specification: API Commons Rate Limits
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/RateLimits
provider: Midjourney
providerId: midjourney
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Rate Limiting
  - AI
  - Image Generation
description: Midjourney does not currently expose a public, metered HTTP API. Generations are scoped to
  Discord and the web app and are governed primarily by per-plan Fast GPU minute budgets and concurrent-job
  caps rather than per-second rate limits. Concurrency limits and Relax-mode queue behavior vary by tier.
sources:
  - https://docs.midjourney.com
notes: docs.midjourney.com refused automated fetches (403). Reconciliation deferred — confirm
  per-tier concurrent job ceilings and any queue / cooldown rules from the live plan page.
responseCodes: {}
limits:
  - name: Fast GPU minutes (monthly)
    scope: account
    metric: gpu-minute
    limit: 'Per-plan; see plan page'
    timeFrame: month
  - name: Concurrent jobs (Fast)
    scope: account
    metric: concurrent_requests
    limit: 'Per-plan; typically 3 (Basic) up to 12+ (Mega) — verify on live docs'
  - name: Relax mode queue
    scope: account
    metric: varies
    limit: 'Standard / Pro / Mega only; queued behind Fast jobs, no per-minute SLA'
policies:
  - name: Plan-bound concurrency
    description: Each tier has a fixed maximum of concurrent Fast jobs; additional generations queue
      until a slot frees.
  - name: Relax mode degradation
    description: Once Fast minutes are exhausted, supported tiers fall back to Relax mode (queued)
      until the next billing cycle or Fast top-up.
  - name: Stealth gating
    description: Stealth Mode is a Pro / Mega entitlement, not a rate limit, but affects which
      generations are publicly visible.
maintainers: []