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  • Thumbs.ai ×
  • Midjourney ×

Comparator · Image generation

Starting price$8/mo · $10/mo
Free tieryes · no
Plans documented4 · 5
Platforms1 · 1
Comparison of Thumbs.ai, Midjourney
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Category Image generation Image generation
Main use cases
  • Generate a thumbnail from a text prompt
  • Recreate or remix an existing YouTube thumbnail
  • Match the visual style of another channel
  • Add AI faces with specific expressions
  • Browse thumbnail templates for new video ideas
  • Concept art and illustration
  • Marketing and social media visuals
  • Mood boards and style exploration
  • Animating images into short videos
Best for YouTube creators, Social media managers Designers and illustrators, Marketers creating visual content, Creators exploring visual styles
Platforms Web Web
Pricing model Freemium Paid
Pricing

Free $0 (10 trial credits); Starter $8/mo ($96/yr), 100 credits; Ultimate $34/mo ($412/yr), 500 credits; Professional $64/mo ($773/yr), 1000 credits.

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
  • Text to thumbnail
  • Recreate thumbnail from image or YouTube link
  • AI face expression generator
  • Clone channel style
  • Pro design effects (20+ styles)
  • Template library
  • 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
  • Free plan with 10 trial credits
  • Paid plans remove watermarks
  • Paid tiers include commercial use rights (Ultimate and Professional)
  • Unused credits roll over to next month on Starter
  • 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
  • Free plan outputs carry a watermark
  • Credit-based: Starter is 2 credits per generation
  • Requires an account to create
  • Free plan has no face generation or style cloning
  • 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
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Verified Oct 1, 2026

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Verified Sep 30, 2026