Midjourney Launches Website Interface For its AI Image Generator

Midjourney has opened up its AI image generator onto a standalone website after years of only being available via a Discord server.

Previously, Midjourney users would log in to Discord and interact with a bot to create AI images but the company is now moving toward a dedicated website.

There is currently a free trial where users can sign up via Google or Discord and they will receive 25 free images to generate.

David Holz, the Midjourney CEO, recommends users who already have a history of making images on Discord log in with their Discord account so their old images are still on their account. However, users can merge two different accounts under profile settings.

It took PetaPixel just a few seconds to log in and generate images of “A group of photographers at the Cannes festival, all in tuxedos, photographing a celebrity.” At the top, it shows 24 images remaining.

Once a user’s trial ends, they will have to pay more to generate further images. Midjourney offers four plans, with the cheapest starting at $10 a month (or $96 a year).

Midjourney launched its website toward the end of last year when it was called Midjourney Alpha. At the time, the AI company said it would roll the website out imminently but it never materialized.

However, the website was reserved for hardcore Midjourney users who had generated over 10,000 images already on Discord.

Midjourney is arguably the market leader in AI image generators — despite being relatively small compared to some of its rivals such as OpenAI which operates DALL-E as well as Meta and Google.

The company is currently embroiled in a lawsuit brought by a group of artists who accuse it of violating their copyright by training on their intellectual property without permission or compensation.