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Two platforms.
Same questions.
HeyGen
IMAGE / VIDEO / AUDIO GENERATION
PROMPT
Users and enterprises retain ownership of all input content including scripts, images, and video uploads. HeyGen is granted a processing license only.
OUTPUT
Users own all generated avatar videos. HeyGen does not assert IP claims over customer outputs.
TRAINING
HeyGen explicitly trains on user-uploaded content for all users, including free plan users. The ToS grants HeyGen a license to use 'Your Content' to 'train or otherwise improve or modify our artificial intelligence and machine learning models.' The license is royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable, worldwide, and irrevocable, and survives termination. A separate 'License to your Content (For Users in the Free Plan)' section confirms free users grant this same training license even though their output use rights are more limited. No general opt-out from AI training is described.
COMMERCIAL
Commercial use is explicitly permitted across all paid plans. HeyGen is widely used for commercial marketing and training videos.
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Midjourney
IMAGE / VIDEO / AUDIO GENERATION
PROMPT
Midjourney's Terms grant users ownership of their prompts. However, by using the service, users grant Midjourney a license to use prompts.
OUTPUT
Users own outputs for personal/Pro plans. Companies with >M revenue must use Pro or Mega plan for ownership. By default all content is public and remixable.
TRAINING
Privacy policy explicitly states data is collected "through the process of training Midjourney machine learning algorithms." ToS grants a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, sublicensable license to all user content and outputs — this license applies regardless of subscription tier or Stealth Mode. Stealth Mode (Pro/Mega plan) only prevents other *users* from seeing your content publicly; it does not restrict Midjourney's own license or data access.
COMMERCIAL
Paid plans: commercial use permitted with full ownership. Free plan: non-commercial use only under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 4.0). Enterprise: enhanced commercial terms available.
70 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
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AIRIN SUMMARY
HeyGen carries highly permissive license terms; Midjourney carries highly permissive license terms.FOR ENTERPRISE: HEYGEN NOT RECOMMENDED · MIDJOURNEY NOT RECOMMENDED
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⚡ INTERACTIVE RISK COMPARISON HEATMAP
| RISK SURFACE | HEYGEN | MIDJOURNEY |
|---|---|---|
| PPrompt Ownership | ||
| OOutput Ownership | ||
| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
| $Tier Differences |
* Click any cell in the heatmap matrix to scroll directly to its verbatim policy citations below.
📂 Intellectual Property & Model Training
P
SURFACE 01
Prompt Ownership
HeyGen
HIGH
Users and enterprises retain ownership of all input content including scripts, images, and video uploads. HeyGen is granted a processing license only.
No citation available
Midjourney
LOWHIGH
Midjourney's Terms grant users ownership of their prompts. However, by using the service, users grant Midjourney a license to use prompts.
“- Prompts that you provide (including text, images, and those generated from spoken input and summarized into text), and other content such as photos, videos, documents, and messages that you input into the Services”
O
SURFACE 02
Output Ownership
HeyGen
HIGH
Users own all generated avatar videos. HeyGen does not assert IP claims over customer outputs.
No citation available
Midjourney
HIGH
Users own outputs for personal/Pro plans. Companies with >M revenue must use Pro or Mega plan for ownership. By default all content is public and remixable.
No citation available
T
SURFACE 03
Model Training
HeyGen
MEDHIGH
HeyGen explicitly trains on user-uploaded content for all users, including free plan users. The ToS grants HeyGen a license to use 'Your Content' to 'train or otherwise improve or modify our artificial intelligence and machine learning models.' The license is royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable, worldwide, and irrevocable, and survives termination. A separate 'License to your Content (For Users in the Free Plan)' section confirms free users grant this same training license even though their output use rights are more limited. No general opt-out from AI training is described.
“ We may process your Personal Data to research, develop and improve our AI models. We have a legitimate interest in using your Personal Data for the purpose of research and development of AI models, to the extent that the balance between rights and interests is safeguarded. You…”
Midjourney
HIGH
Privacy policy explicitly states data is collected "through the process of training Midjourney machine learning algorithms." ToS grants a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, sublicensable license to all user content and outputs — this license applies regardless of subscription tier or Stealth Mode. Stealth Mode (Pro/Mega plan) only prevents other *users* from seeing your content publicly; it does not restrict Midjourney's own license or data access.
No citation available
C
SURFACE 04
Commercial Use
HeyGen
HIGH
Commercial use is explicitly permitted across all paid plans. HeyGen is widely used for commercial marketing and training videos.
No citation available
Midjourney
HIGH
Paid plans: commercial use permitted with full ownership. Free plan: non-commercial use only under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 4.0). Enterprise: enhanced commercial terms available.
No citation available
📂 Data Privacy & Governance
D
SURFACE 05
Data Privacy
HeyGen
MEDHIGH
Free plan: output licensed for personal/non-commercial use only; cannot be monetized or used in commercial work. Paid plans: users own outputs commercially. All tiers: same irrevocable training license on uploaded content. Enterprise plans exist (21 references to 'Enterprise' in ToS) but specific Enterprise data protections not captured in cached file.
“We have a legitimate interest in using your Personal Data for the purpose of understanding usage. Enhancing the safety and security of our Services, such as conducting troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, evaluation and system reporting. We have a legitimate interest in usin…”
Midjourney
MEDHIGH
Free/Standard: content publicly visible and remixable. Pro/Mega: Stealth Mode available — hides content from public gallery but Midjourney retains full irrevocable license. Companies >USD 1M/yr revenue require Pro/Mega plan for output ownership.
“The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain th…”
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SURFACE 06
Tier Differences
HeyGen
HIGH
Free plan: output licensed for personal/non-commercial use only; cannot be monetized or used in commercial work. Paid plans: users own outputs commercially. All tiers: same irrevocable training license on uploaded content. Enterprise plans exist (21 references to 'Enterprise' in ToS) but specific Enterprise data protections not captured in cached file.
No citation available
Midjourney
LOWHIGH
Free/Standard: content publicly visible and remixable. Pro/Mega: Stealth Mode available — hides content from public gallery but Midjourney retains full irrevocable license. Companies >USD 1M/yr revenue require Pro/Mega plan for output ownership.
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