Runway vs Viggle (2026): which should you pick?

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

Pick Viggle if

• Fits if you want to put yourself or a character into a clip
• Works for developers who want character swap behind their own app

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free: 5 credits a day, one at a time, and a watermark on Mix videos
• Watch out: monthly plan credits expire on the billing date
• Watch out: purchased credits only work while you're subscribed
• Not for you if you want Seedance on Pro, as it's on Live and Max only
• Pricey if you want PINOC: it's separate, from $10.39 a month

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.

Viggle

• Free outputs from Mix carry a watermark and use the daily credits; the watermark is removed on paid plans.
• Monthly plan credits expire on the billing date; purchased credits do not expire but only work while subscribed.
• PINOC is billed separately from the Viggle plans.
• Seedance is available only on Live and Max.

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.

Viggle

Character swap

Put a character from a photo into an existing video, one character at a time or several together in multi-track sessions.

Motion for a still character

Add motion to a character image by supplying a motion video for it to follow.

Real-Time Swap

Swap characters live. Session length depends on the plan: 5 minutes on Free, 30 minutes on Pro, 6 hours on Live, unlimited on Max.

PINOC 3D tool

Builds rigged 3D characters from photos, with motion exportable as FBX or GLB. It has its own plans, from $10.39 a month.

API

Character swap and motion capture can be called from your own product. Pay as you go at $0.01 per credit, with 100 free credits for new accounts.

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.

Viggle

• Free$0

  5 credits a day, 1 video generation at a time, 5-minute real-time swap sessions, 7-day asset storage and watermarked Mix videos.

• Pro$7.99

  per month, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly)

  80 credits a month, 4 generations at once, no watermark, permanent storage and all models except Seedance.

• Live$15.99

  per month, billed yearly ($19.99 billed monthly)

  200 credits a month, 6 generations at once, 6-hour real-time swap streams and access to all models.

• Max$63.99

  per month, billed yearly ($79.99 billed monthly)

  800 credits a month, 10 generations at once, unlimited real-time swap sessions and access to all models.

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.

Viggle

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with yearly billing

  The pricing page's Yearly option is marked -20%, for example Pro at $7.99 a month against $9.99 billed monthly.