Our pick for most teams
55.6/ 100
- Price
- From $10/user/mo · $96/user/yr
- Free plan
- No free plan
Midjourney vs Runway: Midjourney fits most teams of 5
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Designers and marketers who want striking, stylised images
43.6/ 100
- Price
- From $69/user/mo · $660/user/yr
- Free plan
- “125 one-time credits to explore Runway’s AI tools”
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Which one fits your team
- Checked 2026-10-18
- 9 sources
The score is worked out from the facts below. How we score tools. What we earn is not part of it.
Midjourney: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Designers and marketers who want striking, stylised images
- Solo creators who want image and short video in one plan
- Not for
- Teams that need a shared workspace: every person needs their own plan
- Companies over $1M revenue wanting the cheaper plans: they must buy Pro or Mega
- The catch
- Distinctive image quality, but no shared team accounts, and private generation only on Pro and Mega.
Data last verified: 2026-10-18
Runway: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Creators and marketers making short videos from text or images
- Small teams testing many video ideas on credits
- Not for
- Anyone needing a fixed number of videos: each generation uses credits
- Teams of 10 or more: the Team plan covers 2 to 9 seats
- The catch
- Wide choice of video and image models with commercial rights, but everything runs on monthly credits that heavy use burns fast.
Data last verified: 2026-10-18
What each one costs over five years
Same team size, cheapest plan of each, paid monthly or yearly.
Midjourney
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $2,400
On the Basic plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $600
- Paid yearly, one year
- $480
Paying yearly saves $120 a year (20%).
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18Runway
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $16,500
On the Team plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $4,140
- Paid yearly, one year
- $3,300
Paying yearly saves $840 a year (20%).
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18The four facts that decide it
| Midjourney | Runway | |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 55.6 | 43.6 |
| Cheapest plan | Basic | Team |
| Free plan | No free plan | “125 one-time credits to explore Runway’s AI tools” |
| Works with (apps) | 0 | 0 |
Every figure comes from the vendor's own pages, listed under Sources.
Midjourney
- Score out of 100
- 55.6
- Cheapest plan
- Basic
- Free plan
- No free plan
- Works with (apps)
- 0
Runway
- Score out of 100
- 43.6
- Cheapest plan
- Team
- Free plan
- “125 one-time credits to explore Runway’s AI tools”
- Works with (apps)
- 0
Feature by feature, on the same list
Open a row for the vendor's own wording and the page we read it on.
Text to imageMidjourney: YesRunway: Yes
Image editingMidjourney: YesRunway: Not verified
- Midjourney
- Editor open to all membership tiers; works on your own uploads too Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
- Runway
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Text to videoMidjourney: Not verifiedRunway: Yes
- Midjourney
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Image to videoMidjourney: YesRunway: Yes
- Midjourney
- 5-second video from a single image; 480p on Basic, 720p HD from Standard (Fast Mode) Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Ai avatarsMidjourney: Not verifiedRunway: Not verified
- Midjourney
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
- Runway
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Voice generationMidjourney: Not verifiedRunway: Yes
- Midjourney
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Video translationMidjourney: Not verifiedRunway: Not verified
- Midjourney
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
- Runway
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Safe for business useMidjourney: YesRunway: Yes
- Midjourney
- You own what you create; anyone at a company with over $1,000,000 yearly revenue needs Pro or Mega Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
- Runway
- You keep ownership and can use content commercially; no credit to Runway needed Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Team workspaceMidjourney: NoRunway: Not verified
- Midjourney
- No shared accounts; bulk billing only for 50+ yearly Pro or Mega plans Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
- Runway
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Connects to your other apps (API)Midjourney: Not verifiedRunway: Yes
- Midjourney
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
What you risk by starting
Midjourney
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Midjourney.
Runway
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Runway.
Where these facts come from
Midjourney
https://docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/27870484040333-Comparing-Midjourney-Plans · checked 2026-10-18https://docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/27870607078285-Group-Plans-Corporate-Billing · checked 2026-10-18https://updates.midjourney.com/external-image-editor/ · checked 2026-10-18https://docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/37460773864589-Video · checked 2026-10-18https://docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/32083055291277-Terms-of-Service · checked 2026-10-18Runway
https://runway.com/team-plan · checked 2026-10-18https://runway.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-18https://runway.com/changelog · checked 2026-10-18https://help.runwayml.com/hc/en-us/articles/21668707517587-Can-I-use-the-content-I-made-in-Runway-for-commercial-purposes · checked 2026-10-18What to do next
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Data last verified: 2026-10-18