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Midjourney ×

Comparator · Image generation

Civitai$10/mo (Bronze)vs

Midjourney$10/mo (Basic)

Starting price$10/mo · $10/mo

Free tieryes · no

Plans documented4 · 5

Platforms1 · 1

Comparison of Civitai, Midjourney
	Civitai Visit website for Civitai (opens in a new tab)	Midjourney Visit website for Midjourney (opens in a new tab)
Category	Image generation	Image generation
Main use cases	Browsing and downloading community AI image models Generating images and videos with community models Sharing AI artwork with a community Monetizing custom model versions Following challenges and new creators	Concept art and illustration Marketing and social media visuals Mood boards and style exploration Animating images into short videos
Best for	AI art hobbyists, Model creators and fine-tuners, Stable Diffusion-style workflow users	Designers and illustrators, Marketers creating visual content, Creators exploring visual styles
Platforms	Web	Web
Pricing model	—	Paid
Pricing	Memberships: Bronze $10/mo (10,000 Buzz), Silver $25/mo (25,000 Buzz), Gold $50/mo (50,000 Buzz); perks-only memberships can also be bought with Buzz. Checked Sep 29, 2026. Official pricing ↗	Basic $10/mo, Standard $30/mo, Pro $60/mo, Mega $120/mo; 20% off with annual billing ($8, $24, $48, $96 per month). Extra fast GPU time $4/hr. Checked Sep 30, 2026. Official pricing ↗
Key features	Model library with featured and community models On-site image and video generation Buzz credit currency with daily rewards Private models on paid tiers Creator Program for earning from Buzz and paid model access Civitai Link to sync resources to a local machine	Text-to-image generation from prompts Image prompts and style personalization with moodboards Upscale, vary, zoom, pan and Editor tools Image-to-video animation Relax mode for unlimited generations on higher plans Stealth mode on Pro and Mega plans
Pros	Large browsable catalog of community models Paid tiers start at $10/mo Creators can monetize model versions Ad-free browsing on memberships	Strong focus on artistic, stylized image quality Commercial usage rights on all paid plans (per its plan comparison) Annual billing gives a 20% discount Images can be turned into videos in the same product
Limitations	Generation consumes Buzz credits Private models and queue sizes are capped per tier Unrestricted content moved to a separate site (civitai.red) Account required to create	No free plan; a subscription is required to generate Images are public by default unless you use Stealth mode (Pro and Mega only) Companies with over $1M annual gross revenue must use Pro or Mega Getting a specific result can take many prompt iterations
Ratings	Editorial Not yet reviewed Users No user reviews yet	Editorial Not yet reviewed Users No user reviews yet
Review status	Listed Verified Oct 1, 2026	Listed Verified Sep 30, 2026