Move AI vs Runway (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Move AI if

• Fits if you animate characters and want motion from an iPhone video
• Works for game and film artists in Unreal, Unity or Blender

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: prices are plus VAT, and extra credits need an active subscription
• Skip it if you are on Android, as the docs list no Android app
• Watch out: the rate page for extra credits returned an error
• Pricey if you need Genesis: 6 to 12 cameras and an Nvidia GPU, with no published price

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

Move AI

• Move One is an iPhone app; the docs list no Android app.
• Past the monthly credits, extra use is billed per credit, but the rate page the docs point to returned an error.
• Prices are listed plus VAT, and extra credits need an active subscription.
• Genesis needs 6 to 12 cameras and an Nvidia GPU, and its price is not published.

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.

Move AI

Single-camera capture

Move One records with an iPhone and turns the 2D video into 3D motion data. One credit animates one person for one second at the first generation.

Move Platform

A web platform with a gallery view and single-file upload for processing and managing takes, alongside the iOS app.

Export formats

Exports FBX, USDC, USDZ and Blender files, with guides for Unreal Engine, Unity, Maya, Cinema 4D and Nvidia Omniverse.

Genesis multi-camera system

An enterprise system using 6 to 12 Z cams and one Nvidia GPU, run on the studio's own premises for unlimited capture.

Timecode support

Genesis syncs captures to a master clock so motion data lines up with a production pipeline.

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.

Move AI

• Move One Starter$18

  per month for 60 credits, plus VAT

  60 credits a month; videos up to 60 seconds. Credits do not roll over.

• Move One Standard$48

  per month for 180 credits, plus VAT

  180 credits a month; videos up to 60 seconds. Credits do not roll over.

• Move One Plus$225

  per month for 240 credits, plus VAT

  240 credits a month; videos up to 60 seconds. Credits do not roll over.

• Move One Advanced$490

  per month for 700 credits, plus VAT

  700 credits a month; videos up to 60 seconds. Credits do not roll over.

• GenesisCustom

  Enterprise on-premises multi-camera system; no price is published, and a demo is booked through sales.

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.

Move AI

No public discounts listed.

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.