Moonvalley (Marey) vs Runway
A spec-by-spec comparison of Moonvalley (Marey) and Runway: pricing, free tier, clip length, resolution, watermark, commercial use and API access.
Key differences
- Runway has a free option; Moonvalley requires a paid plan.
- Only Runway offers a public developer API; Moonvalley does not.
- Max resolution: Moonvalley — 1080p (native); Runway — 4K (upscale).
- Commercial use: Moonvalley — All plans (Terms allow commercial use of outputs); Runway — All plans.
| Moonvalley (Marey) | Runway | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan · from $15/mo |
| Free tier | 125 one-time credits, limited model selection | |
| Max clip length | 10s per generation (Gen-4.5) | |
| Max resolution | 1080p (native) | 4K (upscale) |
| Watermark on free plan | Yes | |
| Commercial use | All plans (Terms allow commercial use of outputs) | All plans |
| Developer API | No | Yes |
| Open source | No | No |
Moonvalley makes Marey, a text-to-video and image-to-video model that the company says is trained only on licensed, high-resolution footage, which it presents as commercially safe. It targets professional filmmakers with director-style controls such as camera control, motion and pose transfer, trajectory drawing, keyframing and shot extension. Marey is available in Moonvalley's own app and through partners such as fal.ai and ComfyUI.
- Moonvalley says Marey is trained only on licensed footage, with no scraped content
- Fine-grained controls: camera control, motion/pose transfer, trajectory control, keyframing and shot extension
- Native 1080p output with no upscaling (Marey Realism v1.5)
- Moonvalley's own public API is waitlist-only; developers currently go through fal.ai or ComfyUI
- Pricing is not listed on the public website; you have to sign up to see plans
- Terms forbid reselling access or sharing API keys without written permission
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 (Moonvalley (Marey)) and 2026-10-23 (Runway). See each tool page for sources.