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Runway
Runway is a cloud creative suite for generating and editing video, images and audio, plus an API. The Free plan gives 125 one-time credits; Standard is shown at $12 a month billed annually.
Description of Runway
Runway, operated by Runway AI, Inc. according to its footer, is known as a cloud creative suite for generating and editing video, images and audio in one workspace. The homepage highlights its Gen-4.5 video model and names related models such as Aleph 2.0, Act-Two and Ruby. The homepage does not mention image-to-video by name, so confirm in the app that your plan supports animating a still image with the model you want.
The company groups its work into three product areas: Runway Creative, the browser-based studio with iOS and Android apps; Runway Dev, an API platform that offers Runway models and models from other labs, documented at docs.dev.runwayml.com; and Runway Robotics, a toolkit for policy inference, evaluation and synthetic data generation built on its GWM-1 world model. The old runwayml.com address now leads to runway.com.
Pricing is credit-based. The Free plan includes 125 one-time credits, a selection of generative models and 5GB of storage, and the page does not say whether free output is watermarked. The Standard plan is listed at $12 per month billed annually, with a struck-through $15 shown next to it, and it includes 625 credits per month, no watermarks, access to all video and image models, 4K upscaling and 20GB of storage. The page shows a monthly and yearly toggle but does not state a monthly-billed price clearly, so we record no monthly starting price. Check the toggle in a browser before buying.
Features of Runway
- Generates and edits video, images and audio in a cloud studio, headlined by the Gen-4.5 video model.
- Offers an API platform that includes models from other labs, plus a robotics toolkit.
- Standard plan removes watermarks, adds 625 monthly credits and 4K upscaling.
Frequently asked questions
Does Runway have a free plan?
Yes. The Free plan has 125 one-time credits, a selection of generative models and 5GB of storage. The page does not say whether free output carries a watermark.
How much is Runway Standard?
The page shows $12 per month billed annually, with $15 struck through beside it. We could not read a clear monthly-billed price.
Does Runway have an API?
Yes. Runway Dev is an API platform with documentation at docs.dev.runwayml.com.
Website: https://runway.com/
Company: Runway AI, Inc.
Key facts
Cloud studio for AI video, images and audio with an API. Free gives 125 one-time credits; Standard is $12 a month billed annually and removes watermarks. Image-to-video is not named on the pages read.
| Pricing model | Freemium |
|---|---|
| Free tier | Yes · 125 one-time credits, selected models, 5GB storage; watermark policy not stated |
| Starting price | Not verified |
| Data residency | Not verified |
| Compliance (as stated by vendor) | Not verified |
| Integrations | Not verified |
| Public API | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Not verified |
| Official site | Online (redirects) (auto-checked 2026-10-06) |
| Can a general AI assistant replace it? | A chatbot cannot generate or edit video. Runway is for clip generation and editing; use it when you need model choice and 4K output. |
| Last verified | 2026-10-10 by editor |
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