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Flux vs Midjourney

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

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Flux
Image Generation
Midjourney logo
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· FLUX.2 [max]: $0.07 · FLUX.2 [pro]: $0.03 · FLUX.2 [klein] 9B: $0.015 · FLUX.2 [klein] 4B: $0.014 · FLUX.2 [flex]: $0.05Paid· Basic: $20 · Pro: $50 · Enterprise: Contact sales
ModelFlux.1 [schnell / dev / pro]Midjourney 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
  • Self-hostable
  • Best aesthetic output
  • Strong style consistency
  • Excellent web UI now
  • v7 prompt adherence is much improved
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
  • ✅ Self-hostable
Pick Midjourney if
  • ✅ Best aesthetic output
  • ✅ Strong style consistency
  • ✅ Excellent web UI now
  • ✅ v7 prompt adherence is much improved
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