Runway pricing in 2026: Free, Standard, Pro, Max, Team and API explained
Pick Runway if you want one credit balance and one workspace covering many video/image models, with an editor-facing agent, MCP access and Adobe/Resolve plugins; budget credits carefully because 5 s of Gen-4.5 costs 60 credits.
Starting price
$15/mo (Standard)
Free option
Yes
Plans
8
Prices checked
Sep 30, 2026
Max$95.00
Team$69.00
Pro$35.00
Standard$15.00
Runway plans and what they include
Runway runs on credits. Every generation spends credits, and each plan gives a fixed pool. Consumer plans are per user: Standard $15/month (625 credits), Pro $35/month (2,250 credits) and Max $95/month (9,500 credits). Annual billing lowers these to $12, $28 and $76 per month. Team is $69 per seat per month ($55 billed yearly), with 6,900 credits per seat pooled across the workspace. Enterprise is custom. The API is billed separately at $0.01 per credit.
Free is $0 and includes 125 one-time credits that do not expire, 5GB storage and a selection of models. It has no monthly credits. The entry plan, Standard, adds 625 credits a month with no rollover, access to all video and image models, no watermarks and 4K upscaling. Pro and Standard credits do not roll over; Max and Team roll unused credits over for one month.
Runway plans compared
Plans and prices
Plan
Price
Billing
Who it is for
Key limits
API
Free
Kostenlos
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Testing the product before paying (consumer channel)
125 one-time credits (do not expire); 5GB asset storage; A selection of generative models to test concepts
No
Standard
$15/mo per user
Monthly
Curious creators trying AI video (consumer channel)
625 credits monthly, no rollover; Parallel generations: 5; Up to 3 projects
No
Pro
$35/mo per user
Monthly
Creators leveling up their craft (consumer channel)
2,250 credits monthly, no rollover; Parallel generations: 15; Up to 5 projects
No
Max
$95/mo per user
Monthly
Heavy solo usage (consumer channel)
9,500 credits monthly; Unused credits roll over 1 month; Parallel generations: 20
No
Team
$69/mo per seat
Monthly
Small teams creating together in one workspace (team channel)
6,900 credits per seat per month, pooled across workspace; One month of credit rollover; 2 to 9 seats per workspace
Included
Enterprise
Individuelle Preise
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Organizations needing security, admin controls and SSO (enterprise channel)
Custom pricing and credits sized to your organization; Unlimited members and workspaces (vendor wording)
Not stated
Runway Dev (API)
$0.01 per credit
Usage
Developers building AI media at scale (API channel)
Per-model credit rates, e.g. gen4.5 12 credits/s, gen4_turbo 5 credits/s, aleph2 28 credits/s (56 min), gen4_image 5-8 credits/image; Minimum charges apply on some models; Sales tax may apply
Included
Runway Dev Enterprise
Individuelle Preise
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Large-scale API deployments (enterprise API channel)
Contact sales
Included
Which Runway plan to pick
Which plan to pick
If you
Pick
Why
you want to test Runway before paying
Free ($0)
125 one-time credits that do not expire, 5GB storage and a selection of generative models.
you make occasional AI video clips
Standard ($15/month, $12 billed annually)
625 credits per month, all video and image models, no watermarks, 4K upscaling, up to 3 projects.
you create regularly and need more credits and features
Pro ($35/month, $28 billed annually)
2,250 credits per month, top-up credits anytime, 1 Brand Kit, 1 custom voice clone, Runway MCP and 100GB storage.
you are a heavy solo user or need studio-grade output
Max ($95/month, $76 billed annually)
9,500 credits per month with one-month rollover, early access to new models, HDR, ProRes and image sequences, 500GB storage.
a small team of 2 to 9 people works in one workspace
Team ($69 per seat/month, $55 billed yearly)
Pooled 6,900 credits per seat, shared projects, frame-accurate comments, API access and priority support.
you need SSO, roles and a no-training commitment
Enterprise (custom)
Custom SSO, SOC 2, ISO/IEC 27001, user roles and permissions, legal indemnification and dedicated support.
What is free, what costs extra
Free access and trial
Free plan: 125 one-time credits that do not expire, 5GB storage, a selection of models; no recurring monthly credits.
No separate trial documented; Free plan serves as the trial.
Extra costs and taxes
Top-up credits from Plans & Billing (minimum purchase 1,000 credits; purchased credits never expire). API credits $0.01 each. Professional/HDR output formats add 5-40 credits per second on Gen-4.5 and Aleph 2.0.
API docs state sales tax may apply depending on location; consumer pricing page does not state tax treatment.
Costs that are easy to miss
Credits are consumed by all generation. Top-up credits are sold from Plans & Billing with a minimum purchase of 1,000 credits; purchased credits never expire.
Professional and HDR output formats add 5 to 40 credits per second on Gen-4.5 and Aleph 2.0.
Standard and Pro monthly credits do not roll over. Max and Team credits roll over for one month.
The API is priced separately at $0.01 per credit with per-model rates, minimum charges on some models and possible sales tax. The consumer pricing page does not state tax treatment.
Runway Preise und Nutzungslimits
Preise am Sep 30, 2026 auf der offiziellen US-Preisseite geprüft. Offizielle Preise ↗ Preise und Limits ändern sich häufig.
Preisseite des Anbieters vor 3 Tagen automatisch neu geprüft: keine Änderungen festgestellt.
Die offizielle Runway-Preisseite, wie wir sie gesehen haben. runway.com, erfasst Oct 1, 2026
Kostenloser Zugang und Testbedingungen
Free plan: 125 one-time credits that do not expire, 5GB storage, a selection of models; no recurring monthly credits.
No separate trial documented; Free plan serves as the trial.
Kostenpflichtige Tarife: was sich beim Upgrade ändert
Für: Large-scale API deployments (enterprise API channel)
Limits
Contact sales
Enthält
For companies deploying AI media at scale
API inklusive
Nutzungsobergrenzen, Guthaben und Zusatzkosten
Top-up credits from Plans & Billing (minimum purchase 1,000 credits; purchased credits never expire). API credits $0.01 each. Professional/HDR output formats add 5-40 credits per second on Gen-4.5 and Aleph 2.0.
API docs state sales tax may apply depending on location; consumer pricing page does not state tax treatment.
How much Runway costs per year
At the listed prices, a single user pays between $180 and $1,140 a year on the fixed-price plans, or nothing on the free tier within its limits. Annual billing discounts, taxes and usage-based extras are listed per plan above where the vendor publishes them.
Runway FAQ
Is Runway free?
Partly: the Free plan gives 125 one-time credits and 5GB storage that never expire, but no recurring monthly credits; paid plans start at $15/month ($12 billed annually). Quelle (öffnet in neuem Tab)
How much video do the credits buy?
Gen-4.5 costs 12 credits per second, so Standard's 625 credits is about 52 s of Gen-4.5 or 104 s of Gen-4 Turbo per month; Pro gives 187 s and Max 791 s of Gen-4.5. Quelle (öffnet in neuem Tab)
Do unused credits roll over?
Not on Standard or Pro (they reset each billing cycle); on Max and Team up to one month rolls over, and purchased top-up credits never expire. Quelle (öffnet in neuem Tab)
What does the API cost?
Credits cost $0.01 each in the developer portal; e.g. Gen-4.5 is 12 credits/s ($0.12/s), Gen-4 Turbo 5 credits/s, Gen-4 Image 5-8 credits per image, plus sales tax where applicable. Quelle (öffnet in neuem Tab)
Is there a team plan?
Yes, Team is $69 per seat monthly or $55 billed yearly for 2-9 seats, each adding 6,900 credits to a shared pool; larger groups need Enterprise. Quelle (öffnet in neuem Tab)
Does the Runway Free plan renew its credits each month?
No. The Free plan gives 125 one-time credits that do not expire, and there are no recurring monthly credits.
How much does Runway Pro cost with annual billing?
Pro is $35/month, or $28/month billed annually, which the vendor says saves $84 per year. It includes 2,250 credits per month.
Is the Runway API included in Standard, Pro or Max?
No. These plans list API access as not included. API access is listed on Team, and the Runway Dev API is billed separately at $0.01 per credit.