Understand Midjourney V8.2 before you subscribe.
Midjourney V8.2 is the version Midjourney’s own release notes describe as current: a 1024px standard render, a 2048px HD tier that costs 62.5% more compute, and an output size that changes with every aspect ratio. It is also the version that ships without a public API — the only official interfaces are the website and Discord.
Resolution, aspect-ratio and compute figures on this page come from Midjourney’s own release notes for version 8.2; plan prices and commercial-use terms come from Midjourney’s own site. Prices, GPU rates and regional availability are set by the vendor and change without notice. Midjourney is sold directly by its developer, so there is no third-party entry point to point at.
What Midjourney V8.2 renders
These are the two figures Midjourney itself published alongside the version 8.2 release notes. The main site’s gallery is a JavaScript component with no static address, so the release notes are the only place an official output can be taken from.
Example images belong to Midjourney and are reproduced with credit: Midjourney version 8.2 release notes
What Midjourney V8 produced in a hands-on review
These four are not Midjourney’s own examples. They are frames Curious Refuge generated with Midjourney V8 while testing it for its own review, and that review publishes the prompt behind three of them. They are rehosted here as a citation with the credit below; all four belong to the site that made them, and Midjourney has neither published nor endorsed them.
Images belong to Curious Refuge and are reproduced with credit. The review is at Curious Refuge: Midjourney v8 review
How Midjourney describes V8.2
Midjourney ships one model version at a time and makes it the default for everyone, rather than offering a menu of versions. V8.2 is that default, and the release notes are unusually specific about what changed in the output pipeline.
Resolution now depends on aspect ratio
V8.2 no longer renders every aspect ratio at the same pixel count. Standard output is 1024×1024 at 1:1, 1232×928 at 4:3, 896×1344 at 2:3 and 1456×816 at 16:9, and the HD tier doubles each of those on both axes — 2048×2048 at 1:1. If you are generating for print or for a specific crop, that table is the one to check before you spend GPU time.
HD costs 62.5% more compute per render
Midjourney prices generations in GPU minutes: 0.8 GPU minutes for a standard render and 1.3 for an HD one. That is the same 62.5% uplift at every aspect ratio, and it is the reason a mixed batch of standard and HD jobs is harder to budget than a flat per-image estimate suggests.
Extreme aspect ratios are allowed, with a ceiling
V8.2 accepts aspect ratios up to 14:1 in standard mode. HD is capped lower, at 4:1, because the doubled pixel budget on a very long or very tall frame is where the render cost stops being predictable.
Two interfaces, no public API
Midjourney is driven from its website or from Discord. The company states that it is starting to investigate an Enterprise API, and publishes no public API today — so any service advertising programmatic Midjourney access is not calling an official endpoint.
Four plans, metered in GPU hours
Basic is $10 a month, Standard $30, Pro $60 and Mega $120, or $96, $288, $576 and $1,152 billed annually. Each tier carries a monthly fast-GPU allowance, and once it is used up you can buy additional compute at $4 per GPU hour. The commercial-use rule is tiered rather than flat: any subscription point permits commercial work, but a business past $1M in revenue is required to be on Pro or Mega.
What the release notes document
Midjourney publishes release notes rather than a specification sheet, so this section carries what version 8.2’s notes actually state about output, cost and access.
Ratio-aware output sizes
1:1 at 1024×1024, 4:3 at 1232×928, 2:3 at 896×1344 and 16:9 at 1456×816 in standard mode, each doubled in HD. Aspect ratios between those presets are supported up to the 14:1 ceiling.
A doubled HD tier
HD doubles both axes rather than upscaling a standard render, so a 1:1 HD image is 2048×2048. The HD tier is limited to 4:1 and below, and costs 1.3 GPU minutes against 0.8 standard.
A single current version
Midjourney does not offer a version picker in the way multi-model platforms do: V8.2 is the default, and the release notes are where each change to the pipeline is documented.
Subscription pricing in two billing modes
Monthly: $10, $30, $60, $120. Annual: $96, $288, $576, $1,152. Additional GPU time beyond the plan allowance is $4 per GPU hour.
Tiered commercial rights
Commercial use is permitted from any paid subscription point. Organisations whose revenue exceeds $1M are required to hold Pro or Mega — a condition Midjourney states on its own site rather than one inferred from the plan names.
No published API
The company describes an Enterprise API as under investigation and offers nothing public. Automation today means the website or Discord; there is no documented rate limit or endpoint to design around.
Documented specifications
Every row below is stated in Midjourney’s release notes for version 8.2 or on its own plan pages.
- Developer
- Midjourney
- Current version
- V8.2
- Default since
- 24 July 2026
- Standard output, 1:1
- 1024×1024
- Standard output, 4:3
- 1232×928
- Standard output, 2:3
- 896×1344
- Standard output, 16:9
- 1456×816
- HD output, 1:1
- 2048×2048
- Maximum aspect ratio
- 14:1 standard · 4:1 HD
- Standard render cost
- 0.8 GPU minutes
- HD render cost
- 1.3 GPU minutes
- Interfaces
- Website and Discord
- Public API
- Not offered
- Plans, monthly
- Basic $10 · Standard $30 · Pro $60 · Mega $120
- Plans, annual
- $96 · $288 · $576 · $1,152
- Additional compute
- $4 per GPU hour
- Commercial use
- Any paid tier; Pro or Mega above $1M revenue
Documented access channels
Midjourney is a first-party product with no reseller network and no API, so everything a reader needs is on Midjourney’s own two surfaces.
Midjourney website
The primary interface: generation, the personal gallery, plan management and the current model. V8.2 is the version served by default.
OpenVersion 8.2 release notes
Midjourney’s own announcement for this version, and the source of the resolution table, the GPU-minute costs and the two official sample figures reproduced above.
OpenDiscord
The original interface, still supported: generation through the bot in a server or a direct message. Useful when a team already keeps its working channels there.
OpenPlans and billing
The four subscription tiers, the annual rates and the additional GPU hour price, published on Midjourney’s own site.
OpenMidjourney V8.2 FAQ
Does Midjourney have an API?
No public API. Midjourney describes an Enterprise API as under investigation and publishes no endpoint, no rate limit and no developer documentation. Any third-party service claiming programmatic Midjourney access is automating the web or Discord interface, not calling an official API.
What resolution does V8.2 output?
It depends on the aspect ratio. Standard output is 1024×1024 at 1:1, 1232×928 at 4:3, 896×1344 at 2:3 and 1456×816 at 16:9. HD doubles each of those on both axes, so a 1:1 HD render is 2048×2048.
How much extra does HD cost?
Each HD render is charged at 1.3 GPU minutes against 0.8 for a standard render — a 62.5% uplift. HD is also capped at a 4:1 aspect ratio, where standard mode allows up to 14:1.
How much does Midjourney cost?
Basic is $10 a month, Standard $30, Pro $60 and Mega $120. Billed annually the same tiers are $96, $288, $576 and $1,152. Compute beyond the plan allowance is $4 per GPU hour.
Can I use Midjourney output commercially?
Any paid subscription point grants commercial use. The condition Midjourney attaches is revenue-based: a business earning more than $1M a year is required to be on the Pro or Mega plan. Free trial output is the case to check separately, because the licence follows the subscription.
Which version am I using when I generate?
V8.2, unless Midjourney has since moved the default forward. Midjourney ships one current version rather than a picker, and each change is documented in its release notes — so the notes page is the place to confirm what the default is today.
Do the sample images on this page show what I will get?
They are Midjourney’s own V8.2 outputs, reproduced with credit. They show the range the release notes present, not a guaranteed result: prompt, aspect ratio and the HD tier all change the output, and Midjourney publishes no reference prompts for these two figures.
Latest Midjourney V8.2 articles
Browse every published Midjourney V8.2 article, from introductions to practical guides and developer documentation.
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Midjourney Parameters: The Published List and Two Offline Checks
The thirty entries on the official Parameter List, the values single-parameter pages publish, four documented clashes, and two offline Python checks.
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Midjourney Edit Model: Inpainting, References and Three Edits
What the V8.2 edit model does, the four documented entry points, how inpainting and outpainting work in the Editor, and three official example prompts.
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Midjourney Discord Commands: The Published List and a Checker
Every command on the official Discord Command List, the qualifiers attached to each, and two offline scripts that validate a command name and an /imagine line.
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Midjourney vs Stable Diffusion: What Each Vendor Publishes
Midjourney sells subscriptions; Stable Diffusion ships open weights. The real split is what each vendor documents: prompts, price, licences, automation.
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Midjourney V8.2: What the Update Changed and Why It Is Default
What the official V8.2 pages state: the July 24, 2026 default switch, the three announced changes, the V7 personalization carry-over, and the gaps.
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Midjourney Style Reference: How `--sref`, `--sw` and `--sv` Work
What the official Style Reference page covers: the definition, `--sref` on web and Discord, the two published `--sw` numbers, the `--sv` versions, and the gaps.
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Midjourney Prompt Guide: Structure, Elements and Edit Instructions
What the official Midjourney prompt pages say: the seven elements, the three parameter rules, and the description-versus-instruction split V8.2 introduced.
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Midjourney Pricing: Four Plans, GPU Hours and What a Job Costs
The official plan chart, re-verified on 15 September 2026: four tiers, Fast GPU allowances, the documented cost of one job, and what is unpublished.
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How to Use Midjourney V8.2
Where Midjourney V8.2 runs, how a first image comes together, a copyable prompt example, the official resolution and GPU figures, and what is unpublished.
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Midjourney API: What Exists and What Does Not
Midjourney has no public API. Here is the official record, the licence clause that governs automation, and runnable code for the specs it has published.
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