Midjourney vs Stability AI

Midjourney and Stability AI both provide image generation services using artificial intelligence. They both use diffusion model technology. The user enters a description of the desired image and within seconds neural network generates several options. Both services are focused on creating artistic and photorealistic images and are considered industrial quality standards in this niche. They are popular among designers, artists and marketers.

But Midjourney (launched in 2022) is an American service developed by the independent research lab. It operates primarily via public Discord bot (so all images are publicly visible) and does not offer source code or local installation option. It offers a paid version that provides fast GPU processing, ability to generate private images and the right to commercially use the generated pics.

Stability AI (2022) is a British company developing the open-source model Stable Diffusion. It can be run locally on your computer and generate images without any restrictions. The company also offers a paid cloud version with an API for businesses. Additionally, businesses can order integration services to embed Stable Diffusion model into their products and workflows.