DomoAI vs Runway (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Runway: it is third in our ranking of AI image and video generators, and it grades higher too, 2.6 against 2.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Runway grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
DomoAI
AI video and image generator with style templates and talking avatars
Runway
AI video, image and audio studio with its own Gen-4.5 model
Which one is for you
Pick DomoAI if
- Fits if you turn stills or footage into stylised clips with templates
- Works for people who need short talking-avatar videos
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to know the free allowance first, as the page does not state it
- Tight if you are on Basic: no Relax mode, 600 credits a month and 8 active tasks
- Watch out: Indian or Russian payment methods do not auto-renew, per the pricing FAQ
- Watch out: Team is shown for 3 seats at $3,564 a year, so it is not cheap for one person
Pick Runway if
- Fits if you want to change real footage by describing the edit
- Works for small teams of 2 to 9 sharing one credit pool
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you make a lot of video on Standard, whose 625 credits are about 52 seconds of Gen-4.5
- Not for you if you want a free plan to keep using, as the 125 credits never refill
- Pricey if you want unused credits to carry over, which only Max does, at $76 a month yearly
- Watch out: extra credits come in packs of at least 1,000, and top-ups need Pro at $28
- Not for you if your team is over 9 people, as Team stops at 9 seats and bigger groups go to Enterprise sales
How we grade them
| 2.0GPADomoAIFair | 2.6GPARunwayGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBasic is $9 a month billed yearly ($13 monthly), between the $8 cheaper-quarter start and the $10 middle for image tools. Pro is $99 a month on yearly billing. | CStandard is $12 a month on yearly billing ($15 monthly) for 625 credits, about 52 seconds of Gen-4.5 or 78 Gen-4 images. Against its listed video rivals, Pika at $8, Firefly at $9.99 and Luma at $25, that's the middle. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with starter credits exists, but the pricing page does not say how many. | C125 credits once, which never refill, with a selection of models and 5GB of storage. At 12 credits a second that's about 10 seconds of Gen-4.5, then you pay. |
| Features | CImage, text and frames to video, restyle, lip sync, talking avatars, upscaling and face swap. Relax mode is off Basic and works only on supported models; third-party video models run in Fast mode only. | BIts own Gen-4.5 next to Kling, Seedance and Nano Banana, Aleph 2.0 for editing real footage by describing the change, an agent that builds whole videos, music, effects and voice clones, plus plugins. The whole video job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Credits, Relax and Fast modes and many separate tools take time to sort out. | B4.5 from about 17,700 App Store ratings. Working out what a month of credits buys takes some sums. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only; no desktop or phone app is named in the listing. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, plugins for Premiere Pro, After Effects and Resolve, links to ChatGPT, Claude, Figma, Dropbox and Notion, and a developer API. No desktop app, which an A needs. |
| Best for | stylised AI video and talking avatars | making and editing AI video |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: DomoAI and Runway. How we grade
Price against what you get
DomoAI starts at $9 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Runway starts at $12 a month and scores 3.0.
Runway scores higher, and starts $3 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, 20 score higher than DomoAI for less, and 2 score higher than Runway for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Runway also covers video editing and AI agents.
At a glance
| DomoAI | Runway | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $9 per month, billed annually ($13 billed monthly) | $12 per month for 625 credits, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | A free plan with starter credits; the pricing page does not state the amount. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free plan with 125 one-time credits that do not refill, a selection of models and 5GB of storage |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | DomoAI Pte. Ltd. | Runway AI, Inc. |
| Price read from | domoai.app | runway.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
DomoAI
- Relax mode, which does not spend credits, is not on Basic and applies only to supported models; third-party video models run in Fast mode only.
- Annual billing is shown as the default; the crossed-out higher figures are read as monthly prices and should be confirmed on the page.
- Per the pricing FAQ, subscriptions paid with Indian or Russian payment methods do not auto-renew.
- The Team plan page shows a yearly total for 3 seats ($3,564), so plan on a small team.
Runway
- Credits run out fast on video: Gen-4.5 costs 12 credits a second, so Standard's 625 credits make under a minute of it.
- Standard and Pro credits reset each month with no rollover; extra credits are sold in packs of at least 1,000 and never expire.
- The Team plan needs at least 2 seats and stops at 9; larger groups are sent to Enterprise sales.
- The free plan's 125 credits are a one-time grant and are not refilled.
Key features
DomoAI
- Image, text and frames to video
- Animate a still, write a prompt, or upload 2 to 8 images to generate a clip with transitions between them.
- Omni Reference
- Blends image, video and audio references into one video of 4 to 30 seconds.
- Video restyle and lip sync
- Transform existing footage into anime or other styles, and sync a face to supplied audio.
- Talking avatars
- Create an avatar that speaks a script. Length goes up to 20 seconds on Basic and Standard, up to 60 on Pro and Team.
- Upscalers and tools
- Video upscaling to 4K, image upscaling to 6K, background removal and face swap.
Runway
- Gen-4.5 and partner models
- Runway's own Gen-4.5 video and Gen-4 image models sit beside Kling, Seedance, Wan, FLUX and Nano Banana, each with its own credit price.
- Aleph 2.0 video editing
- Change a shot's lighting, restyle it, or add and remove elements by describing the change; edit one frame and carry it through the clip.
- Runway Agent
- An agent on every paid plan that plans and generates a whole video from a conversation, with shared agent skills on the Team plan.
- Audio and voice
- Music, sound effects and text-to-speech from models such as Lyria 3 and Eleven v4, plus custom voice clones on Pro and Max.
- Plugins and MCP
- Generate and extend footage inside Premiere Pro, After Effects and Resolve, or call Runway from ChatGPT, Claude and other MCP agents.
- Developer API
- Runway Dev sells the same models to developers at $0.01 a credit, with a model router that picks a model per request.
Plans
DomoAI
Basic$9
per month, billed annually ($13 billed monthly)
600 credits a month, 50+ style templates, 4K video and 6K image upscaling, no watermark and 8 active tasks. No Relax mode.
Standard$29
per month, billed annually ($42 billed monthly)
2,200 credits a month, unlimited Relax generations on supported models, and 12 active tasks.
Pro$99
per month, billed annually ($142 billed monthly)
8,000 credits a month, longer character and avatar clips (up to 30s and 60s), 20 active tasks and priority support.
Team$99
per seat / month, billed annually ($142 billed monthly)
24,000 credits a month shared across a team workspace, 32 active tasks, Pro features and priority support.
Runway
Free$0
125 one-time credits that do not refill, a selection of models and 5GB of storage.
Standard$12
per month for 625 credits, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
Enough for about 52 seconds of Gen-4.5 video or 78 Gen-4 images at 1080p; all models, no watermarks, 3 projects.
Pro$28
per month for 2,250 credits, billed annually ($35 billed monthly)
About 187 seconds of Gen-4.5 or 281 Gen-4 images; credit top-ups, a Brand Kit, a voice clone and the Runway MCP.
Max$76
per month for 9,500 credits, billed annually ($95 billed monthly)
About 791 seconds of Gen-4.5; one month of unused credits rolls over, early model access, and HDR and ProRes output.
Team$55
per seat / month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly)
Everything in Max, with 6,900 credits per seat in a shared pool, shared projects and frame-accurate comments. For 2 to 9 seats.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited members and workspaces, SSO, roles and permissions, legal indemnification and dedicated onboarding.
Ways to pay less
DomoAI
- Annual discount
Save 30% or more with yearly billing
The pricing page labels the Yearly option Save 30%+ against the monthly price of each plan.
- Education
10% off for students
DomoAI's student page advertises 10% off its AI animation platform for students and educators.
Runway
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
The pricing page marks yearly billing as 20% off: Standard falls from $15 to $12 a month, Pro from $35 to $28 and Max from $95 to $76.
- Education
25% off for students and educators
Students and educators who verify their status through SheerID get 25% off any paid plan; classes of 3 or more licenses can ask for up to 25% off.
- Other savings
Bonus credits for new Enterprise customers until Oct 31, 2026
New Enterprise customers signing by October 31, 2026 get bonus credits matching what they use in the first 60 days. A minimum spend applies.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, DomoAI or Runway?
As of Nov 12, 2026, DomoAI is cheaper to start with: $9 a month, against $12 a month for Runway. DomoAI starts at $9 per month, billed annually ($13 billed monthly), and Runway starts at $12 per month for 625 credits, billed annually ($15 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, DomoAI or Runway?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only DomoAI has a free plan. Runway does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do DomoAI and Runway run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Runway lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.