Best Midjourney alternatives

Other AI image generators, ranked on free access, entry price, restrictions and how recently we confirmed the data.

How we rank · Updated as prices are re-checked · 4 ranked

  1. 1

    Recraft

    AI image generator for vector art, icons and brand graphics

    94/100
    Cheapest paid plan
    £10/mo
    Free plan
    Free plan
    Confirmed
    5 Oct 2026
    Score breakdown
    • Free accessHas an ongoing free plan25/25
    • Entry priceCheapest paid plan £10/mo20/25
    • RestrictionsNone stated on the pricing page20/20
    • Data freshnessConfirmed 2 days ago15/15
  2. 2

    OpenArt

    All-in-one AI studio for images, video, characters and audio

    74/100
    Cheapest paid plan
    $14/mo (≈£10.55)
    Free plan
    Free trial
    Confirmed
    7 Oct 2026
    Score breakdown
    • Free accessFree trial only8/25
    • Entry priceCheapest paid plan $14/mo (≈£10.55)19.7/25
    • RestrictionsNone stated on the pricing page20/20
    • Data freshnessConfirmed today15/15
  3. 3

    NightCafe

    Community AI art generator with many image and video models

    73/100
    Cheapest paid plan
    £6.24/mo
    Free plan
    Free plan
    Confirmed
    5 Oct 2026
    Score breakdown
    • Free accessHas an ongoing free plan25/25
    • Entry priceCheapest paid plan £6.24/mo21.9/25
    • RestrictionsNot checked yet, so no points0/20
    • Data freshnessConfirmed 2 days ago15/15
  4. 4

    Adobe Firefly

    Adobe's generative AI app for images, video and audio

    71/100
    Cheapest paid plan
    £9.99/mo
    Free plan
    Free plan
    Confirmed
    5 Oct 2026
    Score breakdown
    • Free accessHas an ongoing free plan25/25
    • Entry priceCheapest paid plan £9.99/mo20/25
    • RestrictionsNot checked yet, so no points0/20
    • Data freshnessConfirmed 2 days ago15/15

Not ranked yet

These fit the list, but we won’t rank a tool on data we haven’t confirmed.

How we rank

Every score is worked out from data on this site: prices and restrictions read from each official pricing page, and visitor ratings. The score is the points a tool earns as a percentage of the points available.

What countsPointsHow it’s scored
Free access25A free plan you can keep using scores full marks; a free trial scores 30%; nothing free scores 0.
Entry price25The cheapest paid plan per month: £0 scores full marks, falling evenly to nothing at £50 or more. US-dollar prices are converted at the day’s reference rate; other currencies aren’t converted or scored.
Restrictions20Restrictions the official pricing page states in its own words (credit caps, watermarks, no commercial use and so on). Each one costs a fifth of these points. Not checked yet means no points.
Data freshness15Full marks if we confirmed the price in the last 7 days, 60% within 30 days, 25% if older.
Visitor value rating15Visitors’ value-for-money ratings, counted only once 10 or more people have rated a tool. Until then it’s left out and the score is out of the remaining points.

Never counted: affiliate links or commission, how often a tool is clicked, popularity, or anything a company pays for. Tools whose prices we haven’t confirmed aren’t ranked at all.

Exchange rate: $1 = £0.7532 (European Central Bank reference rate, 6 Oct 2026).

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