Midjourney sells time on its GPUs, not images. On 29 Sep 2026 its plan page listed Basic at $10 a month (3.3 fast hours), Standard at $30 (15 hours), Pro at $60 (30 hours) and Mega at $120 (60 hours), with annual billing 20% cheaper. Standard and above include unlimited images in Relax mode; unlimited video Relax is on Pro and Mega only. You own what you make, but a company with more than $1,000,000 a year in revenue must be on Pro or Mega. Extra fast time costs $4 an hour.
Pick a plan
| You need | Plan | Why, from the plan page |
|---|---|---|
| To try it, a few dozen images a month | Basic, $10 | 3.3 fast hours; no Relax mode |
| Regular image work without watching a meter | Standard, $30 | 15 fast hours plus unlimited Relax images |
| Private generation, or unlimited SD video | Pro, $60 | Stealth Mode; unlimited Relax for images and SD video |
| Heavy concurrent use | Mega, $120 | 60 fast hours; 12 concurrent fast image prompts |
| A company above $1M a year in revenue | Pro or Mega | Required for company commercial use |
What each plan includes
| Attribute | Basic | Standard | Pro | Mega |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly / annual per month | $10 / $8 | $30 / $24 | $60 / $48 | $120 / $96 |
| Fast GPU time | 3.3 hours (200 minutes) | 15 hours | 30 hours | 60 hours |
| Relax mode | None | Unlimited images | Unlimited images and SD video | Unlimited images and SD video |
| Video resolution | SD | SD and HD | SD and HD | SD and HD |
| Stealth Mode | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Concurrent image prompts | 3 fast | 3 fast or relax | 12 fast or 3 relax | 12 fast or 3 relax |
| Concurrent video prompts | 1 fast | 3 fast | 6 fast or 3 relax | 12 fast or 3 relax |
Cost per fast hour
Our division of price by fast hours, allowance fully used:
| Plan | Monthly billing | Annual billing (per month) |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $3.03 an hour | $2.42 |
| Standard | $2.00 | $1.60 |
| Pro | $2.00 | $1.60 |
| Mega | $2.00 | $1.60 |
Above Basic the fast hour is $2.00 on every plan, so a higher plan buys Stealth Mode, concurrency and more hours, not a cheaper hour. Extra fast time is $4 an hour, double the in-plan rate. Because Relax mode is unlimited from Standard, fast hours matter only if you are waiting on results.
Who owns the images
Midjourney’s help page says you own the images and videos you create, even after cancelling, with two exceptions: an image you upscale that another user made stays theirs, and a business grossing over $1,000,000 a year needs Pro or Mega to use images commercially. The Terms of Service (effective 27 May 2026) put the same rule as a condition of ownership (a company above $1,000,000 a year “must be subscribed to a Pro or Mega plan to own” its assets) and add three things to know: you grant Midjourney a perpetual licence to reproduce and display your inputs and outputs; images are in an open community unless you use Stealth Mode; and you indemnify Midjourney against third-party claims arising from your use. Midjourney says it cannot give copyright guidance. What US law protects is a separate question (see can you use AI output commercially).
What the plan pages cannot answer
Image quality, prompt control and consistency are not on a plan page, and we have not assessed them. Independent, named comparisons are the place to check. The plan comparison lists no free tier; the help centre has a separate “Free Trials” article that we did not read. Alternatives and their terms are in best AI image generators; OpenAI’s DALL-E 3 is retired (see Midjourney against its replacement); also Ideogram and Flux.
Method
Researched from Midjourney’s plan comparison, commercial-use article and Terms of Service, read 29 Sep 2026 in a browser session (the pages block automated fetchers). USD list prices; per-hour figures are our division. Nothing here comes from using the product.