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Adobe Illustrator vs Midjourney

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Adobe Illustrator

Software

Professional vector graphics software

From
$22.99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Midjourney

Software

AI image generation with artistic excellence

From
$10/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Adobe Illustrator listed on UK G-Cloud as part of Adobe Creative Cloud (which bundles Illustrator) at £58 to £80 per licence per month, via reseller ServiceKey; Midjourney subscription tiers as captured 29 December 2023 ranged from $10/month (3.3 Fast GPU hours) to $120/month (60 Fast GPU hours), with extra GPU time at $4/hour, and companies earning over $1,000,000/year in gross revenue were required to use the Pro plan
  • They diverge on capability: Adobe Illustrator covers Vector drawing, Midjourney covers Text-to-image.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Adobe Illustrator and Midjourney actually diverge.

Attributes where Adobe Illustrator and Midjourney differ
AttributeAdobe IllustratorMidjourney
Starting price$22.99/month$10/month
PlatformsWindows, Macos, IosDiscord, Web
Founded19822021

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Adobe Illustrator

  • Vector drawing
  • Bezier tools
  • Shape tools
  • Typography
  • Gradients & effects
  • Symbols & instances
  • Artboards
  • 3D capabilities

Only in Midjourney

  • Text-to-image
  • Style transfer
  • Image upscaling
  • Variation generation
  • Discord
  • Web interface
  • Discord support
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Adobe Illustrator

  • Logo designnot Midjourney
  • Vector illustrationnot Midjourney
  • Icon designnot Midjourney
  • Print designnot Midjourney

Midjourney

  • ai tools managementnot Adobe Illustrator
  • Workflow automationnot Adobe Illustrator
  • Reportingnot Adobe Illustrator

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Adobe Illustrator

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud as part of Adobe Creative Cloud (which bundles Illustrator) at £58 to £80 per licence per month, via reseller ServiceKey

Midjourney

  • Subscription tiers as captured 29 December 2023 ranged from $10/month (3.3 Fast GPU hours) to $120/month (60 Fast GPU hours), with extra GPU time at $4/hour, and companies earning over $1,000,000/year in gross revenue were required to use the Pro plan

Pricing, plan by plan

Adobe Illustrator

$22.99/month
  • Single App$22.99/month
    • Illustrator desktop app
    • 100GB cloud storage
    • Adobe Fonts
  • All Apps$59.99/month
    • All Creative Cloud apps
    • 100GB cloud storage
    • Adobe Stock trial

Midjourney

$10/month
  • Basic$10/month
    • 200 generations/month
    • General commercial terms
  • Standard$30/month
    • 15 GPU hours
    • Unlimited relaxed
  • Pro$60/month
    • 30 GPU hours
    • Stealth mode

Which should you pick?

Choose Adobe Illustrator if

  • You need vector drawing.
  • You work on Windows, Macos, Ios.
  • You also want bezier tools.
Adobe Illustrator review

Choose Midjourney if

  • You need text-to-image.
  • You work on Discord, Web.
  • You also want style transfer.
Midjourney review

Questions people ask

Is Adobe Illustrator or Midjourney better?
Neither clearly leads. Adobe Illustrator starts at $22.99/month and Midjourney at $10/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Adobe Illustrator or Midjourney?
Adobe Illustrator starts at $22.99/month and Midjourney at $10/month.
Does Adobe Illustrator or Midjourney run on more platforms?
Adobe Illustrator runs on Windows, Macos, Ios. Midjourney runs on Discord, Web.
What is Adobe Illustrator best used for?
Adobe Illustrator is most often used for logo design, vector illustration, icon design, print design. Of those, logo design and vector illustration are not what Midjourney is typically brought in for.
What can Adobe Illustrator do that Midjourney cannot?
Adobe Illustrator covers Vector drawing, Bezier tools, Shape tools, Typography. Midjourney covers Text-to-image, Style transfer, Image upscaling, Variation generation.
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