ChatGPT vs Midjourney comparison

By starting price alone, ChatGPT is $2 cheaper. But price is not everything, so check the highlighted rows in the table below.

ChatGPT and Midjourney compared side by side in AI.

CurrencyUSD KRW EUR

ChatGPT

The most widely used general-purpose AI chatbot. Chat, writing, coding, image generation and web search in one place

A leading image generation AI that makes artistic, high-quality images

Highlighted rows are where they differ.

Item	ChatGPTVisit site	MidjourneyVisit site
Starting price	≈€7.13+ ($8)Official USD price	≈€8.92+ ($10)Official USD price
Free tier	Free plan available	Paid only
Korean support	Good	Average
Main models	GPT-6 (Sol) GPT-6 Luna GPT-6 Pro (Astra) GPT-6.1 Sol Image: ChatGPT Images 2.5	Midjourney V8.2 (default) V8.1 V7 Niji 7 Video model
Type	AI services	AI services
Category	Chatbot/Assistant, Image Generation, Coding	Image Generation, Video Generation
Company	OpenAI, United States	Midjourney, United States
Plans	Free Go $8 Plus $20 Pro $100/$200/$500 Business $25 (annual $20) Enterprise/Edu	Basic $10 Standard $30 Pro $60 Mega $120 (20% off with annual billing, no free plan)
Pros	No. 1 in users, so plenty of guides and tips Widest range of features Polished app and voice chat	Top-tier aesthetic quality of images Rich style controls
Cons	Tight usage limits on the free plan Top features need the expensive Pro plans	No free plan Prompts work better in English Weak at adding text

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Prices converted at 1 USD = ₩1,327.84 (2026-10-20). Original price shown in brackets. Taxes as listed by each provider.