Opus 4.5 vs Midjourney

A detailed comparison to help you choose the right AI tool for your needs.

Winner
Anthropic

Claude Opus 4.5

4.9
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Midjourney

Midjourney

4.8
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Our Pick
Claude Opus 4.5

Claude Opus 4.5 edges out Midjourney with superior overall performance and features that make it the better choice for most users.

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Feature Comparison

Feature
Opus 4.5
Midjourney
Ratings
Overall Rating
4.9
4.8
Coding
5.0
-
Writing
4.8
-
Reasoning
4.9
-
Speed
4.2
4.5
Value
4.5
4.6
Pricing
Monthly Price
$20
$10
Free Tier
Input (per 1M tokens)
$5
-
Output (per 1M tokens)
$25
-
Features
Context Window
200K
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Vision/Images
Audio
Video
Code Generation
AI Agents

Claude Opus 4.5

Pros

  • Best coding model available (80.9% SWE-bench)
  • Excellent for autonomous agents
  • Effort parameter allows speed/quality tradeoff
  • 76% fewer tokens than Sonnet at same quality
  • Strong at long-horizon tasks

Cons

  • More expensive than Sonnet
  • Slower on simple tasks
  • Requires Claude Pro/Max subscription for full access

Midjourney

Pros

  • Best image quality
  • Excellent artistic style
  • Great for marketing assets
  • Active community
  • Affordable pricing

Cons

  • Discord-only interface
  • No free tier
  • Limited control over outputs
  • No API access for most users

Choose Opus 4.5 if you need:

Professional developers, complex codebases, autonomous agents

Choose Midjourney if you need:

Marketing images, concept art, creative projects

Ready to get started?

Both tools offer free tiers or trials. Try them out and see which one works best for your workflow.