Higgsfield vs LumiYing vs OCMaker AI vs Runway
A side-by-side look at Higgsfield, LumiYing, OCMaker AI 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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Seedance, Kling, GPT Image and Nano Banana on one credit balance for filmmakers.
- Price
- Credit packs from $19.90 one-time (1,000 credits); no subscription
- Learning
- Easy
- Best for
- Running one shot prompt through Seedance, Kling and GPT Image to pick a model before committing budget
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Anime character, image, and short-video generator that aggregates third-party image and video models
- Price
- Free tier + paid
- Learning
- Easy
- Best for
- Designing an original anime or VTuber character and building a model sheet with pose variants
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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
Feature by feature
Higgsfield vs LumiYing vs OCMaker AI vs Runway: capabilities
| Higgsfield | LumiYing | OCMaker AI | Runway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free tier; paid plans from €19/mo billed annually (prices exclude VAT) | Credit packs from $19.90 one-time (1,000 credits); no subscription | Free tier + paid | Free (125 one-time credits); Standard $15/mo ($12/mo billed annually) |
| Infinite canvas | Partial | Not confirmed | No | Not confirmed |
| Node / flow builder | Not confirmed | No | No | Yes |
| AI agent | Yes | Not confirmed | Partial | Yes |
| Chat assistant | Yes | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Team collaboration | Yes | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Text to image | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image editing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Text to video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image to video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video to video | Yes | Partial | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Native audio in video | Yes | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Partial |
| Lip-sync | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Voice / TTS | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes | Yes |
| Music & SFX | Yes | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Upscaling | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes | Yes |
| Character consistency | Yes | Partial | Yes | Partial |
| Camera control | Yes | Not confirmed | Partial | Not confirmed |
| Custom training | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Partial |
| Third-party models | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Public API | Yes | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Yes |
| MCP server | Yes | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Mobile app | Partial | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Free tier | Yes | Partial | Yes | 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
LumiYing
| Starter | $19.90one-time |
|---|---|
| Pro | $39.90 (was $44.80)one-time |
| Max | $69.90 (was $90.00)one-time |
OCMaker AI
See the vendor's pricing page
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)
LumiYing
Pick it for
- Running one shot prompt through Seedance, Kling and GPT Image to pick a model before committing budget
- Pre-viz and storyboard frames from character sheets and reference stills
- Extending or re-editing a short AI clip without starting over
Stands out
- One credit balance across Seedance, Kling, GPT Image, Nano Banana and Midjourney, instead of separate subscriptions for each model
- Credits never expire and there is no monthly reset, which suits project-based work better than a monthly plan
Watch out
- No API, MCP server, canvas or node workflow documented on the official site
- Output is only as good as the upstream model, and access depends on those vendors staying available
OCMaker AI
Pick it for
- Designing an original anime or VTuber character and building a model sheet with pose variants
- Storyboarding a manga or comic page, then animating key panels into short clips
- Testing one character prompt across several image models before committing to a style
Stands out
- Anime-specific toolset in one place: sketch simplification, line art coloring, photo-to-anime, manga and comic panel generation, and a character reference sheet tool.
- Model aggregator: one account reaches Seedream, Nano Banana, GPT Image, Midjourney, Flux Kontext, Kling, Veo 3.1, Seedance, Wan, Hailuo, Runway and Vidu, so you can test the same character prompt across several models.
Watch out
- Paid plan prices and token allowances are not published on any page I could read, so the real cost is hard to predict
- Commercial-use rights are not stated in the Terms or on the pricing page
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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