Comparison — from the record, read 2026-09-07
Midjourney vs Recraft
Both ladders below were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages, in this market, on the dates shown. Nothing is converted: what you see is what each page showed a reader here.
What each one is
Midjourneysite ↗pricing ↗
An AI image generator known for its aesthetic, used by designers and illustrators for concept work. Paid plans start at $10/mo (Basic Plan); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 4 paid tiers, topping out at $120/mo (Mega Plan).
Recraftsite ↗pricing ↗
Paid plans start at $12/mo (Basic); a free plan exists. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at $22/mo (Teams).
The two ladders
Midjourneysite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-06 · USD
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Plan | $10/mo ($8 ↓) | 'Monthly Price $10'; 'Annual Price $96 ($8 / month)'. |
| Standard Plan | $30/mo ($24 ↓) | 'Monthly Price $30'; 'Annual Price $288 ($24 / month)'. |
| Pro Plan | $60/mo ($48 ↓) | 'Monthly Price $60'; 'Annual Price $576 ($48 / month)'. |
| Mega Plan | $120/mo ($96 ↓) | 'Monthly Price $120'; annual price printed in the same row of the vendor's table. |
Recraftsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-07 · USD
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | for exploring AI features at a basic level, personal use only; limited free credits |
| Basic | $12/mo ($10 ↓) | for individual creators with core image generation needs; 1,000 credits per month |
| Pro | $20/mo ($16 ↓) | for professional creators who need scale and video generation; 2,000 credits per month; 2k/4k/8k/16k |
| Teams | $22/mo ($18 ↓) | per seat; for teams collaborating on shared creative workflows; 2,000 credits per month per seat; 2k/4k/8k/16k |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: Midjourney at $10/mo, against Recraft at $12/mo. That is the entry price in this market on the dates shown, not a judgement about which suits you.
- Free plans: only Recraft publishes one — a plan priced at zero, not a trial.
- How far each ladder goes: Midjourney tops out at $120/mo, Recraft at $22/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
Both ladders were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages as shown to a eurozone reader (read from Germany), on the dates beside each table. Nothing here is converted from another market and nothing is ordered by commission. Some links are affiliate links; they earn us a commission and change no number.
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