It depends on your work. Midjourney — marketing and design managers who care about the first impression of promotional materials and covers. NanoBanana — PR and training managers who make card news and internal announcements themselves.
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Midjourney vs NanoBanana Comparison
This compares the tool often seen as the quality benchmark for image generation with one you can use for free right away. The results look different, and the cost structures are very different.
Free plans, Korean support, pricing, and security in one tableChecked 26 Sep 2026
VERDICT
How to choose
The “best for” notes from each tool’s page, side by side.
Midjourney — Who it is for- Marketing and design managers who care about the first impression of promotional materials and covers
- People who want to review several drafts to set a direction before outsourcing
- People who pay a monthly fee and create images regularly
Better with another toolPeople who make only a few images a month
See Midjourney in detail →NanoBanana — Best for- PR and training managers who make card news and internal announcements themselves
- People who often need concept diagrams and illustrations for reports
- People who already work in a Google account and don’t want another tool
Better with another toolAnyone who needs brand-photoshoot-quality portraits
Learn more about NanoBanana →COMPARE
Compared in one table
Pricing and terms were checked directly on each tool’s official pages. Check the official page again before you pay.
| Feature | Midjourney | NanoBanana |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | High-quality images (for designers) | Top for images |
| Developer | Midjourney | Google DeepMind |
| Free | Paid Every plan is a subscription, with no free tier. Basic, the cheapest, costs $10 per month, and annual billing saves 20%. | Free tier available The official blog says free users of the Gemini app get a set number of uses, then are moved down to the previous-generation model. |
| Korean | Limited The interface and official documentation are in English. We don’t recommend it for placing clear Korean text inside images. | Excellent It understands instructions in Korean well, and the official introduction includes an example of swapping in Korean text. |
| Level | Intermediate | Beginner |
| Individual plans (start here) | Standard $30/month | Google AI Pro KRW 29,000 (≈ US$22)/month |
| Company pricing | Companies with over $1 million in annual revenue: Pro at $60/month or Mega at $120/month | Gemini API · Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image): $0.134 per 1K or 2K image |
| Training on your input | Images are public by default. The official documentation states that private generation is available only through Stealth mode on the Pro and Mega plans. | Conversations on a personal free account in the Gemini app may be used to improve the service. If you create images from company materials, it’s safer to use an organization workspace account. |
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| Weaknesses | There is no free trial, and images are public by default. Stealth mode, which keeps images private, is available only on the Pro and Mega plans, and the official terms require companies with annual revenue over $1 million to use Pro or higher. | Once you pass the free limit, you drop to an earlier-generation model, and images on the free and Pro tiers keep a Gemini sparkle mark (removed on Ultra only). Every image also carries an invisible SynthID watermark, and the image models are not available on the AI Studio free tier. |
SCORE
Nanum ratings compared
Subjective ratings out of 5 from John Kim, CEO, based on his use of both tools in training and real work. The two tools are scored side by side on the same criteria.
Realism
Midjourney
NanoBanana
Text rendering
Midjourney
NanoBanana
Korean subject matter
Midjourney
NanoBanana
Easy to get started
Midjourney
NanoBanana
Low cost
Midjourney
NanoBanana
Video generation
Midjourney
NanoBanana
Coding ability
Midjourney
NanoBanana
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This comparison is not the result of running the same prompt through several tools. It brings together what we verified for each tool (official pricing pages, terms of service, and Nanum’s own ratings) in one place.
FAQ
- Midjourney: According to the official guide, every plan is a subscription and there is no free tier. The cheapest, Basic, is $10 a month, and switching to annual billing saves 20%.
- NanoBanana: According to the official blog, free Gemini app users can use it up to a set number of times, and beyond that limit it falls back to the previous-generation model.
- Midjourney (limited Korean): The interface and official documentation are in English. We don’t recommend it for placing clear Korean text inside images.
- NanoBanana (strong Korean): It understands instructions in Korean well, and the official introduction includes an example of swapping in Korean text.
- Midjourney: Creations are public by default. The official documentation states that private generation is available only through Stealth Mode on the Pro and Mega plans.
- NanoBanana: Conversations on a personal free account in the Gemini app may be used to improve the service. If you create images from company materials, it’s safer to use an organization workspace account.
Last updated 22 Sep 2026 · Free-plan availability, pricing, and terms are the values confirmed on each tool’s official page. Ratings are based on John Kim, CEO of Nanum Consulting, using these tools firsthand in training sessions and real work.
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