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MMagnific AI vs Runway
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Magnific AI if…
- you work on macOS, Windows, Figma
- you're in its core audience: graphic designers, marketers
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Choose Runway if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you're in its core audience: content creators, marketing teams
Side by side
Feature Magnific AI Runway
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starting price—$12/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentNo—
Security and compliance—SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR
Updates, last 90 days—30
PlatformsWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Figma, APIWeb, iOS, Android, API
CategoryImage GeneratorsVideo Generators
CompanyMagnificRunway AI, Inc.
Based in—United States
Founded—2018
Part of——
Key features
M Magnific AI
- AI image, video and audio generation
- Magnific and Topaz image upscalers
- Stock library of 250M+ photos, videos, vectors and PSDs
- Spaces shared canvas for collaboration
- Photoshop and Figma plugins
- MCP for Claude and ChatGPT, plus ComfyUI integration
- Credit-based API access
- Commercial AI license on paid plans
R Runway
- Text and image to video with Gen-4.5 and Aleph 2.0
- Third-party models such as Kling, Seedance and Nano Banana Pro
- Music, voice, sound effects and text-to-speech generation
- Agentic creative collaborator
- Runway Ads publishes ads to Meta, Google and TikTok
- 4K upscaling, plus HDR and ProRes output on Max
- Custom voice clones and brand kits
- Developer API and MCP server
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Magnific AI
Premium£14/mo (£5.25/mo with 50% off annual promotion)
Premium+£32/mo (£24/mo promotional annual)
Pro Starter£78/mo (£58.50/mo promotional annual)
Business / EnterpriseCustom
Runway
Free$0
Standard$12/mo billed yearly ($15 monthly)
Pro$28/mo billed yearly ($35 monthly)
Max$76/mo billed yearly ($95 monthly)
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
Magnific AI
- Credits last for a year with no monthly resets
- Paid plans include a commercial AI license
- Plugins for Photoshop and Figma, plus an API
- 30-day refund guarantee and no cancellation fees
- No free plan or trial listed
- Pricing page shows only annual-billing prices
- Business and Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
Runway
- Free plan with 125 credits that don't expire
- Own models and third-party models available in one workspace
- iOS and Android apps plus an API
- Extra purchased credits never expire
- Free credits are one-time, not monthly
- Monthly credits on Standard and Pro don't roll over
- Minimum top-up purchase is 1,000 credits
- Standard is limited to 3 projects
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