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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.
114 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
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).
182 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
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AIRIN SUMMARY
Midjourney carries highly permissive license terms; DALL-E (OpenAI) carries highly permissive license terms.FOR ENTERPRISE: MIDJOURNEY NOT RECOMMENDED · DALL-E (OPENAI) NOT RECOMMENDED
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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.
“5. Survival. The sections and obligations in this Agreement that a reasonable person would expect to survive this agreement, will. Particularly the IP and privacy stuff.”
DALL-E (OpenAI)
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Users retain ownership of their image prompts. OpenAI Terms apply.
“ We and our affiliates own all rights, title, and interest in and to the Services. You may only use our name and logo in accordance with our Brand Guidelines . ”
O
SURFACE 02
Output Ownership
Midjourney
MED⚠ 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.
“- Your ownership is subject to any obligations imposed by this Agreement and the rights of any third-parties.”
DALL-E (OpenAI)
MEDHIGH
OpenAI assigns all its rights in generated images to users, subject to Terms compliance.
“ A note about accuracy: Services like ChatGPT generate responses by reading a user’s request and, in response, predicting the words most likely to appear next. In some cases, the words most likely to appear next may not be the most factually accurate. For this reason, you should…”
T
SURFACE 03
Model Training
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.
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DALL-E (OpenAI)
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Image generations may be used to improve OpenAI models for consumer accounts unless opted out via Data Controls.
“Improve and develop our Services and conduct research, including using your Content to train our models (subject to your [control”
User content (including prompts and uploads) is used to train models by default; opt-out control exists but must be actively exercised by the user.
C
SURFACE 04
Commercial Use
Midjourney
LOW⚠ 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.
“07. You may not intentionally mislead recipients of the Assets about their nature or source.”
DALL-E (OpenAI)
MEDHIGH
Commercial use of generated images is permitted for all plans including free (subject to content policy).
“ For Free and Go users, subject to your controls, to personalize the ads you see on our Services and measure the effectiveness of ads shown on our Services. Learn more. Communicate with you, including to respond to your questions, and send you information about our Services and…”
📂 Data Privacy & Governance
D
SURFACE 05
Data Privacy
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.
“Midjourney may use Personal Data for the following purposes: - **To provide, maintain, and improve our Service,** including to monitor the usage of our Service. - **To manage Your account:** to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can…”
Broad enumeration of data uses including marketing, advertising, business transfers, and an open-ended 'other purposes' catch-all creates significant latitude for personal data use beyond core service delivery.
DALL-E (OpenAI)
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
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“ Our Services are not directed to, or intended for, children under 13. We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under 13. If you have reason to believe that a child under 13 has provided Personal Data to OpenAI through the Services, please email us at privacy@open…”
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SURFACE 06
Tier Differences
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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DALL-E (OpenAI)
MEDHIGH
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“ Service credits. You can pay for some Services in advance by purchasing service credits. All service credits are subject to our Service Credit Terms . ”