Runway vs AI Effect vs MyShell vs Pika

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

Your tool
Runway
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Competitor 1
AI Effect
Competitor 2
MyShell
Competitor 3
Pika
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Runway
runwayml.com
Runway is an AI company with three platforms built on the same world models.
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Competitor AI Effect
aieffect.art
No subscriptions. Pay-as-you-go credits never expire. AI Effect: turns photos, text & clips into videos & images.
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Competitor MyShell
app.myshell.ai
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Competitor Pika
pika.art
Images that move in ways that actually make sense
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.6Mvisits/mo
3.8Kvisits/mo
8.5Kvisits/mo
1.6Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 8.0%
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▼ 82.2%
▼ 9.5%
6-month growth
-9.2%
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-94.8%
-10.1%
Global rank web
#6,941
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#23,759
Avg. last 3 months
6.1M
1.3K
41.7K
1.8M
Bounce rate lower is better
34%
0%
46%
33%
Pages / visit
7.5
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2.9
5.6
Visit duration
5m 30s
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3m 24s
4m 57s
Traffic sources
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 10%
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● Direct 85% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 18%
RunwayAI EffectMyShellPika
02M4.1M6.1M8.2MRunway · 6.1MRunway · 5.9MRunway · 5.7MRunway · 5MRunway · 6.2MRunway · 6.7MRunway · 8.2MRunway · 6.5MRunway · 6.1MRunway · 5.6MAI Effect · 3.8KMyShell · 88.5KMyShell · 91KMyShell · 151.5KMyShell · 164.6KMyShell · 124.4KMyShell · 111.4KMyShell · 68.7KMyShell · 48KMyShell · 8.5KPika · 1.8MPika · 1.7MPika · 2.2MPika · 1.8MPika · 1.8MPika · 1.9MPika · 2.2MPika · 2MPika · 1.8MPika · 1.6M1K10K100K1M10MRunway · 6.1MRunway · 5.9MRunway · 5.7MRunway · 5MRunway · 6.2MRunway · 6.7MRunway · 8.2MRunway · 6.5MRunway · 6.1MRunway · 5.6MAI Effect · 3.8KMyShell · 88.5KMyShell · 91KMyShell · 151.5KMyShell · 164.6KMyShell · 124.4KMyShell · 111.4KMyShell · 68.7KMyShell · 48KMyShell · 8.5KPika · 1.8MPika · 1.7MPika · 2.2MPika · 1.8MPika · 1.8MPika · 1.9MPika · 2.2MPika · 2MPika · 1.8MPika · 1.6MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$15per month · free tier available
$5per month · free tier available
$7.49per month
$8per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Free FreeStandard $15/moPro $35/mo
Free Starter CustomSmall Pack $8Medium Pack $20Large Pack $50
Basic $7.49/moPro $49.99/mo
Free FreeBasic $8/moStandard $28/moPro $76/mo+1 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
ImagesVideoText
VideoTextImages
TextImages
VideoTextImages
Output
VideoImagesAudio
VideoImages
VideoImages
ImagesVideoAudio
Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Development & CodeImage EditingImage GenerationVideo Creation+11 more
Image EditingImage GenerationVideo CreationAI Image Generator+3 more
Chatbots & CompanionsImage EditingImage GenerationAI Character+2 more
Audio & MusicImage EditingImage GenerationVideo Creation+9 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
10
6
10
8
Image to video
Image editing
Image generation
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Video generation
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Image to image
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Animations
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Lip sync
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Video editing
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Agent creation
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Anime image generation
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Audio to video
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Character chatbot
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Chatbots
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Portrait generation
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Sound effects
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Video effects
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Video upscaling
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Bikini images
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Video enhancement
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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
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Verified listing
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.