Head-to-head · profiles checked Oct 1, 2026
Pick Runway for known costs, editor plugins and team plans; pick Higgsfield to reach many third-party video models from one web app. Runway starts at $15/month (Standard, 625 credits), with Pro at $35 and Max at $95. Both have a free tier. We could not confirm Higgsfield's USD prices, because its pricing page showed euros, or its privacy terms.
We based this comparison on our Higgsfield profile verified 2026-10-01 and our Runway profile verified 2026-09-30, both built from official vendor pages; it uses no third-party benchmarks and no vendor paid for placement.
Runway is the better-documented choice: it lists USD prices from Standard at $15/month, spells out credits per plan, and documents editor plugins, an API and privacy terms. Higgsfield's verified strength is access to many third-party video and image models in one credit-based web app, plus tools for ads and cinematic shots. We could not confirm Higgsfield's USD prices or privacy terms, so a price-for-price comparison is incomplete. Choose Higgsfield to try many models from one app; choose Runway if you need known costs, Adobe or Resolve plugins, or team plans.
Based on our Higgsfield profile verified 2026-10-01 and Runway profile verified 2026-09-30, both built from official vendor pages; Higgsfield USD prices and privacy terms could not be confirmed, and no benchmark was run.
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If you only want the answer, this is the table. Everything below is the evidence from the two documented profiles.
| You want to | Use | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Try AI video for free | Either | Higgsfield has a limited Free tier; Runway gives 125 one-time credits |
| Compare many video models in one app | Either | Higgsfield hosts Seedance, Kling, Veo and others; Runway runs Gen-4.5 plus Kling, Seedance and Veo on one credit balance |
| Make a short ad from a product photo | Higgsfield AI | Higgsfield lists Marketing Studio for paid ads; Runway lists no ad-specific tool |
| Build cinematic scenes | Higgsfield AI | Higgsfield lists Cinema Studio for scene-level generation |
| Restyle existing footage | Either | Higgsfield's Genjutsu keeps motion in a source video; Runway's Aleph 2.0 edits video from text or image references |
| Generate inside Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve | Runway | Runway has panels for Premiere Pro, After Effects and Resolve; Higgsfield lists none |
| Export ProRes or HDR video | Runway | Runway documents ProRes, HDR and EXR sequence output on Gen-4.5; Higgsfield lists no export formats |
| Run a shared team workspace | Runway | Runway Team pools credits and adds comments and Brand Kits; Higgsfield's Business plans were not viewed |
| Add generation to your own app | Either | Both list an API; only Runway documents $0.01 per credit billing |
| Generate from inside ChatGPT or Claude | Either | Both list an MCP; Higgsfield also lists a ChatGPT plugin |
| Plan | Tool | Price | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higgsfield Free | Higgsfield AI | Free | Limited use; selected models |
| Higgsfield Starter | Higgsfield AI | Not confirmed (USD) | 270 credits per month; up to 2 parallel videos and 4 images |
| Higgsfield Plus | Higgsfield AI | Not confirmed (USD) | 1,200 credits per month |
| Higgsfield Ultra | Higgsfield AI | Not confirmed (USD) | Credit tiers of 3,000 / 6,000 / 9,000 per month shown |
| Higgsfield Business plans / Enterprise | Higgsfield AI | Custom | Not viewed |
| Runway Free | Runway | Free | 125 one-time credits (do not expire); 5GB storage |
| Runway Standard | Runway | $15/mo per user ($12/month billed annually) | 625 credits monthly, no rollover; 5 parallel generations |
| Runway Pro | Runway | $35/mo per user ($28/month billed annually) | 2,250 credits monthly, no rollover; 15 parallel generations |
| Runway Max | Runway | $95/mo per user ($76/month billed annually) | 9,500 credits monthly; unused credits roll over 1 month |
| Runway Team | Runway | $69/seat/mo ($55 per seat per month billed yearly) | 6,900 credits per seat per month, pooled; 2 to 9 seats |
| Runway Enterprise | Runway | Custom (sales) | Custom pricing and credits sized to your organization |
USD as published on each vendor's pricing page, checked Oct 1, 2026. Higgsfield AI pricing in full · Runway pricing in full
| Higgsfield AI | Runway | |
|---|---|---|
| Credits per month | Starter 270, Plus 1,200, Ultra 3,000 / 6,000 / 9,000; credits per generation vary by model | Standard 625, Pro 2,250, Max 9,500, Team 6,900 per seat; 60 credits per 5 s of Gen-4.5 |
| Parallel generations | Starter: up to 2 videos and 4 images; Plus: unlimited paid parallel generations | Standard 5, Pro 15, Max 20, Team 24 |
| Seats / team | Business plans and Enterprise exist; details not viewed | Team 2 to 9 seats; Enterprise for larger organizations |
| Storage | Not stated | Free 5GB, Standard 20GB, Pro 100GB, Max 500GB, Team 1TB per workspace |
| Feature | Higgsfield AI | Runway |
|---|---|---|
| Video generation | Yes | Yes |
| Image generation | Yes | Yes |
| Audio generation | Yes | Yes (music, speech, sound effects) |
| Third-party models | Yes (Seedance, Kling, Wan, Sora 2, Veo 3.1, Hailuo and others) | Yes (Kling, Seedance, Veo, Nano Banana and others) |
| Agent | Yes (Supercomputer) | Yes (agentic creative collaborator) |
| Editor plugins | Not stated | Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve |
| API | Listed; details not stated | Yes, billed at $0.01 per credit |
| Mobile apps | Not stated | Yes (iOS and Android) |
| Higgsfield AI | Runway | |
|---|---|---|
| Training on your data | Not stated | Terms: Inputs and Outputs may be used to train and improve models; Enterprise states no training |
| Retention | Not stated | As long as necessary; face scans and voiceprints no longer than three years after last interaction |
| Business controls | Not stated; Business plans not viewed | SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001 (Enterprise), custom SSO, roles and permissions, C2PA provenance |
Taken from each vendor's published policy pages at the time of our check. Policies change; the source links are at the bottom.
AI creative suite for generating images, videos and audio, with cinematic tools, effects, an agent and MCP/API access.
Free stops at: Limited use
Verified higgsfield.ai (opens Higgsfield AI website in a new tab)
Pricing US price unconfirmed
AI creative platform for generating and editing video, images and audio, with an API for developers.
Free stops at: 125 one-time credits (do not expire), 5GB asset storage
Free · paid from $15/mo US · checked Sep 30
We cannot say. Runway's paid plans start at $15/month for Standard, but Higgsfield's pricing page showed euros to us, so its USD prices are unconfirmed. Compare both at checkout; Higgsfield's prices exclude VAT and local taxes.
Both do. Higgsfield lists a Free tier with limited use and selected models. Runway's Free plan is a one-time deposit of 125 credits that do not expire, with 5GB of storage and no recurring monthly credits.
Yes for both. Higgsfield lists an MCP for Claude and a ChatGPT plugin. Runway MCP works with ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Grok Bot and other MCP clients, and is listed on the Pro, Max and Team plans.
Runway's Terms of Use say Inputs and Outputs may be used to train and improve its models, and no-training is listed only for Enterprise. Higgsfield's privacy terms were not verified, so check its policy before uploading sensitive footage.
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