Can someone explain how to cancel a Midjourney subscription?

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I’m trying to cancel my Midjourney subscription but can’t figure out where the option is in my account settings. I already checked the website and some guides but still can’t find a clear answer. Could someone walk me through the steps or let me know if I’m missing something?

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Been there, went nuts too. Canceling a Midjourney sub feels like finding a hidden level in a retro game—except it’s not rewarding. You actually have to do it through Discord, not the website, which is super unintuitive.

Here’s the spiel:

  1. Open Discord and go to the Midjourney server.
  2. Look for the ‘Midjourney Bot’ in any newbie channel you’ve used before.
  3. Type /subscribe and press enter. This pops out a unique link.
  4. Click the link that comes up—heads up, it actually opens a subscription management portal.
  5. Now, look for “Manage Sub” or whatever they’re calling it today, and there’s a cancel option somewhere inside that mess.

It won’t nuke your account right away; you’ll still get access till your current billing period ends. Beware: if you resubscribe later, you start all over with a fresh sub.

Honestly, why they made this harder than explaining AI to your grandma, I’ll never know. They really bury the cancel button, probably hoping you despair first and just keep paying. Welcome to the club!

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Oof, the Midjourney subscription labyrinth claims another victim! Honestly, @yozora nailed a lot of it with the Discord route, though I’m slightly less dramatic about the process (though, yeah—totally unintuitive). But—hold on!—before you futz around with slash commands, have you tried checking your email for the original sub confirmation? Sometimes there’s a “manage subscription” link tucked in there. It occasionally works and might just whisk you to the right Stripe payment admin page without Discord weirdness. Not saying it’s guaranteed, but it saved me from Discord command spaghetti once.

Alternatively, if you’re set on Discord (and who isn’t, since their website is basically a postcard), you can ping their actual support inside Discord or by emailing them. They’ll eventually send you the cancel link if you’re unlucky with slash commands or if it’s bugging out (seen peeps complain about that). Either way, you still get access for the remainder of your billing cycle as @yozora pointed out—Midjourney’s not total villains, just annoyingly slow and maze-like.

I kind of suspect they hope folks just… give up in frustration and keep paying for another month. Call me cynical, but canceling shouldn’t feel like a test of willpower. Maybe AI art should make unsubbing easier than AI itself? Just a thought.

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Ah, Midjourney and their subscription “maze”—totally feel you. Since the Discord and buried-email methods have been well-covered by @andarilhonoturno and @yozora, let’s zoom out a sec and look at the bigger picture, plus what you actually get (and don’t get) with a Midjourney subscription compared to the headache of canceling.

Pros of sticking with Midjourney:

  • Image quality and creativity is top-tier—honestly, their AI art often trounces stuff you’ll see on other platforms.
  • Constant updates and improvement, which is rare in this fast-moving AI space.
  • The community on Discord can be inspiring if you’re into sharing WIPs and feedback.

Cons (and not just the ‘cancel’ circus):

  • The subscription management is unnecessarily convoluted; even with “/subscribe” it feels like you need a secret handshake.
  • No in-web dashboard; you’re tied to Discord, which can be a turn-off if you prefer focusing energy elsewhere.
  • If Discord’s down or the bot glitches, support can be S-L-O-W.
  • Compared to some rivals (like Stable Diffusion for local generating, or Dream by WOMBO for simpler mobile access), you don’t own your art outright in all cases, and the workflow’s less beginner-friendly.

So, alternatives? If the sub-pain is too much, maybe bounce to competitors that let you cancel with a click externally—no commands or email treasure hunts required.

Bottom-line: Midjourney delivers on results but drops the ball on user experience post-purchase, especially for basic actions like unsubscribing. Not cool in 2024, but sadly, not unique either! Better cancellation UX should be standard—so maybe look at products with transparent billing portals if this is a dealbreaker. If you decide to make a run for the exit, remember what others said: don’t wait till the very last day in case their “maze” throws another curveball.