Ludo.ai
Concept art & 2D assets · Free tier + paid- Commercial use
- Commercial use allowed
- Free plan
- Free planFree plan; sprite sheets watermarked
- Ship free-plan output?
- Yes
- Engines
- Unity
Ludo.ai vs Runway
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Our ranking
In Concept art & 2D assets, Ludo.ai ranks #2 and Runway ranks #8. No independent quality tests found. Ranked on game-dev fit: commercial use allowed; Unity integration; API and official MCP server.
Runway
Trailers & marketing · Free tier + paid- Commercial use
- Commercial use allowed
- Free plan
- Free trial or credits only125 one-time credits
- Ship free-plan output?
- Yes (free option is a trial or credits)
- Engines
- Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Bottom line for game devs
- Commercial use: both commercial use allowed (Ludo.ai terms; Runway terms).
- Free plan: Ludo.ai: free plan (Free plan; sprite sheets watermarked) pricing. Runway: free trial or credits only (125 one-time credits) pricing.
- Shipping free-plan output in a paid game: both allow it, per their published terms.
- API and MCP: both: public API, official MCP server.
- Engine integrations stated by the vendor: Ludo.ai: Unity. Runway: none stated (standard file export).
Best for
Game ideation plus 2D sprites in one tool
Trailer and teaser video shots
What it does
Game ideation and asset tool: concept generation, sprites and sprite sheets, textures, plus a Unity editor plugin and API.
AI video, image and audio generation (Runway Gen-4.5 plus third-party models), usable for trailer shots, teasers and marketing material.
Verdict
For Unity devs who want ideation and 2D assets in one place; its FAQ says you own what you generate, but free-plan sprite sheets are watermarked.
For generating trailer and teaser shots; the terms don't restrict commercial use of outputs, but Runway may train on your inputs and outputs.
Tasks●
Concept art & 2D assets, Textures & materials
Trailers & marketing, Concept art & 2D assets
Engines●
Unity
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Free plan●
Free plan Free plan; sprite sheets watermarked
Free trial or credits only 125 one-time credits
Pricing
Free plan (sprite sheets watermarked). Indie US$15/month billed annually (US$180/year), Pro US$35/month billed annually (US$420/year), Studio US$300/month billed annually (US$3,600/year); extra credit packs from US$15 for 250 credits. source
Free $0 (125 one-time credits). Standard US$12/month, Pro US$28/month and Max US$76/month, billed annually (US$15, US$35 and US$95 billed monthly). Gen-4.5 uses 12 credits per second of video. source
Export formats
Not stated by vendor
Not stated by vendor
Commercial use
Commercial use allowed
FAQ: the person who initiates a generation is recognized as the full owner of that content and can export and use it as they see fit. source
FAQ: the person who initiates a generation is recognized as the full owner of that content and can export and use it as they see fit. source
Commercial use allowed
Terms of Use 4.4: Runway does not claim ownership of Inputs or Outputs and does not restrict your commercial use of Outputs. Inputs and Outputs may be used to train its models. source
Terms of Use 4.4: Runway does not claim ownership of Inputs or Outputs and does not restrict your commercial use of Outputs. Inputs and Outputs may be used to train its models. source
Revenue share / caps
Not stated by vendor
Not stated by vendor
MCP server
Official MCP server. Remote MCP server on Pro or Studio plans source
Official MCP server. Runway Dev MCP server (OAuth) source
Last checked
Rows marked ● differ between the two tools. Licence badges: green = commercial use allowed (including any free plan or trial), amber = paid plans only, restricted, or allowed but with no free plan, red = not allowed, grey = not stated by vendor or not applicable. Read the vendor's current terms before you ship.