Pricing

Bronze

$10/mo

10,000 Green Buzz per month
5% Bonus Buzz on purchases
1.5x Bonus Blue Buzz on daily rewards
3 Private Models
8 Images per job

Silver

$25/mo

25,000 Green Buzz per month
10% Bonus Buzz on purchases
2.5x Bonus Blue Buzz on daily rewards
10 Private Models
10 Images per job

Gold

$50/mo

50,000 Green Buzz per month
20% Bonus Buzz on purchases
4x Bonus Blue Buzz on daily rewards
100 Private Models
12 Images per job

Pricing from the official site, verified Jun 2026. Always confirm current prices on the vendor site.

Pros & cons

Our analysis

Pros

Thousands of free community-contributed models
Browser-based generator requires no local setup
Model pages include sample outputs and version history
Covers checkpoints, LoRAs, embeddings, and VAEs
Community discussion and prompt sharing included

Cons

Some models require paid subscription for early access
Open-source architecture differs from Midjourney
Content moderation varies by community contribution

What users say

Civitai is commonly used as the primary discovery hub for Stable Diffusion fine-tuned models, with a frequently noted strength being the sheer volume of community-contributed checkpoints and LoRAs organized by style and subject. The on-site image generator is valued for testing models without local infrastructure. A common limitation is that some creators gate newer or exclusive models behind a subscription, creating an uneven experience across the catalogue.

Editorial summary based on public information.

Best for

Artists and developers exploring Stable Diffusion fine-tuned models

Manually choose competitor Civitai

Feature	Civitai	Midjourney
Pricing	Freemium	Freemium
Price from	$10/mo	—
Free tier	Yes	Yes
API	Yes	Waitlist
Open source	No	No
Platforms	Web	Mobile App
Models	Civitai	Midjourney
Context window	8k	8k
Launched	2023	2025

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Specs

Pricing	Freemium
Price from	$10/mo
Free tier	Yes
API	Yes
Open source	No
Platforms	Web
Models	Civitai
Context window	8k
Launched	2023

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