David Holz, CEO of Midjourney, recently announced on Discord that the AI image generation tool will soon be free to everyone.
Originally conceived in 2022 as a Discord bot, Midjourney evolved into a website in 2023 where users can type in descriptive prompts that are turned into AI-generated images. At first, the web tool was only open to those who had generated 10,000+ images on Discord.
With this change, anyone can now start using Midjourney via the site simply by logging in with a Discord or Google account. As a free user, you’ll be able to generate up to 25 images; once that cap is reached, you’ll have to upgrade to a paid subscription.
Midjourney offers four different subscription plans:
On all of these plans, you can earn extra GPU time for free by rating images that have been generated by Midjourney. Each plan also offers a 20 percent discount with an annual commitment.
Further reading: How to generate AI images with Midjourney