowance works as a budget of jobs. Standard’s 15 hours are 15 x 60 = 900 minutes, Pro’s 30 hours 30 x 60 = 1,800 and Mega’s 60 hours 60 x 60 = 3,600:

Job	Approximate GPU time	Basic: 200 minutes	Standard: 900 minutes	Pro: 1,800 minutes	Mega: 3,600 minutes
SD image prompt	0.8 minutes	About 250	About 1,125	About 2,250	About 4,500
HD image prompt	1.3 minutes	About 153	About 692	About 1,384	About 2,769
Creative or Subtle Upscale	2 minutes	About 100	About 450	About 900	About 1,800
Batch of 4 SD videos	8 minutes	About 25	About 112	About 225	About 450
Batch of 4 HD videos	26 minutes	Not available on Basic	About 34	About 69	About 138

Sources: GPU Speed (Fast, Relax, Turbo) and Video help pages, checked November 2026; each count is the allowance divided by the GPU time per job, rounded down.

The pricing page rounds Basic to about 200 image jobs a month (800 images, four per job), because upscales, nonstandard aspect ratios and older model versions use more time than a plain prompt. Video drains the allowance fastest.

Relax mode is the unlimited part of the price: Relax jobs skip Fast time but wait in a queue for 0 to 30 minutes. Unlimited Relax images start at Standard and unlimited Relax SD video at Pro. Permutation prompts, the repeat parameter, HD video and Max Upscale do not run in Relax, so they always spend Fast time.

Midjourney’s Terms of Service also reserve the right to rate limit unlimited plans, so “unlimited” means no hard cap, not a guaranteed pace. Turbo mode runs up to four times faster but uses double the Fast time for each image, and it is not currently supported in V8.1.

What one Fast hour costs on each plan explains the whole price list:

Plan	Fast GPU time	Monthly billing	Annual billing
Basic	200 minutes	$10 / 200 minutes x 60 = $3.00	$8 / 200 minutes x 60 = $2.40
Standard	15 hours	$30 / 15 hours = $2.00	$24 / 15 hours = $1.60
Pro	30 hours	$60 / 30 hours = $2.00	$48 / 30 hours = $1.60
Mega	60 hours	$120 / 60 hours = $2.00	$96 / 60 hours = $1.60
Extra Fast time	1 hour	$4 per hour	$4 per hour

Sources: Comparing Midjourney Plans, checked November 2026; rates are my division of each price by its Fast GPU time.

Above Basic, a Fast hour costs the same $2.00 on Standard, Pro and Mega billed monthly ($1.60 billed annually), so each upgrade past Standard buys a gate (Stealth mode, Relax SD video, more concurrent jobs) and more hours, not cheaper hours. An extra hour at $4 costs twice that included rate billed monthly and 2.5 times billed annually ($4 / $1.60), so top-ups suit a one-off spike, not a standing habit.

Midjourney Pricing Plans Explained

The biggest step in the price list is the first: Standard ($30 a month, billed monthly) costs three times Basic ($10 a month, billed monthly) and swaps Basic’s 200 Fast minutes for 15 Fast hours plus unlimited Relax images. Each step after it doubles the price, to $60 for Pro and $120 for Mega.

Basic plan ($10 a month)

Basic fits a light user who stays inside about 200 image jobs (800 images) a month, because it has no Relax mode to fall back on. It costs $10 billed monthly or $96 a year billed annually, for 200 minutes of Fast time, SD video only, and 3 Fast image jobs plus 1 Fast video job at once.

Basic also carries the highest Fast-hour rate of the four plans, and past 5 extra hours a month Standard costs less than Basic plus top-ups. Skip Basic if you iterate daily: hitting the ceiling mid-project leaves you buying hours or upgrading, since free Fast time from tasks on Midjourney’s website is only something you may be able to earn.

Standard plan ($30 a month)

Standard adds unlimited Relax image generation to 15 Fast hours, which turns image work into a flat $30 a month billed monthly, or $288 a year billed annually, however much you generate. It also unlocks HD video, though HD clips run only in Fast mode and Relax video is not included. Concurrency stays at 3 Fast or Relax image jobs and 3 Fast video jobs, and there is no Stealth mode.

Move up when a client needs private output, when you want unlimited SD video, or when you would buy more than 7.5 extra hours a month. If image quality is still the open question rather than price, my Midjourney review covering features and output is the better next step.

Pro plan ($60 a month)

Pro is required in two cases: you need Stealth mode, or you work for a company with more than $1,000,000 USD in gross revenue a year. Midjourney’s terms say such a company or any of its employees must subscribe to Pro or Mega to own the assets they create.

Pro costs $60 billed monthly or $576 a year billed annually. It doubles Standard’s Fast time to 30 hours at the same rate, adds unlimited Relax SD video, and raises concurrency to 12 Fast or 3 Relax image jobs and 6 Fast or 3 Relax video jobs.

Stealth has a limit buyers miss: creations made in public Discord channels stay visible even with Stealth on, so private work belongs on the web Create page, in Discord direct messages or in a private server. For a freelancer under NDA, the step up from Standard ($30) to Pro ($60) is $30 a month, billed monthly, and it pays mainly for privacy; the extra 15 Fast hours, 12 Fast image jobs at once and unlimited Relax SD video come with it.

Mega plan ($120 a month)

Mega doubles Pro’s Fast time to 60 hours and its Fast video concurrency to 12, and it adds no privacy or admin feature that Pro lacks. It costs $120 billed monthly or $1,152 a year billed annually, and image concurrency stays at Pro’s 12 Fast or 3 Relax jobs. A Pro user who would buy more than 15 extra Fast hours a month, 45 hours in all, pays less on Mega.

Does Midjourney Have a Free Plan or Trial?

No. The Midjourney pricing page checked in November 2026 lists four paid plans and no free plan or trial, though Midjourney’s help pages say you may be able to earn free Fast time by completing tasks on its website.

The only safety net is the refund rule: Midjourney grants a refund only when the account has used less than 20 GPU minutes in its lifetime, counting Fast, Turbo and Relax time. At about one minute per image prompt, that window closes within the first session.

The cheapest way to measure your own usage is one month of Basic, billed monthly. If you need a free tier before paying anything, my roundup of free AI image generators covers tools that have one.

Monthly vs Annual Midjourney Pricing

Annual billing takes 20% off and charges the full year upfront: Standard costs $288 a year instead of $30 x 12 months = $360, a $360 – $288 = $72 saving, and the table gives the same math for every plan.

Plan	12 months on monthly billing	Annual billing	Monthly equivalent	Saving
Basic	$10 x 12 months = $120	$96, paid upfront	$8	$120 – $96 = $24
Standard	$30 x 12 months = $360	$288, paid upfront	$24	$360 – $288 = $72
Pro	$60 x 12 months = $720	$576, paid upfront	$48	$720 – $576 = $144
Mega	$120 x 12 months = $1,440	$1,152, paid upfront	$96	$1,440 – $1,152 = $288

Sources: Comparing Midjourney Plans, checked November 2026.

Every plan renews automatically on its monthly or yearly cycle until you set it to cancel. Because a refund needs under 20 GPU minutes of lifetime use, an annual payment is effectively locked in after the first few jobs.

Additional Midjourney Costs to Consider

The one published cost beyond the plan price is extra Fast time at $4 an hour on every plan. Purchased hours expire after 60 days, work only with an active subscription and cannot be refunded.

Cost type	When it applies	Pricing basis	Notes
Extra Fast hours	You run out of Fast time before renewal	$4 per hour	Expire after 60 days; need an active subscription; non-refundable
Turbo mode	You switch a job to Turbo	Double Fast time per image	Not currently supported in V8.1
Video jobs	You animate images	8 minutes per batch of 4 SD videos, 26 minutes per batch of 4 HD	An extension costs as much GPU time as a new video
Another person	A second person needs Midjourney	One more subscription at that plan’s price	One user per registered account
Tax	Depends on your tax status	Not stated on the pricing page	The group billing page links VAT and tax exemptions

Sources: Purchasing Extra Fast Time, GPU Speed and Terms of Service, checked November 2026.

Whether to top up or upgrade depends on how many extra hours you would buy in a month:

Current plan	Next plan	Monthly price gap	Break-even extra hours
Basic	Standard	$30 – $10 = $20	$20 / $4 = 5 hours
Standard	Pro	$60 – $30 = $30	$30 / $4 = 7.5 hours
Pro	Mega	$120 – $60 = $60	$60 / $4 = 15 hours

Sources: Comparing Midjourney Plans, checked November 2026.

Past those points the upgrade costs less and brings more included hours plus the next plan’s gate. Below them a top-up wins, and the 60-day expiry lets hours bought in a heavy month cover the start of the next.

How Much Does Midjourney Cost for Your Team?

Midjourney has no team plan: only one user may use each registered account, so a team pays the plan price x the number of people. Bulk billing starts at 50 or more yearly Pro or Mega plans and adds no discount beyond standard yearly pricing, per Midjourney’s group billing page (Internet Archive copy of October 15, 2026). The same page rules out seat or admin management and SSO logins, so budget per head and track logins yourself.

The calculator below takes the number of accounts, monthly or annual billing and the features you need, then shows all four plans side by side with the Fast hours included and the cheapest plan that meets every need. It leaves out tax, extra Fast hours and regional prices.

Team size	Plan	Billing	Monthly equivalent	Annual total	Assumptions
Solo, light use: 1 account	Basic	Monthly	$10 x 1 = $10	$10 x 1 x 12 = $120	Inside about 200 image jobs a month; no Relax
Solo, daily images: 1 account	Standard	Annual	$24 x 1 = $24	$24 x 1 x 12 = $288	Unlimited Relax images; year paid upfront
5-person agency: 5 accounts	Pro	Annual	$48 x 5 = $240	$48 x 5 x 12 = $2,880	Stealth mode on every account for client work
10-person company: 10 accounts	Pro	Monthly	$60 x 10 = $600	$60 x 10 x 12 = $7,200	Company over $1,000,000 revenue, so the terms require Pro or Mega

Sources: Comparing Midjourney Plans and Group Plans & Corporate Billing, checked November 2026; every row excludes tax and extra Fast hours.

The 10-person row shows what the revenue rule costs. The same team on Standard would pay $30 x 10 = $300 a month billed monthly, so the terms add $600 – $300 = $300 a month before anyone needs Stealth. Annual billing brings that company to $48 x 10 x 12 = $5,760 a year, a $7,200 – $5,760 = $1,440 saving.

Which Midjourney Plan Should You Choose?

The gate decides before the hours do: no Relax need points to Basic, daily image iteration to Standard, and privacy or unlimited SD video to Pro, as does a company with more than $1,000,000 in yearly gross revenue; more than 45 Fast hours a month to Mega.

Your needs	Plan to consider	Why	Main limitation
Occasional images, inside about 200 jobs a month	Basic	The cheapest entry at $10 a month, billed monthly	No Relax mode; past 200 minutes every hour costs $4
Images most days, public gallery is fine	Standard	Unlimited Relax images keep the bill at $30 a month	No Stealth mode and no Relax video
Standard user who runs short by fewer than 7.5 hours a month	Stay on Standard and buy hours	7 extra hours cost 7 x $4 = $28, less than the $30 step up to Pro	Purchased hours expire after 60 days
Client work under NDA, or a company with more than $1,000,000 in revenue	Pro	Stealth mode, and the terms require Pro or Mega for such a company	Same Fast-hour rate as Standard at twice the price
Video work, mostly SD clips	Pro	Unlimited Relax SD video	HD video still runs in Fast mode only
More than 45 Fast hours a month, or many video jobs at once	Mega	60 Fast hours and 12 Fast video jobs at once	No privacy or admin feature beyond Pro
A team that needs seat admin or SSO	No Midjourney plan	Midjourney offers no seat or admin management and no SSO logins	Each person still needs a separate subscription

Sources: Comparing Midjourney Plans, Purchasing Extra Fast Time and Group Plans & Corporate Billing, checked November 2026.

A studio that needs central seat control has outgrown what any Midjourney plan sells; my list of Midjourney alternatives sorted by reason for leaving starts that search.

Is Midjourney Worth the Price?

On cost alone, Midjourney is worth it on Standard for anyone generating images most days, because unlimited Relax keeps the image bill flat however many images you make.

It is a poor deal on Basic for a heavy user: Basic’s included hour already costs more than Standard’s, and every hour past the 200 minutes costs $4. Pro is worth it only when Stealth, unlimited Relax SD video or the revenue rule applies; otherwise it buys more Fast hours at Standard’s rate, which a top-up covers for less below 7.5 extra hours a month.

Skip Midjourney if: your team needs seat admin or SSO, or you only need a few images a month and a free tier would do.

If price is the sticking point, my Leonardo AI pricing guide is the page to compare next.

For a wider shortlist, my ranking of AI image generators worth paying for sorts the category by job and budget.

Billing, Refunds and Cancellation

Every Midjourney plan renews automatically, and you stop renewal by cancelling on the Manage Subscription page. After you cancel, the plan’s features and any remaining GPU time stay available until the billing period ends, and your images stay in your account.

Disabling automatic renewal entirely is not an option, so each new subscription has to be cancelled again before it renews. Purchased Fast hours cannot be refunded at all, and the subscription itself only under the 20-GPU-minute rule above.

How I Verified Midjourney Pricing

Every price and allowance on this page comes from Midjourney’s pricing page and help center, read on November 7, 2026, with United States prices in US dollars: the plan comparison, GPU speed, extra Fast time, video, Stealth mode, refund and renewal articles, plus the Terms of Service. The group billing rules come from the Internet Archive’s copy of that help page dated October 15, 2026.

Published prices are quoted as the pages print them; totals are list price x accounts x months, per-hour rates are price divided by Fast hours, and break-even points are the price gap divided by $4. Plan picks are my judgment from those numbers. Midjourney does not publish a team plan or any bulk discount, and the pricing page does not state whether prices include tax.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does re-running a prompt count against the Basic plan’s limit?

Yes. Basic’s limit is 200 minutes of GPU time, not a count of unique images, so every re-run, variation and upscale draws on it. Variations use less than a minute each and a Creative or Subtle Upscale about 2 minutes, while splitting a grid with the U buttons in version 5 and later uses no GPU time.

Does unused Fast time roll over?

No. Fast time resets each time the subscription renews, and unused time does not carry over to the next month. Purchased extra hours run on a different clock: they expire 60 days after purchase, so they can outlast the month you bought them in.

Does Midjourney offer student or nonprofit discounts?

No. Midjourney says it offers no discounts for organizations, including educational institutions and nonprofits, so a student or school pays the same list price as anyone else. The lowest entry stays Basic at $10 billed monthly, or $96 for a year paid upfront.

Can two people share one Midjourney subscription?

No. Midjourney’s terms allow only one user per registered account and one account per user. Two people need two subscriptions, and an organization sets up each account with its own billing email under its domain.

Final Pricing Verdict

Buy Standard if you make images most days, billed monthly at first and annually once a month of use confirms the fit. Choose Basic only for occasional work inside about 200 image jobs, Pro when Stealth mode, unlimited Relax SD video or the revenue rule applies, and Mega only past 45 Fast hours a month.

A team pays per person with no admin console, so budget the plan price x the headcount, and skip Midjourney if you need central seat control.