About Runway
Runway's Gen-3 and Gen-4 models produce cinematic AI video from text or images. Pro editor with motion brush, lip sync, and inpainting. Runway stands out for ai video generation and editing, ai image generation and editing, ai audio and music generation, and agentic creative collaborator. Teams pick it because cinematic gen-3 and gen-4 video models and pro editor with motion brush, inpainting, and lip sync. Things to keep in mind: pricing climbs fast for serious use.
Runway is an Editor's Choice freemium tool and launched on 2023-02-01. It sits in the Video and Video Generation space and is best used to Video content creation and editing, Image generation and manipulation, Music and audio production.
Pricing
FreeFree
- 125 one-time credits
- Selection of generative creative models
- 5GB asset storage
Standard$12/mo (annual) or $15/mo (monthly)
- 625 credits monthly
- Access to all AI video and image models
- Agentic creative collaborator
- Parallel generations: 5 videos and images
- Music, voice and sound effects generation
- Up to 3 projects
- No watermarks
- 4K upscaling
Pro$28/mo (annual) or $35/mo (monthly)
- 2250 credits monthly
- Access to all AI video and image models
- Agentic creative collaborator
- Parallel generations: 15 videos and images
- Up to 5 projects
- 1 Brand Kit
- 1 custom voice clone
- Top-up credits anytime
Max$76/mo (annual) or $95/mo (monthly)
- 9500 credits monthly
- Early access to new models
- Agentic creative collaborator
- Parallel generations: 20 videos and images
- Credits roll over for 1 month
- Up to 10 projects
- Up to 3 Brand Kits
- Up to 3 custom voice clones
Features
- •AI video generation and editingBuilt-in support for ai video generation and editing — used for video content creation and editing.
- •AI image generation and editingBuilt-in support for ai image generation and editing — used for video content creation and editing.
- •AI audio and music generationBuilt-in support for ai audio and music generation — used for video content creation and editing.
- •Agentic creative collaboratorBuilt-in support for agentic creative collaborator — used for video content creation and editing.
- •Brand Kit customizationBuilt-in support for brand kit customization — used for video content creation and editing.
- •Custom voice cloningBuilt-in support for custom voice cloning — used for video content creation and editing.
- •4K video upscalingBuilt-in support for 4k video upscaling — used for video content creation and editing.
- •API platform for developersBuilt-in support for api platform for developers — used for video content creation and editing.
Pros
- Cinematic Gen-3 and Gen-4 video models
- Pro editor with motion brush, inpainting, and lip sync
- Solid free trial to test before paying
- Strong for storyboarding and B-roll
Cons
- Pricing climbs fast for serious use
- Generations can fail on complex prompts
- Watermarks on lower tiers
- Output length capped at short clips
AI Models used
The foundation models that power Runway under the hood.
Generates high-quality video from text prompts and images with realistic motion and physics.
Creates videos from text descriptions and images with temporal consistency.
Powers image generation and manipulation features within the video editing suite.
Enables object removal, background replacement, and selective video editing capabilities.
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