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ChatGPT Images vs Midjourney
ChatGPT Images scores higher overall (9.2 vs 7.4), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose ChatGPT Images if…
Anyone who wants the best all-round results just by describing what they want
9.2/10★★★★★Full review →Choose Midjourney if…
Artists and designers who want the most striking, stylised images
7.4/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| ChatGPT Images | Midjourney | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 9.2/10 | 7.4/10 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 | #11 of 11 |
| Price | Freemium · from $8/month | Paid · from $10/month |
| Free version | Image generation and editing on the standard model, with lower limits and no Thinking mode | — |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, API | Web, Discord |
| Made by | OpenAI | Midjourney, Inc. |
| Image quality | 9.5 | 9 |
| Ease of use | 9.5 | 7.5 |
| Features | 9 | 7.5 |
| Value for money | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Platforms | 9.5 | 4 |
ChatGPT Images: what the AI does
- Text-to-image and conversational editing
- Thinking mode that plans composition and checks the prompt
- Accurate text in many languages and scripts
- Sketch, templates and on-image comments for edits
- Up to 2K resolution
- Tops the Arena text-to-image leaderboard
- Best-in-class prompt following and in-image text
- Edit by chatting, with no settings to learn
- Available free in the hugely popular ChatGPT apps
- Best quality (Thinking mode) needs a paid plan
- Free-tier image limits are tight
- Less control over style than Midjourney or Krea
Midjourney: what the AI does
- V8.2 image model with native 2K output
- Personalization that learns your style preferences
- Image prompts, style references and moodboards
- Image editing and repainting (V8.2 edit model in testing)
- Image-to-video clips
- Outstanding aesthetics, textures and colour
- Deep style and personalization controls
- Web app no longer needs Discord
- Large community gallery for inspiration
- No free plan or free trial
- Text in images is still unreliable
- Images are public unless you pay for Pro or Mega
- Facing copyright lawsuits from Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. Discovery