MidjourneyPay, got betterUS
Annual billing with a 20% discount
Midjourney began offering yearly billing on every plan at a 20% discount
What changed
- Basic
- Was Before: $10/month
- After: $10/month or $96/year ($8 / month)
- Standard
- Was Before: $30/month
- After: $30/month or $288/year ($24 / month)
- Yearly billing
- Was Before: Not listed for Basic or Standard
- After: 20% discount
What this means for you
Paying a year upfront cuts the monthly cost by a fifth, for example Basic works out to $8 a month instead of $10.
What you can do
- Choose yearly billing only if you expect to use Midjourney for the whole year: the full fee is paid upfront
How we know
An archived copy of the billing docs from Dec 12, 2022 lists Basic at $10/month and Standard at $30/month.
An archived copy of the Subscription Plans page from Jan 25, 2023 offers paying for the entire year for a 20% discount.
An archived copy from Feb 19, 2023 lists Basic at $96 and Standard at $288 a year.
Sources
- Midjourney docs (GitBook): Billing (before, Dec 12 2022: Basic $10/month, Standard $30/month) · archived copy
- Midjourney docs: Subscription Plans (Jan 25 2023: 'for the entire year for a 20% discount') · archived copy
- Midjourney docs: Subscription Plans (Feb 19 2023: Basic $96, Standard $288 a year) · archived copy
- Help Center: Comparing Midjourney Plans (20% annual discount; live check Sep 26 2026) · archived copy
Full research notes
Midjourney's billing docs (GitBook), archived Dec 12, 2022, describe 'Basic for $10/month and Standard for $30/month', plus a Corporate plan for $600/year for employees of companies with over $1M/year in gross revenue; no yearly price is given for Basic or Standard. The docs Subscription Plans page archived Jan 25, 2023 says 'Pay month-to-month or for the entire year for a 20% discount.' The first archived copy with annual prices, Feb 19, 2023, lists Basic $96 ($8 / month) and Standard $288 ($24 / month) a year. The Help Center page checked live Sep 26, 2026 still says 'You can get a 20% discount on your subscription by committing to an annual plan, where the full year fee is paid upfront.'
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