LooksAI
Runway is a professional-grade AI video platform used by filmmakers and creative studios. It has broad video capabilities — inpainting, motion, talking head — but personal photo generation is not its focus.
LooksAI
$11/mo
Subscription · Web app
Where we win
Runway
$12/mo
Credits · Web app
Where they win
“Building” = actively in development
| Feature | LooksAI | Runway |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $11/mo | $12/mo |
| Free plan or trial | No | Yes |
| Pricing model | Subscription | Credits |
| Train on your real photos | Yes | Limited |
| Consistent character | Yes | Yes |
| High photorealism | Yes | Medium |
| High resolution output | Yes | Yes |
| 100+ photo packs & templates | Yes | No |
| Custom prompts | Yes | Yes |
| Batch generation | Yes | No |
| Batch remix | Building | No |
| Batch video generation | Building | No |
| Video from photo | Yes | Yes |
| Text to video | Building | Yes |
| Talking head videos | Building | Yes |
| Motion capture videos | No | Yes |
| img2img / Remix | Yes | Yes |
| Magic edit (inpainting) | Yes | Yes |
| Zoom out / extend | Yes | No |
| Background removal | Yes | Yes |
| Upscale photos | Yes | Yes |
| Add photo grain | No | No |
| Crop | Yes | No |
| 3D model generation | No | No |
| Try on clothes | Yes | Limited |
| UGC product placement | Building | No |
| Create AI influencers | Building | No |
| No queue / fast generation | Yes | Slow |
| API access | Building | Yes |
| Mobile app | Building | Yes |
| Web app | Yes | Yes |
The verdict
Runway is the right tool for professional video production. If you're a filmmaker or creative agency, it's hard to beat. For personal AI photos and portraits, LooksAI is purpose-built and significantly more cost-effective.
Train your personal AI model and see what great photos actually look like.