Midjourney Video vs Runway
A spec-by-spec comparison of Midjourney Video and Runway: pricing, free tier, clip length, resolution, watermark, commercial use and API access.
Key differences
- Midjourney Video is cheaper to start: $10/month vs $15/month for Runway.
- Runway has a free option; Midjourney Video requires a paid plan.
- Max length: Midjourney Video — 5s base, extendable to 21s; Runway — 10s per generation (Gen-4.5).
- Max resolution: Midjourney Video — 720p (HD on Standard and above); Runway — 4K (upscale).
- Commercial use: Midjourney Video — All paid plans (Pro or Mega required for companies over $1M revenue); Runway — All plans.
- Midjourney Video is strongest at image to video; Runway at text to video.
| Midjourney Video | Runway | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | from $10/mo | Free plan · from $15/mo |
| Free tier | 125 one-time credits, limited model selection | |
| Max clip length | 5s base, extendable to 21s | 10s per generation (Gen-4.5) |
| Max resolution | 720p (HD on Standard and above) | 4K (upscale) |
| Watermark on free plan | Yes | |
| Commercial use | All paid plans (Pro or Mega required for companies over $1M revenue) | All plans |
| Developer API | Yes | |
| Open source | No | No |
Midjourney Video is the image-to-video feature inside Midjourney, turning a starting image (generated or uploaded) into 5-second clips that can be extended. It offers low/high motion settings, looping and end frames. It is best for existing Midjourney subscribers who want to animate their artwork, rather than for long or high-resolution footage.
- Animates any image, including your own uploads, with optional end frame
- Unlimited SD video in Relax mode on Pro and Mega
- Extensions push clips up to 21 seconds
- Image-to-video only, no pure text-to-video
- Max resolution is 720p; Basic plan is SD (480p) only
- Video costs far more GPU time than images (HD batch of 4 uses 26 minutes)
Runway is a browser and mobile creative suite centered on its in-house Gen-4.5 video model, with partner models such as Seedance, Kling and Nano Banana available on the same credit balance. It covers text-to-video, image-to-video, video editing (Aleph), audio and upscaling in one workspace. It suits filmmakers, agencies and creators who want several frontier models plus a developer API under one account.
- Hosts Gen-4.5 plus partner models (Seedance, Kling, Nano Banana) on one credit pool
- Pro and Max plans include an Unlimited mode for supported models
- Separate developer API with per-second pricing ($0.12/s for Gen-4.5)
- Free credits are one-time only and do not renew
- Standard's 625 credits equal only about 52 seconds of Gen-4.5 per month
- Monthly credits on Standard and Pro do not roll over
Specs last verified 2026-10-23 (Midjourney Video) and 2026-10-23 (Runway). See each tool page for sources.