Mistral AI vs Midjourney

Mistral may use your prompts and outputs to train models on free subscriptions and some Le Chat paid plans unless you opt out. That means your AI interactions may help improve the model by default in those cases.

EEA consumers can bring claims in their home-country courts or in Paris, and mediation is voluntary rather than forced. This preserves the practical right to sue in court.

You can object to use of your input/output for model training directly in account settings. This gives users a meaningful privacy control without needing to contact support first.

Mistral provides self-serve controls to export data and delete your account, plus a switching process to move to another provider. This improves portability and makes exit less burdensome.

Le Chat inputs and outputs may remain stored until you delete the conversation or your account. If you do not actively clean up chats, they can persist indefinitely.

Some account-related records are retained for years, including invoices for 10 years and certain identity/support records for 5 years. Even after account deletion, not all data disappears immediately.

Mistral may automatically monitor use, review content, and remove or restrict data or suspend accounts for breaches, legal compliance, or risk. This can be important if you rely heavily on the service.

For covered U.S. users, Mistral says it did not sell, share, or use personal data for targeted advertising in the past 12 months. This is a favorable signal against ad-tech style exploitation.

Paid plans renew automatically until canceled, and cancellation only stops the next renewal rather than producing a prorated refund. Users need to cancel in advance to avoid another charge.

Payments are generally non-refundable, although EEA consumers do get a 14-day withdrawal right. After that window, canceling usually just preserves access through the current term.

The company excludes liability for unforeseeable losses, losses not caused by its breach, and events beyond its control, while preserving non-excludable consumer rights. That may narrow recovery for some service problems.

Mistral may update the terms and privacy policy over time. The terms promise 30 days' notice for material changes, which is better than silent updates but still allows unilateral changes.

Even if you own your creations, you give Midjourney an irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, display, modify, sublicense, and distribute your inputs and outputs forever. This survives account termination.

Your prompts and creations are generally public and can be remixed by others unless you use paid stealth features. Even then, content shared in places like Discord chatrooms may still be visible to others.

Disputes must go to binding arbitration in Santa Clara County instead of court, and you waive jury trial rights. This usually makes it harder to bring claims in a public court.

Midjourney can modify features, algorithms, pricing, or discontinue the service at any time, and continued use means acceptance of updated terms. This creates uncertainty if you rely on specific tools or policies.

The service is provided as-is, with broad warranty disclaimers, and Midjourney caps its liability to fees paid in the prior 12 months. Users also agree to indemnify the company for third-party claims related to their use.

Midjourney says you own assets you create, which is a significant user benefit compared with some AI services. However, larger companies need a higher-tier plan to keep that ownership.

The privacy policy offers account-based ways to access, delete, correct, restrict, object to processing, and port data for certain regions, with California rights too. That gives users meaningful control over their information.

You can cancel anytime, but Midjourney says you will not get a refund for the current subscription period. That can matter if the service changes, disappoints, or your account is terminated mid-cycle.

Midjourney collects prompts, uploads, IP address, usage data, cookies, and some third-party data, and may share data with service providers, analytics and advertising partners, and in business transfers. This is broader than a minimal-data service.

Midjourney says payment cards are handled by third-party processors and it keeps only payment confirmation. That reduces the amount of sensitive financial data held directly by Midjourney.

If law enforcement requests your personal data, Midjourney says it will promptly notify you and provide a copy unless legally prohibited. That is a useful transparency commitment not all services make.