Overview

• Meta says research teams will work together to bring Midjourney’s aesthetic models to products such as the Meta AI app, Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger.
• Financial terms, rollout timing, and any exclusivity were not disclosed by either company.
• Midjourney founder David Holz emphasized that the lab remains independent with no outside investors.
• The partnership aligns with Meta’s Superintelligence Labs strategy and recent AI spending, including its investment in Scale AI and high-profile hiring.
• The announcement arrives as Midjourney faces lawsuits from Disney and Universal over training data and as Meta pursues stronger visual quality to compete with OpenAI and Google.