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
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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
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
| Plan | Price | Billing | Who it is for | Key limits | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | — | 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 | Custom pricing | — | 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 | Custom pricing | — | Large-scale API deployments (enterprise API channel) | Contact sales | Included |
Which Runway 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 pricing and usage limits
Prices checked Sep 30, 2026 on the official US pricing page. Official pricing ↗ Prices and limits change often.
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.
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). 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)
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)
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.
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