Midjourney vs. Runway: data protection per plan
Midjourney (4 plans) and Runway (4 plans) side by side: DPA, training on inputs, hosting and data retention per plan, based on the providers’ public documents. Without rating.
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At a glance
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| Feature | Midjourney | Runway |
|---|---|---|
| Provider based in | USA. The Terms of Service give the following address for takedown notices: Midjourney, Inc., 611 Gateway Blvd. Ste 120, South San Francisco, CA 94080-7066, US. Place of jurisdiction/seat of arbitration: Santa Clara County, California | Runway AI, Inc., USA |
| Plans recorded | 4 | 4 |
| Hosting | US only: all 4 plans | not documented: all 4 plans |
| Training on inputs | yes: all 4 plans | yes: Free, Standard / Pro / Max, Teamno: Enterprise |
| DPA | not documented: all 4 plans | no: Free, Standard / Pro / Max, Teamyes: Enterprise |
| As of | 18 Oct 2026 | 18 Oct 2026 |
Plans compared
Comparing: Midjourney Basic vs. Runway Standard / Pro / Max
| Feature | MidjourneyBasic | RunwayStandard / Pro / Max |
|---|---|---|
| differs by plan | not publicly documented | no |
| Details: DPA available | not publicly documented (no data processing agreement (DPA) is mentioned in the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy; www.midjourney.com/dpa returns 404. Help Center "Group Plans & Corporate Billing" (q9): Midjourney does not offer, among other things, "Terms and policy negotiations" or "Participation in vendor, supplier, or security processes (such as signing organization-required forms)") | no (according to its preamble, the Customer Data Processing Addendum (August 2026) is 'incorporated by reference into the Enterprise Services Agreement'; the Terms of Use for non-Enterprise accounts do not incorporate a DPA. Help Center: 'Non-Enterprise accounts are governed by our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.') |
| yes | yes | |
| Details: Training on inputs | Under 'Applicability', the Privacy Policy lists, among the data collected, "data collected through the process of training Midjourney machine learning algorithms" and "data collected from third party sources" ("public databases, commercial data sources, and the public internet"). The Terms of Service (Section 4) grant Midjourney, for inputs and assets, a "perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicensable no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute". Public Summary of Training Content (q5, Section 2.4): for the question "Was data from user interactions with the AI model (e.g. user input and prompts) used to train the model?" "Yes" is ticked (modalities text and image); addition: "Midjourney adheres to its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, as applicable, for user data training." The AB2013 documentation (q6) names as a training source, among others, "data our users provide through use of the Midjourney service". An opt-out is not documented in the primary sources retrieved. Visibility: by default, content is publicly viewable and remixable (ToS Section 4: "By default, Your Content is publicly viewable and remixable"); according to the plan comparison and Stealth documentation, Stealth Mode is not available in this plan. | Terms of Use (as of 2026-09-15): 'Inputs and Outputs may be used by the Company to train and improve its AI models' (including labelling, classification, moderation, model training); licence to inputs/outputs irrevocable and unlimited in time. Neither the Terms of Use nor the privacy policy provide for an opt-out from model training; exclusion of training is evidenced only for Enterprise (the Team plan page lists 'no training on your data' as an Enterprise feature). Privacy policy (as of 2026-05-11): face scans and voiceprints are retained at most until the earlier of fulfilment of the purpose or 3 years after the last interaction. |
| differs by plan | US only | not publicly documented |
| Details: Data residency | Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7, as of 2026-09-03): "The personal information you provide is stored on Midjourney servers in the US." For data stored on Discord, the FAQ refers to Discord ("Discord is in control of all data you store on Discord"). Privacy Policy 2.5: processing also "at the Midjourney's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located". A choice of region is not documented. | Privacy policy: Runway is headquartered in the USA but uses service providers in other countries; users consent to processing in the USA and other countries. A region/EU option for individual plans is not mentioned on the retrieved pages. |
| list available | list available | |
| Details: List published |
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| differs by plan | Privacy Policy 2.4: Midjourney retains… | Terms of Use: retention of inputs and… |
| Details: Data retention | Privacy Policy 2.4: Midjourney retains personal data "to the extent necessary to comply with Our legal obligations", for dispute resolution and to enforce agreements; Usage Data is "generally retained for a shorter period of time". Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7): the account and associated data are deleted "within 30 days after successful submission of your deletion request"; the request can be withdrawn within 7 days (likewise q8). Specific periods for prompts/images while the account exists: not publicly documented. | Terms of Use: retention of inputs and outputs: not publicly documented. Account deletion via the account settings according to the privacy policy; periods beyond that not documented. |
| differs by plan | 10 USD/mo… (further prices in the details) | several tiers |
| Details: Price | 10 USD/month or 96 USD/year (8 USD/month with annual payment), as of 2026-10-14 | Standard USD 12/month (USD 15 with monthly payment); Pro USD 28 (USD 35); Max USD 76 (USD 95); each with annual payment, USD; pricing page, Individual tab. Terms of Use 8.3: 'You are responsible for all applicable taxes. Company will charge tax when required.'; whether the prices include VAT is not stated. |
| yes | yes | |
| Details: AI features included | yes (Image and video generation; features per plan according to the plan comparison) | yes (credits per month: Standard 625, Pro 2,250, Max 9,500; access to all AI video and image models according to the pricing page, including Gen-4.5, Aleph 2.0, Kling 3.0, Seedance, Nano Banana Pro; Max with 1-month credit rollover) |
| 9 sources | 5 sources | |
| Details: Sources with retrieval date |
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Contract / DPA
- differs by plan
- Midjourney Basicnot publicly documented
- Runway Standard / Pro / Maxno
- Midjourney Basic
not publicly documented (no data processing agreement (DPA) is mentioned in the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy; www.midjourney.com/dpa returns 404. Help Center "Group Plans & Corporate Billing" (q9): Midjourney does not offer, among other things, "Terms and policy negotiations" or "Participation in vendor, supplier, or security processes (such as signing organization-required forms)")
Runway Standard / Pro / Maxno (according to its preamble, the Customer Data Processing Addendum (August 2026) is 'incorporated by reference into the Enterprise Services Agreement'; the Terms of Use for non-Enterprise accounts do not incorporate a DPA. Help Center: 'Non-Enterprise accounts are governed by our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.')
Training
- Midjourney Basicyes
- Runway Standard / Pro / Maxyes
- Midjourney Basic
Under 'Applicability', the Privacy Policy lists, among the data collected, "data collected through the process of training Midjourney machine learning algorithms" and "data collected from third party sources" ("public databases, commercial data sources, and the public internet"). The Terms of Service (Section 4) grant Midjourney, for inputs and assets, a "perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicensable no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute". Public Summary of Training Content (q5, Section 2.4): for the question "Was data from user interactions with the AI model (e.g. user input and prompts) used to train the model?" "Yes" is ticked (modalities text and image); addition: "Midjourney adheres to its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, as applicable, for user data training." The AB2013 documentation (q6) names as a training source, among others, "data our users provide through use of the Midjourney service". An opt-out is not documented in the primary sources retrieved. Visibility: by default, content is publicly viewable and remixable (ToS Section 4: "By default, Your Content is publicly viewable and remixable"); according to the plan comparison and Stealth documentation, Stealth Mode is not available in this plan.
Runway Standard / Pro / MaxTerms of Use (as of 2026-09-15): 'Inputs and Outputs may be used by the Company to train and improve its AI models' (including labelling, classification, moderation, model training); licence to inputs/outputs irrevocable and unlimited in time. Neither the Terms of Use nor the privacy policy provide for an opt-out from model training; exclusion of training is evidenced only for Enterprise (the Team plan page lists 'no training on your data' as an Enterprise feature). Privacy policy (as of 2026-05-11): face scans and voiceprints are retained at most until the earlier of fulfilment of the purpose or 3 years after the last interaction.
Hosting
- differs by plan
- Midjourney BasicUS only
- Runway Standard / Pro / Maxnot publicly documented
- Midjourney Basic
Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7, as of 2026-09-03): "The personal information you provide is stored on Midjourney servers in the US." For data stored on Discord, the FAQ refers to Discord ("Discord is in control of all data you store on Discord"). Privacy Policy 2.5: processing also "at the Midjourney's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located". A choice of region is not documented.
Runway Standard / Pro / MaxPrivacy policy: Runway is headquartered in the USA but uses service providers in other countries; users consent to processing in the USA and other countries. A region/EU option for individual plans is not mentioned on the retrieved pages.
Sub-processors
- Midjourney Basiclist available
- Runway Standard / Pro / Maxlist available
- Midjourney Basic
- No list published. Privacy Policy 2.3 names categories: "Service Providers, Third Party Vendors, Consultants, and other Business Partners", payment service providers and analytics and advertising partners (cookies).
Runway Standard / Pro / Max- Amazon Web Services, Oracle, CoreWeave, Modal Labs (cloud/compute, USA)
- Google Cloud (cloud, moderation, generation; USA)
- Anthropic, Databricks, Hive (moderation/processing; USA)
- OpenAI, Black Forest Labs, X.AI, Meta, Alibaba Cloud US, LTX, Hanabi AI, fal and others (generation/inference, only when certain features are used; USA)
- Eleven Labs, Cartesia (voice model training and audio processing, only when certain features are used; USA)
- Runware, VEED, Recraft (UK), Freepik (Spain), Mirelo AI (Germany), Ideogram, QuiverAI (Canada)
- BytePlus, Kling AI, Nanonoble (Singapore)
Retention
- differs by plan
- Midjourney BasicPrivacy Policy 2.4: Midjourney retains…
- Runway Standard / Pro / MaxTerms of Use: retention of inputs and…
- Midjourney BasicPrivacy Policy 2.4: Midjourney retains personal data "to the extent necessary to comply with Our legal obligations", for dispute resolution and to enforce agreements; Usage Data is "generally retained for a shorter period of time". Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7): the account and associated data are deleted "within 30 days after successful submission of your deletion request"; the request can be withdrawn within 7 days (likewise q8). Specific periods for prompts/images while the account exists: not publicly documented.Runway Standard / Pro / MaxTerms of Use: retention of inputs and outputs: not publicly documented. Account deletion via the account settings according to the privacy policy; periods beyond that not documented.
Price
- differs by plan
- Midjourney Basic10 USD/mo… (further prices in the details)
- Runway Standard / Pro / Maxseveral tiers
- Midjourney Basic
10 USD/month or 96 USD/year (8 USD/month with annual payment), as of 2026-10-14
Runway Standard / Pro / MaxStandard USD 12/month (USD 15 with monthly payment); Pro USD 28 (USD 35); Max USD 76 (USD 95); each with annual payment, USD; pricing page, Individual tab. Terms of Use 8.3: 'You are responsible for all applicable taxes. Company will charge tax when required.'; whether the prices include VAT is not stated.
- Midjourney Basicyes
- Runway Standard / Pro / Maxyes
- Midjourney Basic
yes (Image and video generation; features per plan according to the plan comparison)
Runway Standard / Pro / Maxyes (credits per month: Standard 625, Pro 2,250, Max 9,500; access to all AI video and image models according to the pricing page, including Gen-4.5, Aleph 2.0, Kling 3.0, Seedance, Nano Banana Pro; Max with 1-month credit rollover)
Evidence
- Midjourney Basic9 sources
- Runway Standard / Pro / Max5 sources
- Midjourney Basic
- Midjourney Terms of Service (Version Effective Date 2026-05-27)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Privacy Policy (Last Updated 2026-09-03)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Comparing Midjourney Plans (Docs)Pricing page/documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Stealth Mode (Docs)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Public Summary of Training Content (Version 1, as of 2026-03-17)Provider documentation (AI Act), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Training Data Documentation under California AB2013 (as of 2026-01-20)Provider documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (as of 2026-09-03)Privacy notice/Help Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Help Center: Deleting Your DataHelp Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Help Center: Group Plans & Corporate BillingHelp Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
Runway Standard / Pro / Max- PricingPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Terms of Use (as of 2026-09-15)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Privacy Policy (as of 2026-05-11)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Runway DPA for Customers (August 2026)DPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- When to choose an Enterprise subscriptionHelp Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
| Feature | Midjourney | Runway |
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| differs by tool | not publicly documentedall 4 plans |
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| Details: DPA available |
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| differs by tool | yesall 4 plans |
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| Details: Training on inputs |
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| differs by tool | US onlyall 4 plans | not publicly documentedall 4 plans |
| Details: Data residency |
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| list availableall 4 plans | list availableall 4 plans | |
| Details: List published |
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| differs by tool | Privacy Policy 2.4: Midjourney retains…all 4 plans |
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| Details: Data retention |
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| differs by tool |
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| Details: Price |
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| yesall 4 plans | yesall 4 plans | |
| Details: AI features included |
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| 9 sources | 9 sources | |
| Details: Sources with retrieval date |
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Contract / DPA
- differs by tool
- Midjourneynot publicly documentedall 4 plans
- Runway
- noFree, Standard / Pro / Max, Team
- yesEnterprise
- Midjourney
- Basic
not publicly documented (no data processing agreement (DPA) is mentioned in the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy; www.midjourney.com/dpa returns 404. Help Center "Group Plans & Corporate Billing" (q9): Midjourney does not offer, among other things, "Terms and policy negotiations" or "Participation in vendor, supplier, or security processes (such as signing organization-required forms)")
- Standard
not publicly documented (no data processing agreement (DPA) is mentioned in the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy; www.midjourney.com/dpa returns 404. Help Center "Group Plans & Corporate Billing" (q9): Midjourney does not offer, among other things, "Terms and policy negotiations" or "Participation in vendor, supplier, or security processes (such as signing organization-required forms)")
- Pro
not publicly documented (no data processing agreement (DPA) is mentioned in the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy; www.midjourney.com/dpa returns 404. Help Center "Group Plans & Corporate Billing" (q9): Midjourney does not offer, among other things, "Terms and policy negotiations" or "Participation in vendor, supplier, or security processes (such as signing organization-required forms)")
- Mega
not publicly documented (no data processing agreement (DPA) is mentioned in the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy; www.midjourney.com/dpa returns 404. Help Center "Group Plans & Corporate Billing" (q9): Midjourney does not offer, among other things, "Terms and policy negotiations" or "Participation in vendor, supplier, or security processes (such as signing organization-required forms)")
Runway- Free
no (according to its preamble, the Customer Data Processing Addendum (August 2026) is 'incorporated by reference into the Enterprise Services Agreement'; the Terms of Use for non-Enterprise accounts do not incorporate a DPA. Help Center: 'Non-Enterprise accounts are governed by our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.')
- Standard / Pro / Max
no (according to its preamble, the Customer Data Processing Addendum (August 2026) is 'incorporated by reference into the Enterprise Services Agreement'; the Terms of Use for non-Enterprise accounts do not incorporate a DPA. Help Center: 'Non-Enterprise accounts are governed by our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.')
- Team
no (according to its preamble, the Customer Data Processing Addendum (August 2026) is 'incorporated by reference into the Enterprise Services Agreement'; the Terms of Use for non-Enterprise accounts do not incorporate a DPA. Help Center: 'Non-Enterprise accounts are governed by our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.')
- Enterprise
yes (Customer Data Processing Addendum as PDF; incorporated via the Enterprise Services Terms, as of 2026-06-01)
Provider’s DPA
- Basic
Training
- differs by tool
- Midjourneyyesall 4 plans
- Runway
- yesFree, Standard / Pro / Max, Team
- noEnterprise
- Midjourney
- Basic
Under 'Applicability', the Privacy Policy lists, among the data collected, "data collected through the process of training Midjourney machine learning algorithms" and "data collected from third party sources" ("public databases, commercial data sources, and the public internet"). The Terms of Service (Section 4) grant Midjourney, for inputs and assets, a "perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicensable no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute". Public Summary of Training Content (q5, Section 2.4): for the question "Was data from user interactions with the AI model (e.g. user input and prompts) used to train the model?" "Yes" is ticked (modalities text and image); addition: "Midjourney adheres to its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, as applicable, for user data training." The AB2013 documentation (q6) names as a training source, among others, "data our users provide through use of the Midjourney service". An opt-out is not documented in the primary sources retrieved. Visibility: by default, content is publicly viewable and remixable (ToS Section 4: "By default, Your Content is publicly viewable and remixable"); according to the plan comparison and Stealth documentation, Stealth Mode is not available in this plan.
- Standard
Under 'Applicability', the Privacy Policy lists, among the data collected, "data collected through the process of training Midjourney machine learning algorithms" and "data collected from third party sources" ("public databases, commercial data sources, and the public internet"). The Terms of Service (Section 4) grant Midjourney, for inputs and assets, a "perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicensable no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute". Public Summary of Training Content (q5, Section 2.4): for the question "Was data from user interactions with the AI model (e.g. user input and prompts) used to train the model?" "Yes" is ticked (modalities text and image); addition: "Midjourney adheres to its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, as applicable, for user data training." The AB2013 documentation (q6) names as a training source, among others, "data our users provide through use of the Midjourney service". An opt-out is not documented in the primary sources retrieved. Visibility: by default, content is publicly viewable and remixable (ToS Section 4: "By default, Your Content is publicly viewable and remixable"); according to the plan comparison and Stealth documentation, Stealth Mode is not available in this plan.
- Pro
Under 'Applicability', the Privacy Policy lists, among the data collected, "data collected through the process of training Midjourney machine learning algorithms" and "data collected from third party sources" ("public databases, commercial data sources, and the public internet"). The Terms of Service (Section 4) grant Midjourney, for inputs and assets, a "perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicensable no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute". Public Summary of Training Content (q5, Section 2.4): for the question "Was data from user interactions with the AI model (e.g. user input and prompts) used to train the model?" "Yes" is ticked (modalities text and image); addition: "Midjourney adheres to its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, as applicable, for user data training." The AB2013 documentation (q6) names as a training source, among others, "data our users provide through use of the Midjourney service". An opt-out is not documented in the primary sources retrieved. Visibility: public by default (ToS Section 4); according to the plan comparison and Stealth documentation, Stealth Mode is available in this plan. ToS: Midjourney commits to "best efforts" not to publish assets created with Stealth; content created in public Discord channels remains visible to others.
- Mega
Under 'Applicability', the Privacy Policy lists, among the data collected, "data collected through the process of training Midjourney machine learning algorithms" and "data collected from third party sources" ("public databases, commercial data sources, and the public internet"). The Terms of Service (Section 4) grant Midjourney, for inputs and assets, a "perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicensable no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute". Public Summary of Training Content (q5, Section 2.4): for the question "Was data from user interactions with the AI model (e.g. user input and prompts) used to train the model?" "Yes" is ticked (modalities text and image); addition: "Midjourney adheres to its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, as applicable, for user data training." The AB2013 documentation (q6) names as a training source, among others, "data our users provide through use of the Midjourney service". An opt-out is not documented in the primary sources retrieved. Visibility: public by default (ToS Section 4); according to the plan comparison and Stealth documentation, Stealth Mode is available in this plan. ToS: Midjourney commits to "best efforts" not to publish assets created with Stealth; content created in public Discord channels remains visible to others.
Runway- Free
Terms of Use (as of 2026-09-15): 'Inputs and Outputs may be used by the Company to train and improve its AI models' (including labelling, classification, moderation, model training); licence to inputs/outputs irrevocable and unlimited in time. Neither the Terms of Use nor the privacy policy provide for an opt-out from model training; exclusion of training is evidenced only for Enterprise (the Team plan page lists 'no training on your data' as an Enterprise feature). Privacy policy (as of 2026-05-11): face scans and voiceprints are retained at most until the earlier of fulfilment of the purpose or 3 years after the last interaction.
- Standard / Pro / Max
Terms of Use (as of 2026-09-15): 'Inputs and Outputs may be used by the Company to train and improve its AI models' (including labelling, classification, moderation, model training); licence to inputs/outputs irrevocable and unlimited in time. Neither the Terms of Use nor the privacy policy provide for an opt-out from model training; exclusion of training is evidenced only for Enterprise (the Team plan page lists 'no training on your data' as an Enterprise feature). Privacy policy (as of 2026-05-11): face scans and voiceprints are retained at most until the earlier of fulfilment of the purpose or 3 years after the last interaction.
- Team
Terms of Use (as of 2026-09-15): 'Inputs and Outputs may be used by the Company to train and improve its AI models' (including labelling, classification, moderation, model training); licence to inputs/outputs irrevocable and unlimited in time. Neither the Terms of Use nor the privacy policy provide for an opt-out from model training; exclusion of training is evidenced only for Enterprise (the Team plan page lists 'no training on your data' as an Enterprise feature). Privacy policy (as of 2026-05-11): face scans and voiceprints are retained at most until the earlier of fulfilment of the purpose or 3 years after the last interaction.
- Enterprise
Enterprise Services Terms (as of 2026-06-01): 'Runway may not use Customer Content as training data for the Services'. For Enterprise customers, the DPA additionally applies. Help Center 'Enterprise FAQ: Third-party Models in Runway' (as of 2026-04-29): Runway has obtained contractual commitments from all third-party model providers that they will not train on Customer Content (including inputs and outputs); admins can disable third-party models.
- Basic
Hosting
- differs by tool
- MidjourneyUS onlyall 4 plans
- Runwaynot publicly documentedall 4 plans
- Midjourney
- Basic
Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7, as of 2026-09-03): "The personal information you provide is stored on Midjourney servers in the US." For data stored on Discord, the FAQ refers to Discord ("Discord is in control of all data you store on Discord"). Privacy Policy 2.5: processing also "at the Midjourney's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located". A choice of region is not documented.
- Standard
Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7, as of 2026-09-03): "The personal information you provide is stored on Midjourney servers in the US." For data stored on Discord, the FAQ refers to Discord ("Discord is in control of all data you store on Discord"). Privacy Policy 2.5: processing also "at the Midjourney's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located". A choice of region is not documented.
- Pro
Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7, as of 2026-09-03): "The personal information you provide is stored on Midjourney servers in the US." For data stored on Discord, the FAQ refers to Discord ("Discord is in control of all data you store on Discord"). Privacy Policy 2.5: processing also "at the Midjourney's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located". A choice of region is not documented.
- Mega
Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7, as of 2026-09-03): "The personal information you provide is stored on Midjourney servers in the US." For data stored on Discord, the FAQ refers to Discord ("Discord is in control of all data you store on Discord"). Privacy Policy 2.5: processing also "at the Midjourney's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located". A choice of region is not documented.
Runway- Free
Privacy policy: Runway is headquartered in the USA but uses service providers in other countries; users consent to processing in the USA and other countries. A region/EU option for individual plans is not mentioned on the retrieved pages.
- Standard / Pro / Max
Privacy policy: Runway is headquartered in the USA but uses service providers in other countries; users consent to processing in the USA and other countries. A region/EU option for individual plans is not mentioned on the retrieved pages.
- Team
Privacy policy: Runway is headquartered in the USA but uses service providers in other countries; users consent to processing in the USA and other countries. A region/EU option for individual plans is not mentioned on the retrieved pages.
- Enterprise
Region/EU option: not publicly documented (Data Security page: hosting with major cloud providers in 'multiple, physically separated data centers', without stating a location). The DPA ('August 2026') incorporates the EU standard contractual clauses (Decision (EU) 2021/914). The sub-processor list shows locations in the USA, UK, Spain, Germany, Canada and Singapore for the service providers. Help Center: according to Runway, the providers of the Seedance and Kling models do not process customer data in China.
- Basic
Sub-processors
- Midjourneylist availableall 4 plans
- Runwaylist availableall 4 plans
- Midjourney
- Basic
- No list published. Privacy Policy 2.3 names categories: "Service Providers, Third Party Vendors, Consultants, and other Business Partners", payment service providers and analytics and advertising partners (cookies).
- Standard
- No list published. Privacy Policy 2.3 names categories: "Service Providers, Third Party Vendors, Consultants, and other Business Partners", payment service providers and analytics and advertising partners (cookies).
- Pro
- No list published. Privacy Policy 2.3 names categories: "Service Providers, Third Party Vendors, Consultants, and other Business Partners", payment service providers and analytics and advertising partners (cookies).
- Mega
- No list published. Privacy Policy 2.3 names categories: "Service Providers, Third Party Vendors, Consultants, and other Business Partners", payment service providers and analytics and advertising partners (cookies).
Runway- Free
- Amazon Web Services, Oracle, CoreWeave, Modal Labs (cloud/compute, USA)
- Google Cloud (cloud, moderation, generation; USA)
- Anthropic, Databricks, Hive (moderation/processing; USA)
- OpenAI, Black Forest Labs, X.AI, Meta, Alibaba Cloud US, LTX, Hanabi AI, fal and others (generation/inference, only when certain features are used; USA)
- Eleven Labs, Cartesia (voice model training and audio processing, only when certain features are used; USA)
- Runware, VEED, Recraft (UK), Freepik (Spain), Mirelo AI (Germany), Ideogram, QuiverAI (Canada)
- BytePlus, Kling AI, Nanonoble (Singapore)
- Standard / Pro / Max
- Amazon Web Services, Oracle, CoreWeave, Modal Labs (cloud/compute, USA)
- Google Cloud (cloud, moderation, generation; USA)
- Anthropic, Databricks, Hive (moderation/processing; USA)
- OpenAI, Black Forest Labs, X.AI, Meta, Alibaba Cloud US, LTX, Hanabi AI, fal and others (generation/inference, only when certain features are used; USA)
- Eleven Labs, Cartesia (voice model training and audio processing, only when certain features are used; USA)
- Runware, VEED, Recraft (UK), Freepik (Spain), Mirelo AI (Germany), Ideogram, QuiverAI (Canada)
- BytePlus, Kling AI, Nanonoble (Singapore)
- Team
- Amazon Web Services, Oracle, CoreWeave, Modal Labs (cloud/compute, USA)
- Google Cloud (cloud, moderation, generation; USA)
- Anthropic, Databricks, Hive (moderation/processing; USA)
- OpenAI, Black Forest Labs, X.AI, Meta, Alibaba Cloud US, LTX, Hanabi AI, fal and others (generation/inference, only when certain features are used; USA)
- Eleven Labs, Cartesia (voice model training and audio processing, only when certain features are used; USA)
- Runware, VEED, Recraft (UK), Freepik (Spain), Mirelo AI (Germany), Ideogram, QuiverAI (Canada)
- BytePlus, Kling AI, Nanonoble (Singapore)
- Enterprise
- as for Free to Max (list 'Subprocessors for Runway AI, Inc.': sub-processors process customer personal data depending on the feature used)
- Basic
Retention
- differs by tool
- MidjourneyPrivacy Policy 2.4: Midjourney retains…all 4 plans
- Runway
- Terms of Use: retention of inputs and…Free, Standard / Pro / Max, Team
- Enterprise Services TermsEnterprise
- Midjourney
- BasicPrivacy Policy 2.4: Midjourney retains personal data "to the extent necessary to comply with Our legal obligations", for dispute resolution and to enforce agreements; Usage Data is "generally retained for a shorter period of time". Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7): the account and associated data are deleted "within 30 days after successful submission of your deletion request"; the request can be withdrawn within 7 days (likewise q8). Specific periods for prompts/images while the account exists: not publicly documented.
- StandardPrivacy Policy 2.4: Midjourney retains personal data "to the extent necessary to comply with Our legal obligations", for dispute resolution and to enforce agreements; Usage Data is "generally retained for a shorter period of time". Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7): the account and associated data are deleted "within 30 days after successful submission of your deletion request"; the request can be withdrawn within 7 days (likewise q8). Specific periods for prompts/images while the account exists: not publicly documented.
- ProPrivacy Policy 2.4: Midjourney retains personal data "to the extent necessary to comply with Our legal obligations", for dispute resolution and to enforce agreements; Usage Data is "generally retained for a shorter period of time". Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7): the account and associated data are deleted "within 30 days after successful submission of your deletion request"; the request can be withdrawn within 7 days (likewise q8). Specific periods for prompts/images while the account exists: not publicly documented.
- MegaPrivacy Policy 2.4: Midjourney retains personal data "to the extent necessary to comply with Our legal obligations", for dispute resolution and to enforce agreements; Usage Data is "generally retained for a shorter period of time". Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (q7): the account and associated data are deleted "within 30 days after successful submission of your deletion request"; the request can be withdrawn within 7 days (likewise q8). Specific periods for prompts/images while the account exists: not publicly documented.
Runway- FreeTerms of Use: retention of inputs and outputs: not publicly documented. Account deletion via the account settings according to the privacy policy; periods beyond that not documented.
- Standard / Pro / MaxTerms of Use: retention of inputs and outputs: not publicly documented. Account deletion via the account settings according to the privacy policy; periods beyond that not documented.
- TeamTerms of Use: retention of inputs and outputs: not publicly documented. Account deletion via the account settings according to the privacy policy; periods beyond that not documented.
- EnterpriseEnterprise Services Terms (as of 2026-06-01, section 'Effects of Termination'): export of Customer Content on request 30 days after contract end, thereafter deletion in accordance with Runway's 'then-current data retention and deletion policies'; no fixed deletion period stated. DPA section 10: after the end of the contract, Runway returns and/or securely destroys personal data, at the customer's choice, upon written request, unless the law requires otherwise.
Price
- differs by tool
- Midjourney
- 10 USD/mo… (further prices in the details)Basic
- 30 USD/mo… (further prices in the details)Standard
- 60 USD/mo… (further prices in the details)Pro
- 120 USD/mo… (further prices in the details)Mega
- Runway
- 0 USDFree
- several tiersStandard / Pro / Max
- 69 USD/user/mo… (further prices in the details)Team
- customEnterprise
- Midjourney
- Basic
10 USD/month or 96 USD/year (8 USD/month with annual payment), as of 2026-10-14
- Standard
30 USD/month or 288 USD/year (24 USD/month with annual payment), as of 2026-10-14
- Pro
60 USD/month or 576 USD/year (48 USD/month with annual payment), as of 2026-10-14
- Mega
120 USD/month or 1,152 USD/year (96 USD/month with annual payment), as of 2026-10-14
Runway- Free
USD 0 (125 one-off credits; pricing page, Individual tab)
- Standard / Pro / Max
Standard USD 12/month (USD 15 with monthly payment); Pro USD 28 (USD 35); Max USD 76 (USD 95); each with annual payment, USD; pricing page, Individual tab. Terms of Use 8.3: 'You are responsible for all applicable taxes. Company will charge tax when required.'; whether the prices include VAT is not stated.
- Team
USD 69 per seat per month with monthly payment or USD 55 per seat per month with annual payment (Team plan page; start with two seats, for 2 to 9 people). Terms of Use 8.3: 'You are responsible for all applicable taxes. Company will charge tax when required.'; whether the prices include VAT is not stated.
- Enterprise
Individual (pricing page: 'Contact sales')
- Basic
- Midjourneyyesall 4 plans
- Runwayyesall 4 plans
- Midjourney
- Basic
yes (Image and video generation; features per plan according to the plan comparison)
- Standard
yes (Image and video generation; features per plan according to the plan comparison)
- Pro
yes (Image and video generation; features per plan according to the plan comparison)
- Mega
yes (Image and video generation; features per plan according to the plan comparison)
Runway- Free
yes, limited (pricing page: 125 one-off credits, do not expire; 'A selection of generative creative models to test concepts'; 5 GB storage)
- Standard / Pro / Max
yes (credits per month: Standard 625, Pro 2,250, Max 9,500; access to all AI video and image models according to the pricing page, including Gen-4.5, Aleph 2.0, Kling 3.0, Seedance, Nano Banana Pro; Max with 1-month credit rollover)
- Team
yes (Team plan page: 'Everything in Max', plus a shared workspace for 2 to 9 people, 6,900 credits per seat per month in a shared pool with one month of rollover, up to 100 shared projects and 1 TB of storage, up to 100 Brand Kits, 24 parallel generations, API access, Agent Connectors for Figma, Dropbox and Notion)
- Enterprise
yes (Enterprise sales; scope of the AI features in the Enterprise plan not broken down; pricing page refers to 'Contact sales')
- Basic
Evidence
- Midjourney9 sources
- Runway9 sources
- Midjourney
- Midjourney Terms of Service (Version Effective Date 2026-05-27)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Privacy Policy (Last Updated 2026-09-03)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Comparing Midjourney Plans (Docs)Pricing page/documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Stealth Mode (Docs)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Public Summary of Training Content (Version 1, as of 2026-03-17)Provider documentation (AI Act), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Training Data Documentation under California AB2013 (as of 2026-01-20)Provider documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Data Deletion and Privacy FAQ (as of 2026-09-03)Privacy notice/Help Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Help Center: Deleting Your DataHelp Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Midjourney Help Center: Group Plans & Corporate BillingHelp Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
Runway- PricingPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Terms of Use (as of 2026-09-15)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Privacy Policy (as of 2026-05-11)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Enterprise Services Terms (as of 2026-06-01)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Subprocessors for Runway AI, Inc.Sub-processor list, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Runway DPA for Customers (August 2026)DPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- When to choose an Enterprise subscriptionHelp Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Runway for TeamsPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Enterprise FAQ: Third-party Models in Runway (as of 2026-04-29)Help Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
not documentedmeans: not publicly documented, not verifiable in any provider source. It does not mean “no”.
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