Setting up Midjourney is straightforward. Here's how to get started generating your first images.

Creating Your Account

1. Go to midjourney.com and click "Sign Up"
2. Create an account using your email or Discord
3. Choose a subscription plan

Subscription Plans

Midjourney operates on a subscription model:

• Basic ($10/month) — ~200 image generations per month. Good for casual exploration.
• Standard ($30/month) — Unlimited relaxed generations, 15 hours of fast generations. Best value for regular users.
• Pro ($60/month) — 30 hours of fast generations, stealth mode for private images. For power users.
• Mega ($120/month) — 60 hours of fast time. For teams and heavy commercial use.

The Midjourney Interface

Midjourney now offers a full web interface at midjourney.com in addition to its original Discord bot. The web interface provides:

• A clean prompt input bar at the top
• A gallery of your generated images
• Explore page showing community creations
• Image editing and variation tools
• Organization features like folders and favorites

Your First Image

Type a simple prompt in the input bar:

"a cozy cabin in a snowy forest at sunset"

Within seconds, Midjourney will generate four image variations. You can then:

• Upscale (U1-U4) — Create a high-resolution version of your favorite
• Vary (V1-V4) — Generate new variations based on one of the results
• Re-roll — Generate four completely new interpretations

Start simple and experiment. The best way to learn Midjourney is by generating lots of images and seeing how different prompts affect the output.