Layer
Concept art & 2D assets · Free tier + paid- Commercial use
- Commercial use allowed
- Free plan
- Free planStart for free (scope unverified)
- Ship free-plan output?
- Yes
- Engines
- Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Layer vs Midjourney
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Our ranking
In Concept art & 2D assets, Layer ranks #4 and Midjourney ranks #9. No independent quality tests found. Ranked on game-dev fit: commercial use allowed; no engine integration stated; API and official MCP server. Mostly runs other companies' image models, so their leaderboard results don't count for it.
Midjourney
Concept art & 2D assets · Paid- Commercial use
- Commercial on paid plans only
- Free plan
- Paid onlyNo free plan stated: "All Midjourney plans are subscriptions"
- Ship free-plan output?
- No free plan
- Engines
- Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Bottom line for game devs
- Commercial use: Layer: commercial use allowed terms. Midjourney: commercial on paid plans only terms.
- Free plan: Layer: free plan (Start for free (scope unverified)) pricing. Midjourney: paid only (No free plan stated: "All Midjourney plans are subscriptions") pricing.
- Shipping free-plan output in a paid game: only Layer allows it, per their published terms.
- API and MCP: Layer: public API, official MCP server. Midjourney: API not stated by vendor, MCP not stated by vendor.
- Engine integrations stated by the vendor: both: none stated (standard file export).
Best for
Style-consistent game art and marketing creatives
Concept art, key art and 2D illustration
What it does
Generative content platform aimed at game studios: style-trained models, concept art, marketing creatives and asset variations with team workflows.
AI image (and video) generation on the web and Discord; used for concept art, key art and 2D game images. Four subscription plans, no free plan stated.
Verdict
For studios that want style-trained generation with no per-seat fees; the pricing page lists a commercial licence for all users.
For concept and key art on a subscription; you own what you make on any plan, but studios over US$1M a year need Pro or Mega, and images are public unless you pay for Stealth.
Tasks●
Concept art & 2D assets, Textures & materials, Trailers & marketing
Concept art & 2D assets
Engines
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Free plan●
Free plan Start for free (scope unverified)
Paid only No free plan stated: "All Midjourney plans are subscriptions"
Pricing
Start for free. Subscriptions begin at US$10/month for 300 Creative Units, increasing by US$60 per 1,000 CUs; US$0 per seat. source
Basic US$10/month, Standard US$30, Pro US$60, Mega US$120 per month; annual billing US$96, US$288, US$576 or US$1,152 a year (20% off). Extra fast GPU time US$4/hr. source
Export formats
Not stated by vendor
Not stated by vendor
Commercial use●
Commercial use allowed
Pricing page lists "Commercial license for all users". Free-tier scope: unverified. source
Pricing page lists "Commercial license for all users". Free-tier scope: unverified. source
Commercial on paid plans only
Terms of Service (effective 27 May 2026): you own the Assets you create; ownership persists if you later downgrade or cancel. A company (or employee of a company) with more than US$1,000,000 a year in revenue must be on Pro or Mega to own its Assets. Upscales of other users' images stay theirs. Content is publicly viewable and remixable by default (Stealth Mode on Pro/Mega only). Assets are provided AS IS, with no non-infringement warranty, and you indemnify Midjourney. source
Terms of Service (effective 27 May 2026): you own the Assets you create; ownership persists if you later downgrade or cancel. A company (or employee of a company) with more than US$1,000,000 a year in revenue must be on Pro or Mega to own its Assets. Upscales of other users' images stay theirs. Content is publicly viewable and remixable by default (Stealth Mode on Pro/Mega only). Assets are provided AS IS, with no non-infringement warranty, and you indemnify Midjourney. source
Revenue share / caps●
Not stated by vendor
Company revenue over US$1,000,000/year requires Pro or Mega; no revenue share stated
API●
Available. API documentation published source
Not stated by vendor. No public API stated; the Terms say you may not use automated tools to access the Services or generate Assets source
Last checked
Rows marked ● differ between the two tools. Licence badges: green = commercial use allowed (including any free plan or trial), amber = paid plans only, restricted, or allowed but with no free plan, red = not allowed, grey = not stated by vendor or not applicable. Read the vendor's current terms before you ship.