Midjourney vs FLUX

MMidjourney8.6Visit FLUX8.5Visit

Higher score M Midjourney #7 in AI Art Generators 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Midjourney

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FLUX #8 in AI Art Generators 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit FLUX

• Midjourney fits best

  Subscribers prioritizing image creation and editing

• FLUX fits best

  Developers needing controllable image generation

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Side by side

Feature	MMidjourney 8.6/10 Visit ↗	FLUX 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.5
Ranking	#7 in AI Art Generators	#8 in AI Art Generators
Best for	Subscribers prioritizing image creation and editing	Developers needing controllable image generation
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$0.01/unit usage-based
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Midjourney 0/4 · FLUX 3/4
Image-to-image	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Commercial use	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Inpainting/outpainting	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Private generation	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Output resolution	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Monthly credits	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Platforms	Not checked yet	Web
Our review
Pros	Supports prompts, image references, style references, and edit-model references Includes inpainting, outpainting, masking, layers, retexturing, and upscaling Commercial use is included across subscription plans	Multi-reference editing supports up to 10 images JSON controls, pose guidance, typography, and hex color matching Web, API, and selected open-weight local deployment options
Cons	No free plan is available No general API access Access is limited to web and Discord	Usage-based pricing is not subscription-based Commercial rights and licensing vary by access method and model Local deployment is available only for selected open-weight models
Our verdict	Midjourney is an AI image-generation platform for artists, designers, creative teams, and other visual-content creators. It combines text-prompt generation with uploaded or library image prompts, style and edit-model references, and tools… Read the review →	FLUX is Black Forest Labs’ family of AI image generation and editing models. It supports text-to-image creation, source-image editing, multi-reference workflows, outpainting, object removal, scene reconstruction, typography rendering,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Midjourney — where it wins

  • Supports prompts, image references, style references, and edit-model references
  • Includes inpainting, outpainting, masking, layers, retexturing, and upscaling
  • Commercial use is included across subscription plans

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • No general API access
  • Access is limited to web and Discord

• FLUX — where it wins

  • Multi-reference editing supports up to 10 images
  • JSON controls, pose guidance, typography, and hex color matching
  • Web, API, and selected open-weight local deployment options

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage-based pricing is not subscription-based
  • Commercial rights and licensing vary by access method and model
  • Local deployment is available only for selected open-weight models

• MMidjourney8.6/10 · Paid

  A broad creative suite for subscribers who need image generation and editing.

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• FLUX8.5/10 · Free plan

  A flexible image model family for developers who need precise generation and editing controls.

  Visit FLUXFull verdict →