Midjourney V8.1
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Initial research: 2026-09-21. Check current terms before choosing.
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The facts
- Version
- 8.1
- Price
- From $10 per month. Subscription. Included usage and billing terms vary by plan.
- API
?Not verified - Open weights
✕Not supported - Commercial use
- conditional
- Text rendering in image
?Not verified Not verified on a fetched page
Source for Text rendering in image (opens in a new tab)- Image editing/inpainting
?Not verified Not verified for V8.1 on a fetched page
Source for Image editing/inpainting (opens in a new tab)- Character consistency
?Not verified Not verified for V8.1 on a fetched page
Source for Character consistency (opens in a new tab)- Commercial licence
~Partly Tied to a paid subscription; Stealth Mode, which keeps generations out of the public gallery, is exclusive to Pro and Mega
Source for Commercial licence (opens in a new tab)
Worth knowing
A company grossing over $1,000,000 a year must hold a Pro or Mega subscription to own Midjourney assets.
Sources
Beyond feature support
Quality evidence.
How well a model performs depends on the task, version, and settings.
We have not published a reviewed quality evaluation for these versions yet. Feature support and price do not establish output quality.
Try the same small task with each option. Compare prompt adherence, text, detail, and consistency.
Check the exact version and test setup. Results on one task do not establish quality on another.