FLUX vs Midjourney
FLUX
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| Figure | FLUX | Midjourney |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.01/mo | $8/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 22 | 8 |
| Spec score · AI image generators | 9.4 (#3) | 8.8 (#16) |
| Spec score · AI Art Generators | 9.2 (#3) | 8.3 (#15) |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Image editing | FLUX.2 models support prompt-driven image editing, with editing prices listed separately from text-to-image prices. | Yes |
| Product | Black Forest Labs describes FLUX as AI models for image and video generation and editing. | Midjourney describes itself as a communications technology incubator that provides image generation services to augment human creativity and foster social connection. |
| Support | The maker links to a Help Desk and offers dedicated support for high-throughput enterprise workloads. | The company directs product questions and support to its Discord or help page and billing questions to its billing support email. |
| Video generation | FLUX 3 Video generates clips up to 20 seconds with native audio and supports text-to-video and image-to-video workflows. | Midjourney can turn a single image into a 5-second video, with optional text prompting. |
Plans
FLUX
- FLUX.2 [max]$0.07 a month
- FLUX.2 [pro]$0.03 a month
- FLUX.2 [klein] 9B$0.02 a month
- FLUX.2 [klein] 4B$0.01 a month
- FLUX.2 [flex]$0.05 a month
- Open weights — FLUX.2 [dev]Free
- Open weights — FLUX.2 [klein] 4BFree
- FLUX.2 [klein] 4B$0.01, paid once
- Pay as you go — FLUX.2 [klein] 4B$0.01, paid once
- FLUX.2 [klein] 9B$0.02, paid once
Midjourney
- Basic$10 a month
- Standard$30 a month
- Pro$60 a month
- Basic$96 a year
- Mega$120 a month
- Standard$288 a year
- Pro$576 a year
- Mega$1,152 a year
In their own words
FLUX
FLUX is a set of AI models from Black Forest Labs for creating and editing images and video. FLUX 3 can make video with synchronized audio from text or images, or continue a clip, with a maximum length of 20 seconds. FLUX.2 generates and edits images up to 4 MP, with multi-reference editing, hex color control and text rendering. FLUX Tools add outpainting, object erasing, virtual try-on, video upscaling and deblurring. Access options include a browser playground, API and downloadable weights for self-hosting. Platforms listed are API, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, web and Windows. There is a free plan; the listed pay-as-you-go FLUX.2 [klein] 4B option is $0.01, paid once, with additional megapixel and reference-image charges. API use includes full commercial rights without a separate license; rights for open-weight models depend on their license. Submitted prompts, uploads, tasks and outputs may be used to train and improve models, with an email opt-out route.
Midjourney
Midjourney provides image generation from text prompts and can also use reference images. Its web Editor includes Remix, inpainting, Pan, and Zoom Out, and the service can turn a single image into a five-second video with optional text prompting. A subscription enables image creation on both the Midjourney website and Discord, though their features differ. The listed platforms are web, iOS, and Android; the limited trial is available through the niji · journey app on iOS and Android, not on the website or Discord. Images are output as PNG, and commercial use is included subject to a stated limit: companies with more than $1,000,000 USD in annual gross revenue must use Pro or Mega under the commercial terms. Creations are open by default and may appear on the Explore page. Stealth Mode is limited to Pro and Mega, and Discord creations shared in a channel remain visible to its members. Midjourney generally does not provide an API or third-party apps and prohibits automated interactions, except for rare explicitly granted exceptions.