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Image Variations vs Microsoft Designer vs Midjourney

All three are image generation tools. Here is what separates them.

	Image Variations	Microsoft Designer	Midjourney
What it is	Generate astonishing variations of any input image with AI (GPT & DALL-E). Create new wallpapers, new memes, avatars, new designs & diagrams, new NFTs, new…	A graphic design app that helps you create professional quality social media posts, invitations, digital postcards, graphics, and more. Start with your idea…	AI-powered image generation creating stunning artwork and visuals from text descriptions.
Category	Image Generation	Image Generation	Image Generation
Pricing	Paid	Paid	Paid · $10-$60/mo
How it bills	Not published	Not published	Flat monthly
Free tier	No	No	No
Rating	Not yet rated	Not yet rated	4.7 from 9,800 reviews
Features	—	—	V6 photorealistic generation Style customization Upscaling & variations Pan & zoom controls Image-to-image Consistent characters Prompt analysis Batch processing
What works	Sits in Image Generation, one of the better-covered categories here — easy to compare	Sits in Image Generation, one of the better-covered categories here — easy to compare	Best artistic quality Photorealistic capabilities Active community Consistent style control Regular improvements
What does not	No free tier — it has to be paid for before it can be tried Does not publish a price on its own site, so the cost is only clear after signing up 133 other tools in this catalogue claim to do the same job 48 tools in the same category have a free tier	No free tier — it has to be paid for before it can be tried Does not publish a price on its own site, so the cost is only clear after signing up 133 other tools in this catalogue claim to do the same job 48 tools in the same category have a free tier	No free tier Discord-based interface Learning curve for prompts Limited editing tools No API access for small plans

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