Midjourney vs Pika comparison

The starting price is the same for both. Compare the conditions in the table below.

Midjourney and Pika compared side by side in AI.

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Midjourney

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

What is good

  • Top-tier aesthetic quality of images
  • Rich style controls

What could be better

  • No free plan
  • Prompts work better in English

Midjourney official site

Pika

A generative AI platform for creators that makes video, images and sound in one place (in-house + external models)

What is good

  • Make video, images and sound in one place
  • Offers external models such as Seedance cheaply
  • Low starting price

What could be better

  • No commercial use on Free and Starter
  • Free has no base credits

Pika official site

At a glance

Highlighted rows are where they differ.

ItemMidjourneyVisit sitePikaVisit site
Starting price≈€8.90+ ($10)Official USD price≈€8.90+ ($10)Official USD price
Free tierPaid onlyFree plan available
Korean supportAverageLimited
Main models
  • Midjourney V8.2 (default)
  • V8.1
  • V7
  • Niji 7
  • Video model
  • Pika 2.5
  • Pikaframes
  • Pika audio (Speech/Music/Soundtrack/SFX)
  • External models: Seedance 2.5/Wan 3.0/GPT Image 2.5 and others
TypeAI servicesAI services
CategoryImage Generation, Video GenerationVideo Generation
CompanyMidjourney, United StatesPika Labs, United States
Plans
  • Basic $10
  • Standard $30
  • Pro $60
  • Mega $120 (20% off with annual billing, no free plan)
  • Free (credit packs only)
  • Starter $10
  • Creator $35
  • Fancy from $95
  • Enterprise contact (20% off with annual billing, commercial use from Creator)
Pros
  • Top-tier aesthetic quality of images
  • Rich style controls
  • Make video, images and sound in one place
  • Offers external models such as Seedance cheaply
  • Low starting price
Cons
  • No free plan
  • Prompts work better in English
  • Weak at adding text
  • No commercial use on Free and Starter
  • Free has no base credits
  • Interface in English

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Prices converted at 1 USD = ₩1,325.57 (2026-10-21). Original price shown in brackets. Taxes as listed by each provider.

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