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Flux vs Midjourney

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

 
Flux
Image Generation
Midjourney
Image Generation
TaglineBlack Forest Labs' open-weights image model — rivals Midjourney quality.The gold standard for aesthetic AI image generation.
CategoryImage GenerationImage Generation
PricingFreemium· API per-image; weights free for [schnell] and [dev]Paid· $10/mo basic; up to $120/mo pro
ModelFlux.1Midjourney v7
Editorial score9.0 / 109.4 / 10
Use cases
open sourceself-hostedhigh quality
illustrationconcept artmarketing visuals
Pros
  • Open weights for [schnell]/[dev] variants
  • Quality rivals Midjourney
  • Excellent prompt adherence
  • Best aesthetic output
  • Strong style consistency
  • Excellent web UI now
Cons
  • [pro] is API-only
  • Self-hosting needs serious GPU
  • No free tier
  • Less prompt control than SD
  • T&Cs around commercial use
Websiteblackforestlabs.aiwww.midjourney.com
Pick Flux if
  • ✅ Open weights for [schnell]/[dev] variants
  • ✅ Quality rivals Midjourney
  • ✅ Excellent prompt adherence
Pick Midjourney if
  • ✅ Best aesthetic output
  • ✅ Strong style consistency
  • ✅ Excellent web UI now
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