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Moonvalley vs Runway

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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Moonvalley

Commercially safe AI video generation for filmmakers, trained only on licensed footage

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Verdict

Moonvalley is listed under Video AI and Runway under Image & Visual AI. Runway scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.4 vs 7.5 out of 10). Only Runway has a free plan or trial. Only Runway is available on iOS and Android and offers an API.

Best overall

Runway

  • Filmmakers
  • Video creators
  • Marketers and ad teams
  • Designers

Choose Moonvalley if

  • You want a tool built for Pre-visualization, concept shots and campaign visuals where licensed training data and camera or motion control matter.
  • Training only on licensed footage reduces copyright risk for commercial work.
  • Directorial controls such as camera control, motion transfer and trajectory drawing go beyond prompt-only generation.

Choose Runway if

  • You want a tool built for Text-to-video and image-to-video generation.
  • Combines video, image and audio generation and editing in one workspace.
  • Offers Runway's own Gen-4.5 plus third-party models such as Seedance 2.0.
Best value
Runway
Best for beginners
Moonvalley
Best for business
Moonvalley

Features

17 features compared.

  • Camera Control
    Moonvalley
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Motion Transfer
    Moonvalley
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Trajectory Control
    Moonvalley
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Keyframing
    Moonvalley
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Reference Control
    Moonvalley
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Pose Control
    Moonvalley
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Shot Extension
    Moonvalley
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Licensed Training Data
    Moonvalley
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Gen-4.5 video model
    Moonvalley
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Creative Agent
    Moonvalley
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Multiple models
    Moonvalley
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Characters
    Moonvalley
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Aleph and Act-Two
    Moonvalley
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Audio tools
    Moonvalley
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Workflows and Recipes
    Moonvalley
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Runway Dev API
    Moonvalley
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Runway MCP
    Moonvalley
    Not available
    Runway
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Moonvalley
    Paid
    Runway
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Moonvalley
    No
    Runway
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Moonvalley
    $14.99
    Runway
    $0
  • Plans
    Moonvalley
    4 plans
    Runway
    4 plans

Moonvalley plans

  • Standard

    $14.99/month

    Entry plan for generating 1080p video with licensed-data AI

    • 100 credits per month
    • roughly 10 videos

  • Plus

    Most popular

    $34.99/month

    Mid-tier plan for regular creators

    • 250 credits per month
    • roughly 25 videos

  • Pro

    $149.99/month

    High-volume plan for professional use

    • 1,000 credits per month
    • roughly 100 videos

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Businesses needing dedicated support and advanced features

    • Individually priced
    • dedicated support
    • advanced features

Runway plans

  • Free

    $0

    125 one-time credits that do not expire

    • A selection of generative models
    • 5GB storage

  • Standard

    $15/month

    625 credits per month; $12 per month billed annually

    • All video and image models
    • Creative Agent
    • 5 parallel generations
    • Music and voice and sound effects
    • Up to 3 projects
    • No watermarks
    • 4K upscaling
    • 20GB storage

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $35/month

    2,250 credits per month; $28 per month billed annually

    • Everything in Standard
    • 15 parallel generations
    • Up to 5 projects
    • 1 Brand Kit
    • 1 custom voice clone
    • Top-up credits
    • Runway MCP
    • Unlimited 4K video upscaling
    • 100GB storage

  • Max

    $95/month

    9,500 credits per month; $76 per month billed annually

    • Everything in Pro
    • Early access to new models
    • 20 parallel generations
    • Up to 10 projects
    • Up to 3 Brand Kits
    • Up to 3 custom voice clones
    • HDR and ProRes and image sequence outputs
    • 500GB storage

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

Moonvalley
7.5overall
Runway
8.4overall

  • Ease of Use

    Moonvalley
    7.5
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    Moonvalley
    8.3
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Moonvalley
    7.0
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Performance & Speed

    Moonvalley
    7.8
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Moonvalley
    7.0
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Video Quality

    Moonvalley
    Not rated
    Runway
    9.0

  • Camera & Motion Control

    Moonvalley
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.8

  • Model Variety

    Moonvalley
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.5

  • Editing Tools

    Moonvalley
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.6

  • Pricing Clarity

    Moonvalley
    Not rated
    Runway
    7.2

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Moonvalley

Pros

  • Training only on licensed footage reduces copyright risk for commercial work.
  • Directorial controls such as camera control, motion transfer and trajectory drawing go beyond prompt-only generation.
  • Flat 10-credit cost per generation makes usage easy to predict.
  • Available through ComfyUI and fal.ai for pipeline users.
  • Entry plan at $14.99 per month includes 1080p output.

Cons

  • No free plan or trial, so users must pay before testing.
  • Credits expire each billing cycle, and the Standard plan covers only about 10 videos per month.
  • Public API is waitlist-only, and no mobile apps exist.

Runway

Pros

  • Combines video, image and audio generation and editing in one workspace
  • Offers Runway's own Gen-4.5 plus third-party models such as Seedance 2.0
  • Creative Agent builds videos from a conversation
  • Runway Dev API with Node and Python SDKs
  • Free plan with 125 credits that do not expire
  • Native iOS and Android apps

Cons

  • Credit-based pricing: a 5-second Gen-4.5 clip costs 60 credits, so the 625 credits on Standard cover about 10 such clips
  • Standard and Pro credits do not roll over at the end of the month
  • Some App Store reviewers complain about the cost of failed or unusable generations
  • 4K upscaling is unlimited only on Pro and Max

Platforms

  • Web
    Moonvalley
    Supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • Windows
    Moonvalley
    Not supported
    Runway
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Moonvalley
    Not supported
    Runway
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Moonvalley
    Not supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • Android
    Moonvalley
    Not supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • API
    Moonvalley
    Not supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    Moonvalley
    Not supported
    Runway
    Not supported

Integrations

Moonvalley

2 integrations
  • ComfyUI
  • fal.ai

Runway

5 integrations
  • Runway MCP
  • ChatGPT plugin
  • Meta Ads
  • Google Ads
  • TikTok Ads

Company

  • Company
    Moonvalley
    Moonvalley AI Inc.
    Runway
    Runway AI, Inc.
  • Founded
    Moonvalley
    2023
    Runway
    2018
  • Headquarters
    Moonvalley
    Not listed
    Runway
    New York, NY
  • Listing
    Moonvalley
    Claimed
    Runway
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Moonvalley better than Runway?

It depends on your workflow. Moonvalley is built for Pre-visualization, concept shots and campaign visuals where licensed training data and camera or motion control matter. Runway is built for Text-to-video and image-to-video generation.

What are the key feature differences between Moonvalley and Runway?

Moonvalley: Commercially safe AI video generation for filmmakers, trained only on licensed footage. Runway: AI video, image and audio creation suite with Gen-4.5, agents and an API.

Does Moonvalley or Runway have a free plan?

Runway has a free plan or trial; Moonvalley is paid only.

Which is cheaper, Moonvalley or Runway?

Moonvalley starts at $14.99 and Runway starts at $0. See the pricing table above for what each tier includes.