Midjourney
Midjourney (Basic / Standard / Pro / Mega)
Provider: Midjourney, Inc. · Based in: USA. The Terms of Service give the following address for takedown notices: Midj… · Provider website
- Plans
- 4
- Sources
- 10
- As of
- 18 Oct
As of 18 Oct 2026. Based on our research on this date and the process described in the methodology. No guarantee of accuracy, not legal advice. The provider’s current documents take precedence. Found an error? Report a correction.
Incomplete. 5 points could not be verified in any provider source (see open points). This does not mean the matter is unproblematic; it means we have not checked it.
At a glance
- Hosting
- US only: all 4 plans
- Training on inputs
- yes: all 4 plans
- DPA
- not publicly documented: all 4 plans
- Provider
- Midjourney, Inc.
- Based in
- USA. The Terms of Service give the following address for takedown notices: Midjourney, Inc., 611 Gateway Blvd. Ste 120, South San Francisco, CA 94080-7066, US. Place of jurisdiction/seat of arbitration: Santa Clara County, California (ToS Section 6).
Values from 4 plans, each listed with the plans it applies to. Details and evidence are in the plan table.
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| Feature | BasicCompare Midjourney Basic with another tool | StandardCompare Midjourney Standard with another tool | ProCompare Midjourney Pro with another tool | MegaCompare Midjourney Mega with another tool |
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| differs by plan | 10 USD/mo… (further prices in the details) | 30 USD/mo… (further prices in the details) | 60 USD/mo… (further prices in the details) | 120 USD/mo… (further prices in the details) |
| Details: Price | 10 USD/month or 96 USD/year (8 USD/month with annual payment), as of 2026-10-14 | 30 USD/month or 288 USD/year (24 USD/month with annual payment), as of 2026-10-14 | 60 USD/month or 576 USD/year (48 USD/month with annual payment), as of 2026-10-14 | 120 USD/month or 1,152 USD/year (96 USD/month with annual payment), as of 2026-10-14 |
| yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| Details: AI features included | yes (Image and video generation; features per plan according to the plan comparison) | yes (Image and video generation; features per plan according to the plan comparison) | yes (Image and video generation; features per plan according to the plan comparison) | yes (Image and video generation; features per plan according to the plan comparison) |
| not publicly documented | not publicly documented | not publicly documented | not publicly documented | |
| Details: DPA | not publicly documented (no data processing agreement (DPA) is mentioned in the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy; www.midjourney.com/dpa returns 404. Help Center "Group Plans & Corporate Billing" (q9): Midjourney does not offer, among other things, "Terms and policy negotiations" or "Participation in vendor, supplier, or security processes (such as signing organization-required forms)") | not publicly documented (no data processing agreement (DPA) is mentioned in the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy; www.midjourney.com/dpa returns 404. Help Center "Group Plans & Corporate Billing" (q9): Midjourney does not offer, among other things, "Terms and policy negotiations" or "Participation in vendor, supplier, or security processes (such as signing organization-required forms)") | not publicly documented (no data processing agreement (DPA) is mentioned in the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy; www.midjourney.com/dpa returns 404. Help Center "Group Plans & Corporate Billing" (q9): Midjourney does not offer, among other things, "Terms and policy negotiations" or "Participation in vendor, supplier, or security processes (such as signing organization-required forms)") | not publicly documented (no data processing agreement (DPA) is mentioned in the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy; www.midjourney.com/dpa returns 404. Help Center "Group Plans & Corporate Billing" (q9): Midjourney does not offer, among other things, "Terms and policy negotiations" or "Participation in vendor, supplier, or security processes (such as signing organization-required forms)") |
| yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| Details: Training on inputs | Under 'Applicability', the Privacy Policy lists, among the data collected, "data collected through the process of training Midjourney machine learning algorithms" and "data collected from third party sources" ("public databases, commercial data sources, and the public internet"). The Terms of Service (Section 4) grant Midjourney, for inputs and assets, a "perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicensable no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute". Public Summary of Training Content (q5, Section 2.4): for the question "Was data from user interactions with the AI model (e.g. user input and prompts) used to train the model?" "Yes" is ticked (modalities text and image); addition: "Midjourney adheres to its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, as applicable, for user data training." The AB2013 documentation (q6) names as a training source, among others, "data our users provide through use of the Midjourney service". An opt-out is not documented in the primary sources retrieved. Visibility: by default, content is publicly viewable and remixable (ToS Section 4: "By default, Your Content is publicly viewable and remixable"); according to the plan comparison and Stealth documentation, Stealth Mode is not available in this plan. | Under 'Applicability', the Privacy Policy lists, among the data collected, "data collected through the process of training Midjourney machine learning algorithms" and "data collected from third party sources" ("public databases, commercial data sources, and the public internet"). The Terms of Service (Section 4) grant Midjourney, for inputs and assets, a "perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicensable no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute". Public Summary of Training Content (q5, Section 2.4): for the question "Was data from user interactions with the AI model (e.g. user input and prompts) used to train the model?" "Yes" is ticked (modalities text and image); addition: "Midjourney adheres to its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, as applicable, for user data training." The AB2013 documentation (q6) names as a training source, among others, "data our users provide through use of the Midjourney service". An opt-out is not documented in the primary sources retrieved. Visibility: by default, content is publicly viewable and remixable (ToS Section 4: "By default, Your Content is publicly viewable and remixable"); according to the plan comparison and Stealth documentation, Stealth Mode is not available in this plan. | Under 'Applicability', the Privacy Policy lists, among the data collected, "data collected through the process of training Midjourney machine learning algorithms" and "data collected from third party sources" ("public databases, commercial data sources, and the public internet"). The Terms of Service (Section 4) grant Midjourney, for inputs and assets, a "perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicensable no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute". Public Summary of Training Content (q5, Section 2.4): for the question "Was data from user interactions with the AI model (e.g. user input and prompts) used to train the model?" "Yes" is ticked (modalities text and image); addition: "Midjourney adheres to its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, as applicable, for user data training." The AB2013 documentation (q6) names as a training source, among others, "data our users provide through use of the Midjourney service". An opt-out is not documented in the primary sources retrieved. Visibility: public by default (ToS Section 4); according to the plan comparison and Stealth documentation, Stealth Mode is available in this plan. ToS: Midjourney commits to "best efforts" not to publish assets created with Stealth; content created in public Discord channels remains visible to others. | Under 'Applicability', the Privacy Policy lists, among the data collected, "data collected through the process of training Midjourney machine learning algorithms" and "data collected from third party sources" ("public databases, commercial data sources, and the public internet"). The Terms of Service (Section 4) grant Midjourney, for inputs and assets, a "perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicensable no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute". Public Summary of Training Content (q5, Section 2.4): for the question "Was data from user interactions with the AI model (e.g. user input and prompts) used to train the model?" "Yes" is ticked (modalities text and image); addition: "Midjourney adheres to its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, as applicable, for user data training." The AB2013 documentation (q6) names as a training source, among others, "data our users provide through use of the Midjourney service". An opt-out is not documented in the primary sources retrieved. Visibility: public by default (ToS Section 4); according to the plan comparison and Stealth documentation, Stealth Mode is available in this plan. ToS: Midjourney commits to "best efforts" not to publish assets created with Stealth; content created in public Discord channels remains visible to others. |
| Privacy Policy 2.4: Midjourney retains… | Privacy Policy 2.4: Midjourney retains… | Privacy Policy 2.4: Midjourney retains… | Privacy Policy 2.4: Midjourney retains… | |
| Details: Data retention | Privacy Policy 2.4: Midjourney retains personal data "to the extent necessary to comply with Our legal obligations", for dispute resolution and to enforce agreements; Usage Data is "generally retained for a shorter period of time". Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7): the account and associated data are deleted "within 30 days after successful submission of your deletion request"; the request can be withdrawn within 7 days (likewise q8). Specific periods for prompts/images while the account exists: not publicly documented. | Privacy Policy 2.4: Midjourney retains personal data "to the extent necessary to comply with Our legal obligations", for dispute resolution and to enforce agreements; Usage Data is "generally retained for a shorter period of time". Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7): the account and associated data are deleted "within 30 days after successful submission of your deletion request"; the request can be withdrawn within 7 days (likewise q8). Specific periods for prompts/images while the account exists: not publicly documented. | Privacy Policy 2.4: Midjourney retains personal data "to the extent necessary to comply with Our legal obligations", for dispute resolution and to enforce agreements; Usage Data is "generally retained for a shorter period of time". Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7): the account and associated data are deleted "within 30 days after successful submission of your deletion request"; the request can be withdrawn within 7 days (likewise q8). Specific periods for prompts/images while the account exists: not publicly documented. | Privacy Policy 2.4: Midjourney retains personal data "to the extent necessary to comply with Our legal obligations", for dispute resolution and to enforce agreements; Usage Data is "generally retained for a shorter period of time". Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7): the account and associated data are deleted "within 30 days after successful submission of your deletion request"; the request can be withdrawn within 7 days (likewise q8). Specific periods for prompts/images while the account exists: not publicly documented. |
| US only | US only | US only | US only | |
| Details: Hosting | Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7, as of 2026-09-03): "The personal information you provide is stored on Midjourney servers in the US." For data stored on Discord, the FAQ refers to Discord ("Discord is in control of all data you store on Discord"). Privacy Policy 2.5: processing also "at the Midjourney's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located". A choice of region is not documented. | Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7, as of 2026-09-03): "The personal information you provide is stored on Midjourney servers in the US." For data stored on Discord, the FAQ refers to Discord ("Discord is in control of all data you store on Discord"). Privacy Policy 2.5: processing also "at the Midjourney's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located". A choice of region is not documented. | Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7, as of 2026-09-03): "The personal information you provide is stored on Midjourney servers in the US." For data stored on Discord, the FAQ refers to Discord ("Discord is in control of all data you store on Discord"). Privacy Policy 2.5: processing also "at the Midjourney's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located". A choice of region is not documented. | Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7, as of 2026-09-03): "The personal information you provide is stored on Midjourney servers in the US." For data stored on Discord, the FAQ refers to Discord ("Discord is in control of all data you store on Discord"). Privacy Policy 2.5: processing also "at the Midjourney's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located". A choice of region is not documented. |
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Price and scope
- differs by plan
- 10 USD/mo… (further prices in the details)
10 USD/month or 96 USD/year (8 USD/month with annual payment), as of 2026-10-14
- yes
yes (Image and video generation; features per plan according to the plan comparison)
Contract and data use
- not publicly documented
not publicly documented (no data processing agreement (DPA) is mentioned in the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy; www.midjourney.com/dpa returns 404. Help Center "Group Plans & Corporate Billing" (q9): Midjourney does not offer, among other things, "Terms and policy negotiations" or "Participation in vendor, supplier, or security processes (such as signing organization-required forms)")
- yes
Under 'Applicability', the Privacy Policy lists, among the data collected, "data collected through the process of training Midjourney machine learning algorithms" and "data collected from third party sources" ("public databases, commercial data sources, and the public internet"). The Terms of Service (Section 4) grant Midjourney, for inputs and assets, a "perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicensable no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute". Public Summary of Training Content (q5, Section 2.4): for the question "Was data from user interactions with the AI model (e.g. user input and prompts) used to train the model?" "Yes" is ticked (modalities text and image); addition: "Midjourney adheres to its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, as applicable, for user data training." The AB2013 documentation (q6) names as a training source, among others, "data our users provide through use of the Midjourney service". An opt-out is not documented in the primary sources retrieved. Visibility: by default, content is publicly viewable and remixable (ToS Section 4: "By default, Your Content is publicly viewable and remixable"); according to the plan comparison and Stealth documentation, Stealth Mode is not available in this plan.
- Privacy Policy 2.4: Midjourney retains…
- Privacy Policy 2.4: Midjourney retains personal data "to the extent necessary to comply with Our legal obligations", for dispute resolution and to enforce agreements; Usage Data is "generally retained for a shorter period of time". Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7): the account and associated data are deleted "within 30 days after successful submission of your deletion request"; the request can be withdrawn within 7 days (likewise q8). Specific periods for prompts/images while the account exists: not publicly documented.
Hosting and sharing
- US only
Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7, as of 2026-09-03): "The personal information you provide is stored on Midjourney servers in the US." For data stored on Discord, the FAQ refers to Discord ("Discord is in control of all data you store on Discord"). Privacy Policy 2.5: processing also "at the Midjourney's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located". A choice of region is not documented.
- list available
- No list published. Privacy Policy 2.3 names categories: "Service Providers, Third Party Vendors, Consultants, and other Business Partners", payment service providers and analytics and advertising partners (cookies).
Evidence
- 9 sources
- Midjourney Terms of Service (Version Effective Date 2026-05-27)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Privacy Policy (Last Updated 2026-09-03)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Comparing Midjourney Plans (Docs)Pricing page/documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Stealth Mode (Docs)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Public Summary of Training Content (Version 1, as of 2026-03-17)Provider documentation (AI Act), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Training Data Documentation under California AB2013 (as of 2026-01-20)Provider documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (as of 2026-09-03)Privacy notice/Help Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Help Center: Deleting Your DataHelp Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Help Center: Group Plans & Corporate BillingHelp Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
not documentedmeans: not publicly documented, not verifiable in any provider source. It does not mean “no”.
Third-country transfers
The provider is a US company (Midjourney, Inc., California). Privacy Policy (Section 6, Europe): when sharing data of individuals in the EEA/Switzerland/UK with third parties, Midjourney uses "a variety of legal mechanisms", including "standard contractual clauses". Storage location according to the Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ: "Midjourney servers in the US" (q7). In the Data Privacy Framework List, a search for "Midjourney" returned no result (q10, retrieved 2026-10-18). List of recipient countries: not publicly documented.
- Midjourney Terms of Service (Version Effective Date 2026-05-27) (Terms and conditions), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Privacy Policy (Last Updated 2026-09-03) (Privacy notice), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (as of 2026-09-03) (Privacy notice/Help Center), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data Privacy Framework List (search for "Midjourney") (Official list), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
Certifications (as stated by the provider)
No certifications (e.g. SOC 2, ISO 27001) are mentioned in the ToS, Privacy Policy, plan documentation or Stealth documentation; no Trust Center was found; a Help Center search for "SOC 2", "ISO" and "certification" returned no information on certifications (retrieved 2026-10-18). Privacy Policy 2.6: "we cannot guarantee its absolute security". Help Center "Group Plans & Corporate Billing": no participation in "vendor, supplier, or security processes" (q9). Statement on certifications: not publicly documented (neither confirmation nor denial).
- Midjourney Privacy Policy (Last Updated 2026-09-03) (Privacy notice), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Help Center: Group Plans & Corporate Billing (Help Center), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
AI Act
Functions: Text-to-image and image-to-video generation; use via website and Discord (plan comparison, ToS).
Provider’s statement: Public Summary of Training Content (q5, Version 1, as of 2026-03-17), published using the EU template for providers of general-purpose AI models: names Midjourney, Inc. as provider and an authorised representative in the EU, and the model "Midjourney Image and Video family of models" (V8, V8.1, V8.2) placed on the Union market on 2026-03-17; for the question on signing the GPAI code of practice, "No" is ticked. A further classification under the EU AI Act is not documented on the pages retrieved.
Classification (for review, not legal advice): For review: customer typically a deployer (Art. 3 No. 4). Check Art. 50 when publishing AI-generated images/videos (para. 2 provider, para. 4 deployer). Not legal advice.
- Midjourney Terms of Service (Version Effective Date 2026-05-27) (Terms and conditions), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Privacy Policy (Last Updated 2026-09-03) (Privacy notice), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Comparing Midjourney Plans (Docs) (Pricing page/documentation), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Public Summary of Training Content (Version 1, as of 2026-03-17) (Provider documentation (AI Act)), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
Current notes 2026
Terms of Service: Version Effective Date 2026-05-27. Privacy Policy: Last Updated 2026-09-03. ToS Section 4: "By default, Your Content is publicly viewable and remixable." Stealth Mode only in Pro and Mega (plan comparison, Stealth documentation, ToS). Dispute resolution by binding arbitration (AAA/ICDR, Santa Clara County, California; ToS Section 6). The Privacy Policy names, among other data sources, third parties, "public databases, commercial data sources, and the public internet". The Public Summary of Training Content (2026-03-17, q5) and the AB2013 documentation (2026-01-20, q6) describe as training sources publicly accessible web data (crawling "2023 to present"), licensed and other third-party data, user data and synthetic data; a change to this practice in April 2026 is not evidenced. Plan comparison (q3): companies with more than 1,000,000 USD in annual gross revenue must take out the Pro or Mega plan; 20 % discount for annual payment.
Open points of the review
- Opt-out from use for training (the use of user inputs is evidenced by the Public Summary): not documented in the ToS, Privacy Policy, Public Summary or Help Center.
- DPA: no document found (www.midjourney.com/dpa returns 404); whether a DPA is concluded on request is not documented. No Enterprise plan is offered; consolidated billing only from 50 annual Pro/Mega plans (q9).
- Sub-processors: no list published, only categories in Privacy Policy 2.3.
- Certifications (SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.): no information in the ToS, Privacy Policy or Help Center, neither confirmation nor denial.
- Retention periods for prompts/images while the account exists: not documented (only deletion within 30 days of an account deletion request is evidenced, q7).
Frequently asked questions
Where does Midjourney store data?
US only (plans: Basic, Standard, Pro, Mega). According to the provider, as of 18 Oct 2026.
Is there a DPA for Midjourney?
not publicly documented in: Basic, Standard, Pro, Mega. Based on our research, as of 18 Oct 2026.
Does Midjourney use inputs for AI training?
yes in: Basic, Standard, Pro, Mega. According to the provider, as of 18 Oct 2026.
Where is the provider based?
USA. The Terms of Service give the following address for takedown notices: Midjourney, Inc., 611 Gateway Blvd. Ste 120, South San Francisco, CA 94080-7066, US. Place of jurisdiction/seat of arbitration: Santa Clara County, California (ToS Section 6). According to the provider, as of 18 Oct 2026.
All sources
- 01Midjourney Terms of Service (Version Effective Date 2026-05-27)Terms and conditions · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 02Midjourney Privacy Policy (Last Updated 2026-09-03)Privacy notice · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 03Comparing Midjourney Plans (Docs)Pricing page/documentation · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 04Stealth Mode (Docs)Documentation · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 05Midjourney Public Summary of Training Content (Version 1, as of 2026-03-17)Provider documentation (AI Act) · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 06Midjourney Training Data Documentation under California AB2013 (as of 2026-01-20)Provider documentation · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 07Midjourney Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (as of 2026-09-03)Privacy notice/Help Center · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 08Midjourney Help Center: Deleting Your DataHelp Center · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 09Midjourney Help Center: Group Plans & Corporate BillingHelp Center · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 10Data Privacy Framework List (search for "Midjourney")Official list · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
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