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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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DreamStudio (Stability AI)
IMAGE / VIDEO / AUDIO GENERATION
PROMPT
Users retain ownership of their image prompts. Stability's Terms state: "As between you and Stability, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, you retain your ownership right in the Inputs that you submit."
OUTPUT
Stability assigns all its rights in generated images to users. "Subject to your compliance with our Terms, we assign to you all of our right, title, and interest (if any) in the Outputs."
TRAINING
Stability AI uses inputs and outputs to train and improve models by default. Users can opt out via the Privacy Center. Enterprise accounts may be linked to organization admins who can view inputs/outputs.
COMMERCIAL
Commercial use of generated images is permitted. No explicit free/paid tier distinction for commercial rights in the Terms.
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AIRIN SUMMARY
Midjourney carries the most permissive license terms of the set; DreamStudio (Stability AI) has no scored posture yet (unrated).FOR ENTERPRISE: MIDJOURNEY NOT RECOMMENDED · DREAMSTUDIO (STABILITY AI) NOT YET SCORED
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⚡ INTERACTIVE RISK COMPARISON HEATMAP
| RISK SURFACE | MIDJOURNEY | DREAMSTUDIO (STABILITY AI) |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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”
DreamStudio (Stability AI)
UNRATED
Users retain ownership of their image prompts. Stability's Terms state: "As between you and Stability, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, you retain your ownership right in the Inputs that you submit."
No citation available
O
SURFACE 02
Output Ownership
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
DreamStudio (Stability AI)
UNRATED
Stability assigns all its rights in generated images to users. "Subject to your compliance with our Terms, we assign to you all of our right, title, and interest (if any) in the Outputs."
No citation available
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.
No citation available
DreamStudio (Stability AI)
UNRATED
Stability AI uses inputs and outputs to train and improve models by default. Users can opt out via the Privacy Center. Enterprise accounts may be linked to organization admins who can view inputs/outputs.
No citation available
C
SURFACE 04
Commercial Use
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
DreamStudio (Stability AI)
UNRATED
Commercial use of generated images is permitted. No explicit free/paid tier distinction for commercial rights in the Terms.
No citation available
📂 Data Privacy & Governance
D
SURFACE 05
Data Privacy
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…”
DreamStudio (Stability AI)
UNRATED
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No citation available
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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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DreamStudio (Stability AI)
UNRATED
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No citation available