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Midjourney vs Runway

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 16 October 2026.

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Midjourney

From $8/mo

Runway

Free plan · from $12/mo

What it isAI image and video generator sold as a monthly or yearly subscriptionAI video and image generation tool with credit-based plans
Free planNo125 one-time credits that do not expire (not renewed monthly); a selection of generative models to test concepts; 5GB asset storage
Cheapest paid plan$8/mo billed annually (Basic)Midjourney pricing$12/mo billed annually (Standard)Runway pricing
What it covers$96 billed yearly; 3.3 hours (200 minutes) of Fast GPU time per month.625 credits per month; yearly billing saves $36/year.
Free trialLimited trial only in the niji·journey app (iOS and Android); none on Discord or midjourney.comNone stated
PlatformsWebWeb, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)Not statedNot stated
Open sourceNoNo
Good for
  • Creating concept art and mood boards for a campaign or product idea
  • Producing illustrations for presentations, blog posts or social media
  • Generating short video clips for social media
  • Generating short video clips and still images for social media or pitches
  • Adding AI music, voice or sound effects to a project
  • Upscaling video to 4K
Watch out for
  • No free plan, and no free trial on Discord or midjourney.com
  • Stealth Mode (private images and videos) is only on Pro and Mega
  • Companies with more than $1,000,000 in gross annual revenue must buy Pro or Mega
  • Free plan credits are one-time (125), not monthly
  • Unused monthly credits roll over (for 1 month) only on Max and Team
  • Standard plan is limited to 3 projects
Made byMidjourneyRunway

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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