In Concept art & 2D assets, Runway ranks #8 and Midjourney ranks #9. No independent quality tests found. Ranked on game-dev fit: commercial use allowed; no engine integration stated; API and official MCP server.
Commercial use: Midjourney: commercial on paid plans only terms. Runway: commercial use allowed terms.
Free plan: Midjourney: paid only (No free plan stated: "All Midjourney plans are subscriptions") pricing. Runway: free trial or credits only (125 one-time credits) pricing.
Shipping free-plan output in a paid game: only Runway allows it, per their published terms.
API and MCP: Midjourney: API not stated by vendor, MCP not stated by vendor. Runway: public API, official MCP server.
Engine integrations stated by the vendor: both: none stated (standard file export).
AI image (and video) generation on the web and Discord; used for concept art, key art and 2D game images. Four subscription plans, no free plan stated.
AI video, image and audio generation (Runway Gen-4.5 plus third-party models), usable for trailer shots, teasers and marketing material.
Verdict
For concept and key art on a subscription; you own what you make on any plan, but studios over US$1M a year need Pro or Mega, and images are public unless you pay for Stealth.
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
Trailers & marketing, Concept art & 2D assets
Engines
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Free plan●
Paid only No free plan stated: "All Midjourney plans are subscriptions"
Free trial or credits only 125 one-time credits
Pricing
Basic US$10/month, Standard US$30, Pro US$60, Mega US$120 per month; annual billing US$96, US$288, US$576 or US$1,152 a year (20% off). Extra fast GPU time US$4/hr. 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 on paid plans only Terms of Service (effective 27 May 2026): you own the Assets you create; ownership persists if you later downgrade or cancel. A company (or employee of a company) with more than US$1,000,000 a year in revenue must be on Pro or Mega to own its Assets. Upscales of other users' images stay theirs. Content is publicly viewable and remixable by default (Stealth Mode on Pro/Mega only). Assets are provided AS IS, with no non-infringement warranty, and you indemnify Midjourney. 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
Revenue share / caps●
Company revenue over US$1,000,000/year requires Pro or Mega; no revenue share stated
Not stated by vendor
API●
Not stated by vendor. No public API stated; the Terms say you may not use automated tools to access the Services or generate Assets source
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.
