Higgsfield vs InVideo AI vs LetzAI vs Runway
A side-by-side look at Higgsfield, InVideo AI, LetzAI and Runway for filmmakers: what each one can do, what it costs, and where they actually differ.
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AI video studio with camera control: Seedance 2.5, Cinema Studio 4.0, API and MCP
- Price
- Free tier; paid plans from €19/mo billed annually (prices exclude VAT)
- Learning
- Moderate
- Best for
- Directors previsualising multi-shot sequences with camera direction and fixed characters
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AI assistant editor on a real multitrack timeline, with a free manual editor
- Price
- Free plan; paid plans per seat from €20/mo (€10/mo billed annually)
- Learning
- Moderate
- Best for
- Short social, ad and explainer videos built from generated clips, stock and talking-head footage
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Canvas for AI filmmakers: storyboard, generate multi-model shots, cut and share previews.
- Price
- From EUR 8.25/mo billed yearly (EUR 99/yr, Beginner); Canvas needs a paid plan
- Learning
- Easy
- Best for
- Storyboards and animatics for pitch decks, shot by shot
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Gen-4.5 video, Aleph 2.0 video editing and an agent that builds whole ad campaigns
- Price
- Free (125 one-time credits); Standard $15/mo ($12/mo billed annually)
- Learning
- Easy
- Best for
- Previs and shot tests with Gen-4.5 before committing to a shoot
The short version
Where they differ
- InVideo AI is the only one without public API.
All 4 offer: AI agent, chat assistant, team collaboration, text to image, text to video, image to video, upscaling, third-party models.
Feature by feature
Higgsfield vs InVideo AI vs LetzAI vs Runway: capabilities
| Higgsfield | InVideo AI | LetzAI | Runway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free tier; paid plans from €19/mo billed annually (prices exclude VAT) | Free plan; paid plans per seat from €20/mo (€10/mo billed annually) | From EUR 8.25/mo billed yearly (EUR 99/yr, Beginner); Canvas needs a paid plan | Free (125 one-time credits); Standard $15/mo ($12/mo billed annually) |
| Infinite canvas | Partial | No | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Node / flow builder | Not confirmed | No | Partial | Yes |
| AI agent | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chat assistant | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Team collaboration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Text to image | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image editing | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| Text to video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image to video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video to video | Yes | Not confirmed | Partial | Yes |
| Native audio in video | Yes | Not confirmed | Partial | Partial |
| Lip-sync | Not confirmed | Yes | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Voice / TTS | Yes | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Music & SFX | Yes | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Upscaling | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Character consistency | Yes | Yes | Not confirmed | Partial |
| Camera control | Yes | Partial | Partial | Not confirmed |
| Custom training | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Partial | Partial |
| Third-party models | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Public API | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server | Yes | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Mobile app | Partial | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes |
Each column comes from that tool's own researched page. "Not confirmed" means the vendor doesn't say.
Plans
Pricing compared
Higgsfield
| Free | €0limited use |
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| Starter | €19per month, billed annually |
| Plus | €47per month, billed annually (€59 monthly) |
| Ultra | €99per month, billed annually (€129 monthly) |
| Teams | From €65per seat per month |
InVideo AI
| Free | €0weekly quota |
|---|---|
| Starter | €20monthly (€10/mo billed annually) |
| Plus | €60monthly (€30/mo billed annually) |
| Max | €150monthly (€75/mo billed annually) |
LetzAI
| Beginner | EUR 8.25/moyearly (EUR 99/yr) |
|---|---|
| Fun | EUR 20.75/moyearly (EUR 249/yr) |
| Pro | EUR 62.42/moyearly (EUR 749/yr) |
| Ultra | EUR 165.83/moyearly (EUR 1,990/yr) |
| Enterprise Basic | EUR 416.67/moyearly (EUR 5,000/yr) |
| Enterprise Plus | EUR 1,250/moyearly (EUR 15,000/yr) |
Runway
| Free | $0none |
|---|---|
| Standard | $15monthly |
| Pro | $35monthly |
| Max | $95monthly |
The verdict
Which one should you pick?
Higgsfield
Pick it for
- Directors previsualising multi-shot sequences with camera direction and fixed characters
- Agencies producing ad variants from a product link or brand assets
- Editors who want generation inside DaVinci Resolve, Photoshop or Blender via plugins or MCP
Stands out
- Many models, one credit balance: Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0 Turbo, Wan 3.0, Grok Video 1.5, MiniMax H3 Max, Gemini Omni and image models such as FLUX 3 and GPT Image 2.5 run from one account, so you can shop models per shot.
- Cinema Studio 4.0 is a directed-scene workspace (30-second takes, 50 references, camera and colour controls) rather than a single prompt box.
Watch out
- Premium video models are credit-gated on every plan, so high-volume work gets expensive quickly
- The best access terms are time-limited promotions (unlimited windows, the 33-day Seedance 2.5 promotion, cashback offers)
InVideo AI
Pick it for
- Short social, ad and explainer videos built from generated clips, stock and talking-head footage
- Cutting talking-head, podcast and multicam recordings: silences, filler, angle switching and chapters
- Editors who want an AI first pass and then finish in Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve
Stands out
- The AI works on a real multitrack timeline, and every edit it makes can be adjusted by hand afterwards.
- Exports an editable project to Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve with cuts and layers intact, so the AI cut can move into a finishing workflow.
Watch out
- Credits are per seat and do not roll over to the next month
- Seedance 2.0 at 4K and Seedance 2.5 are only on Plus and Max; Starter gets Seedance 2.0 Fast and Mini
LetzAI
Pick it for
- Storyboards and animatics for pitch decks, shot by shot
- Testing one shot across several video models on the same board before committing credits
- Agency client review with preview links and comments
Stands out
- One workspace for storyboard, generation, shot-by-shot video animation and client previews, with no export step between tools
- Multi-model access in one subscription: 40 active base models on the models page, including Seedance 2.5, Kling V3, Veo 3.1, Flux and Nano Banana
Watch out
- Canvas and the assistant need a paid plan, and assistant chat draws from the credit balance
- Credits are non-refundable and generation prices can change without notice
Runway
Pick it for
- Previs and shot tests with Gen-4.5 before committing to a shoot
- Fixing finished footage with Aleph 2.0, such as swapping backgrounds or wardrobe across a clip
- Agency ad and campaign work using Agent, Brand Kits and Projects
Stands out
- Gen-4.5 and Aleph 2.0 sit in one credit pool with third-party models such as Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.5, Wan 3.0 and Nano Banana Pro, so you can compare models without separate subscriptions.
- Aleph 2.0 edits existing footage rather than generating new clips, which keeps the rest of a shot stable.
Watch out
- Credits burn fast: about 12 credits per second for Gen-4.5 and about 28 for Aleph 2.0
- Single generations run about 10 seconds, so longer scenes need stitching
Each column comes from that tool's own researched page, checked against vendor pricing and changelog pages (oldest check: ). Sources are listed on each tool's page.
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