Free
For: Testing the product before paying (consumer channel)
Limits
- 125 one-time credits (do not expire)
- 5GB asset storage
1 more
- A selection of generative models to test concepts
Includes
- Explore Runway's AI tools
No API
VideoDocumented overviewLast checked Sep 30, 2026
Runway: Pricing, Features & Best Use Cases
Runway generates and edits video, images and audio from text, image or video inputs in one cloud workspace, using its own Gen-4.5/Aleph 2.0 models plus third-party models (Kling, Seedance, Veo, Nano Banana and others) under a single credit system.
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Our take: 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.
Main limitation: Everything is metered in credits that reset monthly on Standard and Pro without rollover, and the Free plan is a one-time 125-credit deposit rather than a recurring allowance.
Who Runway fits
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. Based on the vendor's documentation, not on a hands-on test.
Best for: Solo creators producing short AI video clips and stills for social or ads
Also a good fit for
- Marketing and agency teams needing pooled credits, Brand Kits and frame-level comments
- Developers building media-generation features via a single API across many models
- Editors wanting AI generation inside Premiere Pro, After Effects or DaVinci Resolve
Consider another tool if you need a free tier with recurring monthly generations
Or if
- You only need one specific model and want its cheapest direct price
- You need long-form video in one pass (per-generation caps are seconds, e.g. 15 s for recipes)
- You require a guarantee that inputs/outputs are never used for model training on a self-serve plan
| Scenario | Fit | Why | Plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trying AI video for the first time | Fits with conditions | Free gives 125 one-time credits (about 25 s of Gen-4 Turbo), enough to test but not to work | Free |
| Weekly short clips and images for social | Good fit | Standard has 625 credits/month, all models, no watermark, 4K upscaling | Standard |
| Heavy solo production with ProRes/HDR deliverables | Good fit | Max adds studio-grade formats, 9,500 credits/month with 1-month rollover | Max |
| Team of 2-9 sharing one credit pool and Brand Kits | Good fit | Team pools 6,900 credits per seat, 1TB storage, comments, API access | Team |
| Programmatic generation inside your own product | Good fit | Runway Dev API bills $0.01 per credit with per-model rates and a Model Router | Runway Dev (API) |
| Need SSO, no-training guarantee and indemnification | Fits with conditions | Only Enterprise lists SSO, SOC 2, no training on your data and legal indemnification; custom pricing | Enterprise |
Runway in the news
Headlines from US outlets, selected automatically — not endorsements. Updated Oct 12, 2026
Runway pricing and usage limits
Prices checked Sep 30, 2026 on the official US pricing page. Official pricing ↗ Prices and limits change often.
Vendor pricing page re-checked automatically 3 days ago: no changes detected.
Free access and trial conditions
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.
Paid plans: what changes as you upgrade
Standard
$15/mo per user source (opens in a new tab)
Month
$12/month billed annually (save $36/year)
For: Curious creators trying AI video (consumer channel)
Limits
- 625 credits monthly, no rollover
- Parallel generations: 5
2 more
- Up to 3 projects
- 20GB storage
Includes
- Access to all AI video & image models
- Agentic creative collaborator
3 more
- Music, voice & sound effects generation
- No watermarks
- 4K upscaling
No API
Pro
$35/mo per user source (opens in a new tab)
Month
$28/month billed annually (save $84/year)
For: Creators leveling up their craft (consumer channel)
Limits
- 2,250 credits monthly, no rollover
- Parallel generations: 15
4 more
- Up to 5 projects
- 1 Brand Kit
- 1 custom voice clone
- 100GB storage
Includes
- All models
- Top-up credits anytime
3 more
- Runway MCP
- Unlimited 4K video upscaling
- Topaz AI Upscale
No API
Max
$95/mo per user source (opens in a new tab)
Month
$76/month billed annually (save $228/year)
For: Heavy solo usage (consumer channel)
Limits
- 9,500 credits monthly
- Unused credits roll over 1 month
5 more
- Parallel generations: 20
- Up to 10 projects
- Up to 3 Brand Kits
- Up to 3 custom voice clones
- 500GB storage
Includes
- Early access to new models
- Studio-grade generations: HDR, ProRes, image sequences
3 more
- Runway MCP
- Unlimited 4K video upscaling
- Topaz AI Upscale
No API
Team
$69/mo per seat source (opens in a new tab)
Month
$55 per seat per month billed yearly (20% off)
For: Small teams creating together in one workspace (team channel)
Limits
- 6,900 credits per seat per month, pooled across workspace
- One month of credit rollover
6 more
- 2 to 9 seats per workspace
- Up to 100 shared projects
- 1TB workspace storage
- Up to 100 Brand Kits
- 24 parallel generations
- 20 shared agent skills
Includes
- Everything in Max
- Frame-accurate commenting with @mentions
3 more
- Agent Connectors for Figma, Dropbox and Notion
- API access
- Priority support
API included
Enterprise
Custom pricing source (opens in a new tab)
For: Organizations needing security, admin controls and SSO (enterprise channel)
Limits
- Custom pricing and credits sized to your organization
- Unlimited members and workspaces (vendor wording)
Includes
- Everything in Team
- Unlimited shared projects, Brand Kits and agent skills
5 more
- User roles, permissions and sharing policies
- Custom SSO, SOC 2 and ISO/IEC 27001
- No training on your data
- Enterprise legal indemnification
- Dedicated support, training and onboarding
Runway Dev (API)
$0.01 per credit source (opens in a new tab)
Usage
For: Developers building AI media at scale (API channel)
Limits
- 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
1 more
- Sales tax may apply
Includes
- Video, image, audio, upscale, HDR and real-time avatar endpoints
- Model Router at no additional cost
2 more
- Recipes (product ad, product swap, UGC, multi-shot)
- ProRes/PNG sequence/HDR output surcharges
API included
Runway Dev Enterprise
Custom pricing source (opens in a new tab)
For: Large-scale API deployments (enterprise API channel)
Limits
- Contact sales
Includes
- For companies deploying AI media at scale
API included
Usage caps, credits and extra costs
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.
What is Runway, and how does it work?
Runway is a cloud creative platform (Runway Creative) and API (Runway Dev) for generating and editing video, images and audio with Runway's own models (Gen-4.5, Aleph 2.0, Act-Two, Ruby) and licensed third-party models, plus an agent, MCP server, Brand Kits and editor plugins.
What you provide and what you get back
You provide
- Text prompts
- Images
- Video (for video-to-video, Aleph 2.0, Act-Two performance capture)
- Audio/voice references
- Brand Kit assets
You get back
- Video (H.264 mp4; ProRes, PNG sequences, 10-bit SDR and HDR on Gen-4.5/Aleph 2.0)
- Images up to 4K depending on model
- Audio: music, speech, sound effects
- Upscaled video up to 4K
Where you can use it
- Platforms
- Web, Mobile, API
- Account
- Required
- Works offline
- No
- Models / versions
- Gen-4.5 (12 credits/s), Gen-4 Turbo (5 credits/s), Aleph 2.0 (28 credits/s), Act-Two, Ruby (SDR to HDR); third-party: Kling 3.0/O3, Seedance 2.0/2.5, Veo 3.1, Nano Banana Pro, Hailuo 3, Wan 3, Grok Imagine, GPT Image
- Video output formats
- H.264 .mp4 default; ProRes .mov (profiles 422 Proxy to 4444 XQ), PNG sequence zip, HEVC 10-bit SDR, HDR10/HLG, 12-bit PQ master, EXR sequences on Gen-4.5 (API, and Max+ in app) source (opens in a new tab)
- Resolution
- Per model: 480p to 4K for video (e.g. Seedance 2.0 4K at 150 credits/s); images 720p/1080p (Gen-4 Image), up to 4K (Gemini Image, GPT Image); 4K video upscaling on paid plans source (opens in a new tab)
- Clip duration / caps
- Billed per second; caps documented per feature, e.g. recipes 4-15 s, Seedance 2.5 combined input video capped at 30 s, Enhance Frame Rate up to 5 minutes source (opens in a new tab)
- Credits
- Gen-4.5 = 60 credits per 5 s; Gen-4 Image 1080p = 8 credits; Nano Banana Pro 2K = 20 credits; Text to Speech 1 credit per 50 characters source (opens in a new tab)
- Watermark
- Standard and above list 'No watermarks'; Free plan watermark status not stated on pricing page source (opens in a new tab)
- Commercial terms
- Terms: Runway does not claim ownership of Inputs or Outputs and does not restrict commercial use of Outputs, subject to compliance with the Agreement source (opens in a new tab)
- Content credentials
- Runway implements C2PA provenance signals on generated content source (opens in a new tab)
- Storage
- Free 5GB, Standard 20GB, Pro 100GB, Max 500GB, Team 1TB source (opens in a new tab)
Best use cases for Runway
Scenarios are worked out by our editors from the documentation; the actual result depends on your input and plan.
Text/image-to-video short clip
- Who
- Solo creators
- You provide
- Text prompt or a still image
- Expected result
- A short clip from Gen-4.5 or another selected model, downloadable without watermark
- Plan needed
- Standard
- Limitation
- 60 credits per 5 s of Gen-4.5; 625 credits/month on Standard source (opens in a new tab)
Restyle existing footage
- Who
- Editors
- You provide
- A video plus text or image reference
- Expected result
- Edited/restyled video via Aleph 2.0, placeable directly into Premiere Pro, After Effects or Resolve via plugins
- Plan needed
- Paid plans
- Limitation
- Aleph 2.0 costs 140 credits per 5 s in app source (opens in a new tab)
On-brand campaign assets across formats
- Who
- Marketing teams and agencies
- You provide
- Brand Kit assets, references, prompts
- Expected result
- Consistent ads, variants and localized versions with team comments and a pooled credit balance
- Plan needed
- Team
- Limitation
- 2-9 seats; beyond that Enterprise source (opens in a new tab)
Embed generation in your own app
- Who
- Developers
- You provide
- API calls with prompt/image/video, optional Model Router
- Expected result
- Generated media returned with realized cost in response metadata
- Plan needed
- Runway Dev (API)
- Limitation
- Usage billed at $0.01 per credit; minimums on some models source (opens in a new tab)
What Runway does, and where it stops
Multi-model access
One workspace and credit balance across Runway's Gen-4.5/Aleph 2.0 and third-party models (Kling, Seedance, Veo, Nano Banana, etc.) Compare models without separate subscriptions
Agentic creative collaborator
An agent that generates, edits Brand Kits and can be @mentioned in asset comments Iterate conversationally rather than tool by tool
Runway MCP and plugins
Generate from ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Grok Bot or any MCP client; native panels in Premiere Pro, After Effects and DaVinci Resolve Use Runway inside existing tools
Studio-grade output
ProRes, PNG/EXR sequences, 10-bit SDR and true HDR on Gen-4.5; Ruby converts SDR to HDR Fits post-production and grading pipelines
Team workspace
Pooled credits, shared projects, frame-accurate comments, shared agent skills, connectors for Figma/Dropbox/Notion Agencies manage clients and reviews in one place
Model Router (API)
Routes each request to the best available model by cost, latency or quality preference Avoid hard-coding a model choice
Runway pros and cons
Where Runway is strong
- Broad model catalog under one credit system One subscription covers Runway and many third-party video/image/audio models documented source (opens in a new tab)
- Commercial use of outputs not restricted and no ownership claim by Runway Suitable for client and ad work, subject to terms compliance documented source (opens in a new tab)
- Deep editor integration (Adobe, Resolve, MCP) Fits existing post-production workflows documented source (opens in a new tab)
- Transparent per-model API pricing at $0.01 per credit Costs are predictable per second or per image documented source (opens in a new tab)
- C2PA content credentials Outputs carry provenance signals documented source (opens in a new tab)
Limitations to check before paying
- Credits do not roll over on Standard and Pro Unused monthly allowance is lost; only Max/Team roll over one month documented source (opens in a new tab)
- Free plan is a one-time 125-credit deposit No ongoing free usage documented source (opens in a new tab)
- Terms allow Runway to use Inputs and Outputs to train and improve its models Self-serve users have no documented opt-out; no-training is an Enterprise feature documented source (opens in a new tab)
- Flagship models are credit-hungry Gen-4.5 is 60 credits/5 s, Aleph 2.0 140 credits/5 s, so Standard yields roughly 52 s of Gen-4.5 per month documented source (opens in a new tab)
- Fees are non-refundable except as required by law Cancelling mid-cycle gives no prorated refund documented source (opens in a new tab)
How to use Runway for generate a short video clip from a text prompt or image
Set up Runway
- Create a Runway account at runway.com (Free plan gives 125 one-time credits)
- Choose a plan if you need more credits or all models
- Open a project in the Runway Creative workspace
Example: generate a short video clip from a text prompt or image
- Select a video model (e.g. Gen-4.5 or Gen-4 Turbo)
- Enter a text prompt and optionally upload a start image
- Set duration and resolution, then generate
- Optionally upscale to 4K or export in ProRes on Max/Team
- Download or send to Premiere Pro/After Effects/Resolve via the plugin
Review and export the result
- Confirm credits deducted match the model's per-second rate on the pricing page
- Check the output has no watermark on paid plans
- Verify content credentials if provenance matters
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Runway integrations, API and team features
Native integrations and export formats
| Integration | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects plugins | Native | Panel inside the editors; free download for macOS/Windows, uses existing paid plan credits source (opens in a new tab) |
| DaVinci Resolve plugin | Native | Runway available directly inside Resolve (paid plans) source (opens in a new tab) |
| Runway MCP | Native | Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Grok Bot and MCP-compatible agents source (opens in a new tab) |
| Agent Connectors: Figma, Dropbox, Notion | Native | Team plan source (opens in a new tab) |
| iOS and Android apps | Native | Listed in site footer source (opens in a new tab) |
| MCP-compatible agents | Via third-party automation | Requires that platform's own plan. |
| SDKs on GitHub | Via third-party automation | Requires that platform's own plan. |
| AWS Marketplace listing (docs nav) | Via third-party automation | Requires that platform's own plan. |
Export: mp4 (H.264), ProRes .mov, PNG sequence, HEVC 10-bit SDR, HDR10 / HLG mp4, 12-bit PQ master .mov, 16-bit PNG / OpenEXR sequences (Gen-4.5)
API access and separate billing
An API is available, billed separately from the app subscription. Runway Dev bills $0.01 per credit, separate from consumer plans; Team plan lists API access as included API documentation ↗
Team controls and collaboration
- Shared credit pool, projects, comments, Brand Kits Team source (opens in a new tab)
- SSO, roles/permissions, sharing policies, workspace analytics Enterprise source (opens in a new tab)
Privacy, data use and commercial rights
Summarized from the vendor's current policies; this is not legal advice and a vendor's badge is not an independent audit.
How your inputs and outputs are handled
Terms define Inputs (prompts, media) and Outputs; Runway may review or monitor them with automated and manual tools; user is responsible for their content.
Terms of Use: Inputs and Outputs may be used by Runway to train and improve its AI models. Enterprise pages state 'we don't train on your data'.
Privacy Policy: retained as long as necessary for the Service and legitimate purposes; face scans and voiceprints retained no longer than three years after last interaction or once the purpose is met.
Commercial use and plan restrictions
Runway does not claim ownership of Inputs/Outputs and does not restrict commercial use of Outputs, subject to compliance with the Agreement.
No-training commitment, SSO, SOC 2 and ISO/IEC 27001 are listed only for Enterprise.
Controls for business users
- SOC 2 Type 2
- ISO/IEC 27001 (Enterprise)
- Custom SSO
- User roles, permissions and sharing policies
- Control over which third-party models a team can use
- C2PA provenance
Policies: runway.com/privacy-policy runway.com/terms-of-use runway.com/safety runway.com/enterprise
Other tools to consider instead of Runway
"Better suited" is based on documented features and pricing, not on a head-to-head test.
Kling AI: better suited to using Kling models directly from their vendor
Veo 3.1: better suited to veo-only generation inside Google's ecosystem
Hailuo AI: better suited to low-cost Hailuo/MiniMax clips
Midjourney: better suited to still-image-first workflows
Adobe Firefly: better suited to teams standardized on Creative Cloud
| Alternative | When to choose it | Pricing | Limitation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kling AI | You only want Kling generations and their native pricing | See catalog entry source (opens in a new tab) | Single-vendor model lineup | Compare |
| Veo 3.1 | You already pay for Google AI plans | See catalog entry source (opens in a new tab) | No multi-vendor model switching | Compare |
| Hailuo AI | Budget per clip matters more than format options | See catalog entry source (opens in a new tab) | Fewer professional export formats | Compare |
| Midjourney | Images are the main output and video is secondary | See catalog entry source (opens in a new tab) | Not an editor-integrated video suite | |
| Adobe Firefly | You want generation bundled with Adobe apps rather than a plugin | See catalog entry source (opens in a new tab) | Model catalog differs |
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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). source (opens in a new 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. source (opens in a new 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. source (opens in a new tab)
Can I use Runway outputs commercially?
Yes, the Terms say Runway does not claim ownership of Outputs and does not restrict their commercial use, provided you comply with the Agreement and Usage Policy. source (opens in a new tab)
Does Runway train on my content?
The Terms state Inputs and Outputs may be used to train and improve Runway's models; Enterprise is marketed with 'we don't train on your data'. source (opens in a new 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. source (opens in a new 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. source (opens in a new tab)
What changed at Runway recently
: DaVinci Resolve plugin released (paid plans); Runway MCP listed on Cursor Marketplace
Official announcement (opens in a new tab)
: Enhance Frame Rate: convert videos to 25-120 fps up to 4K and 5 minutes (Max+ plans); Runway MCP available in Grok Bot
Official announcement (opens in a new tab)
: Runway plugins for Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects launched
Official announcement (opens in a new tab)
: Team plan introduced: 6,900 pooled credits per seat, up to nine people, 1TB storage
Sources and review methodology
Official sources and verification dates
- Runway | Building Real-World Intelligence homepage · checked Sep 30, 2026 · Three platforms: Creative, Dev, Robotics
- AI Image and Video Pricing from $12/month | Runway AI pricing · checked Sep 30, 2026 · Free/Standard/Pro/Max cards, Compare models across plans, FAQ, schema.org Offers incl. Team $69
- Runway for Teams | AI Video and Image Creation for Business pricing · checked Sep 30, 2026 · Team and Enterprise cards, FAQ
- Production-ready AI Made for Enterprise | Runway AI homepage · checked Sep 30, 2026 · Scalable and Secure bullets
- API Pricing & Costs | Runway Dev api_docs · checked Sep 30, 2026 · Credit price, Video/Image/Audio/Upscale/Recipe pricing tables
- Available AI Models | Runway Dev api_docs · checked Sep 30, 2026 · Model list, Output formats
- Product Updates & Changelog | Runway AI changelog · checked Sep 30, 2026 · Latest updates Aug-Sep 2026
- Runway Privacy Policy & Data Practices policy · checked Sep 30, 2026 · Data retention, Opt out rights
- Terms of Use | Runway policy · checked Sep 30, 2026 · 4.4 User Inputs and Outputs, 8.5 Refunds
- Safety | Runway policy · checked Sep 30, 2026 · Provenance signals C2PA, Input & output detection
Not verified: Free plan watermark status: pricing page lists 'No watermarks' only from Standard; Free card is silent; Whether self-serve users can opt out of model training (help center blocked; Terms give no opt-out); Maximum clip duration per generation in the Creative app per model (not stated on pricing page); Consumer-plan tax treatment (only API docs mention sales tax); Whether Team plan's 'API access' shares the consumer credit pool or bills separately at $0.01/credit; Desktop app availability (only Web, iOS/Android and plugins are documented).
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