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AMidjourney vs Picsart
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Midjourney if…
- you want the lower entry price ($8/mo vs $15/mo)
- you're in its core audience: digital artists, graphic designers
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Choose Picsart if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you need an API to build on
- you work on iOS, Android, Windows
- you're in its core audience: content creators, social media managers
Side by side
Feature Midjourney Picsart
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starting price$8/mo$15/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retention—Kept until account deletion; some data up to 3 years after
Security and compliance—SOC 2
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android, Windows, API
CategoryImage GeneratorsPhoto Editing
CompanyMidjourney, Inc.PicsArt, Inc.
Based in—United States
Founded—2011
Part of——
Key features
M Midjourney
- Text-prompt image generation
- Video generation
- Monthly Fast GPU time allowance
- Unlimited Relax Mode on Standard and above
- Stealth Mode for private images on Pro and Mega
- Monthly or yearly billing with 20% yearly discount
P Picsart
- Background and object removal
- AI Playground with 180+ image, video and audio models
- Text-to-video and image-to-video generation
- Picsart Flow for repeatable multi-step workflows
- Aura agent that edits from plain-language instructions
- Bulk editing of up to 100 images
- Brand kits and ad variation tools
- CLI and MCP access from ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Midjourney
Basic$10/mo or $96/yr ($8/mo billed yearly)
Standard$30/mo or $288/yr
Pro$60/mo or $576/yr
Mega$120/mo or $1,152/yr
Picsart
FreeFree
Pro£7.83/mo billed yearly (site metadata lists $15/mo)
Ultra£44.83/mo per seat billed yearly
Strengths and limitations
Midjourney
- Unlimited Relax Mode on Standard, Pro and Mega
- Yearly billing is 20% cheaper
- Four tiers from $10/mo
- No free plan listed
- Stealth Mode only on the $60+/mo plans
- Basic includes only 3.3 Fast GPU hours a month
Picsart
- Free tier available
- Available on web, iOS, Android and Windows
- Access to 180+ AI generation models
- MCP and CLI integrations with AI coding and chat tools
- Pricing page shows only annual-billing prices, in local currency
- Team features such as seats and ad tools require the Ultra plan
- No free trial listed for paid plans
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