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PPicsart vs Runway
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Picsart if…
- you work on Windows
- you're in its core audience: content creators, social media managers
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Choose Runway if…
- you want the lower entry price ($12/mo vs $15/mo)
- you're in its core audience: content creators, marketing teams
Side by side
Feature Picsart Runway
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$15/mo$12/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retentionKept until account deletion; some data up to 3 years after—
Security and complianceSOC 2SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR
Updates, last 90 days—30
Background removal—
Generative fill/erase—
Relighting—
Batch processing—
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Windows, APIWeb, iOS, Android, API
CategoryPhoto EditingVideo Generators
Rank in its category#1 of 5—
CompanyPicsArt, Inc.Runway AI, Inc.
Based inUnited StatesUnited States
Founded20112018
Part of——
What you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
| Team size | Picsart | Runway |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $15 Pro | $12 Standard |
| 5 people | $15 Pro | $12 Standard |
| 20 people | $15 Pro | $12 Standard |
Key features
P Picsart
- Background and object removal
- AI Playground with 180+ image, video and audio models
- Text-to-video and image-to-video generation
- Picsart Flow for repeatable multi-step workflows
- Aura agent that edits from plain-language instructions
- Bulk editing of up to 100 images
- Brand kits and ad variation tools
- CLI and MCP access from ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor
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.
Picsart
FreeFree
Pro£7.83/mo billed yearly (site metadata lists $15/mo)
Ultra£44.83/mo per seat billed yearly
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
Picsart
- Free tier available
- Available on web, iOS, Android and Windows
- Access to 180+ AI generation models
- MCP and CLI integrations with AI coding and chat tools
- Pricing page shows only annual-billing prices, in local currency
- Team features such as seats and ad tools require the Ultra plan
- No free trial listed for paid plans
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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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Oct 26, 2026. Editorial policy