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Two platforms.
Same questions.
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.
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DALL-E (OpenAI)
IMAGE / VIDEO / AUDIO GENERATION
PROMPT
Users retain ownership of their image prompts. OpenAI Terms apply.
OUTPUT
OpenAI assigns all its rights in generated images to users, subject to Terms compliance.
TRAINING
Image generations may be used to improve OpenAI models for consumer accounts unless opted out via Data Controls.
COMMERCIAL
Commercial use of generated images is permitted for all plans including free (subject to content policy).
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AIRIN SUMMARY
DALL-E (OpenAI) has moderate defaults; Midjourney carries the most permissive license terms of the set.FOR ENTERPRISE: MIDJOURNEY NOT RECOMMENDED · DALL-E (OPENAI) ENTERPRISE TIER ACCEPTABLE
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⚡ INTERACTIVE RISK COMPARISON HEATMAP
| RISK SURFACE | MIDJOURNEY | DALL-E (OPENAI) |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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SURFACE 01
Prompt Ownership
Midjourney
MEDHIGH
Midjourney's Terms grant users ownership of their prompts. However, by using the service, users grant Midjourney a license to use prompts.
“You are responsible for all content, including any images, videos, and prompts, that you input or generate when using Editor and/or Video.”
DALL-E (OpenAI)
MEDMED
Users retain ownership of their image prompts. OpenAI Terms apply.
“Third party Services. Our services may include third party software, products, or services, (“Third Party Services”) and some parts of our Services, like our browse feature, may include output from those services (“Third Party Output”). Third Party Services and Third Party Output…”
O
SURFACE 02
Output Ownership
Midjourney
HIGH⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
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.
“You hereby irrevocably assign, transfer, and convey to Midjourney and Midjourney accepts, all rights, title, and interest (including all intellectual property and proprietary rights) in and to the Translations, and waive any moral rights you may have therein. To the extent any ri…”
Users who submit translations irrevocably assign all IP rights to Midjourney, with a broad fallback exclusive license. No compensation or attribution is provided.
DALL-E (OpenAI)
MED⚠ CAUTIONMED
OpenAI assigns all its rights in generated images to users, subject to Terms compliance.
“- You must not use any Output relating to a person for any purpose that could have a legal or material impact on that person, such as making credit, educational, employment, housing, insurance, legal, medical, or other important decisions about them.”
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SURFACE 03
Model Training
Midjourney
MEDHIGH
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.
“By using the Services, You grant to Midjourney, its affiliates, successors, and assigns a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicensable no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, subli…”
DALL-E (OpenAI)
MED⚠ CAUTIONMED
Image generations may be used to improve OpenAI models for consumer accounts unless opted out via Data Controls.
“- Interfere with or disrupt our Services, including circumvent any rate limits or restrictions or bypass any protective measures or safety mitigations we put on our Services.”
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SURFACE 04
Commercial Use
Midjourney
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
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.
“04. You may not use the Services to generate images for political campaigns, or to try to influence the outcome of an election.”
DALL-E (OpenAI)
MED
Commercial use of generated images is permitted for all plans including free (subject to content policy).
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📂 Data Privacy & Governance
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SURFACE 05
Data Privacy
Midjourney
HIGH⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
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.
“| 1 | **Identifiers.** Name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol (IP) address, email address, account name, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers | YES | YES |”
Midjourney collects and discloses a broad range of identifiers including government ID numbers (SSN, driver's license, passport). Disclosure to third parties is confirmed.
DALL-E (OpenAI)
MED⚠ CAUTIONMED
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“- **Information we retain for longer for legitimate security, safety, or legal reasons:** In some cases, we need to retain Personal Data for longer even after you delete it, for example because we are legally required to, to address fraud and abuse, for security reasons, or for f…”
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Tier Differences
Midjourney
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
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.
“- If you are a company or any employee of a company with more than $1,000,000 USD a year in revenue, you must be subscribed to a “Pro” or “Mega” plan to own Your Assets.”
DALL-E (OpenAI)
MEDMED
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“Our [Business Terms](https://openai.com/policies/business-terms/) govern use of ChatGPT Enterprise, our APIs, and our other services for businesses and developers.”