Runway

Runway is a generative creative platform for producing and editing images, video, and audio. Its workspace uses credits per generation and offers model access, parallel generations, an agentic creative collaborator, upscaling, voice tools, projects, and storage depending on the plan. Runway also operates a separate developer platform with API and recipe pricing; this listing covers the hosted creative product.

✨ Key Features

• Text- and image-guided video generation — Create clips from prompts and reference media with Runway’s generative video models.
• Image generation — Generate images with model and resolution choices; the official guide lists Gen-4 Image outputs in common aspect ratios.
• Video transformation and editing — Iterate on generated or supplied footage through the creative workspace and model tools.
• Audio generation — Generate music, voice, and sound effects on plans that include those capabilities.
• Agentic creative collaborator — Use an AI collaborator to help develop and refine creative work.
• Parallel generations — Run multiple image or video generations at once; the listed allowance rises from 5 on Standard to 15 on Pro and 20 on Max.
• 4K upscaling — Standard lists 4K upscaling, while Pro, Max, and Team list unlimited 4K video upscaling.
• Brand and voice tools — Pro and Max include Brand Kits and custom voice clones, with higher allowances on Max.
• Projects and storage — Store work in projects with plan-specific project and storage limits.
• Developer API and recipes — Runway Dev exposes programmatic video, image, audio, upscale, real-time, and recipe operations billed in credits.

💳 Pricing

• Free — $0/month, with 125 one-time credits, a selection of generative models, and 5GB asset storage. The credits do not expire.
• Standard — $15/month monthly or $12/month billed annually, with 625 credits/month, all AI video and image models, 5 parallel generations, music/voice/sound effects, up to 3 projects, no watermarks, 4K upscaling, and 20GB storage.
• Pro — $35/month monthly or $28/month billed annually, with 2,250 credits/month, 15 parallel generations, up to 5 projects, one Brand Kit, one custom voice clone, top-ups, Runway MCP, unlimited 4K video upscaling, and 100GB storage.
• Max — $95/month monthly or $76/month billed annually, with 9,500 credits/month, 20 parallel generations, one-month credit rollover, up to 10 projects, three Brand Kits, three custom voice clones, studio-grade outputs, unlimited 4K video upscaling, and 500GB storage.
• Team — Plan is listed for growing teams; contact the account team for current collaboration terms and pricing.
• Enterprise — For organizations with larger usage and governance needs; contact sales for pricing.
• Runway Dev API — Developer credits are purchased at $0.01 per credit; each model or recipe consumes credits according to its input, output, duration, and resolution.

Pricing note — Standard and Pro monthly credits expire each cycle; Max and higher can roll over up to one month. Purchased top-up credits do not expire. Runway states that Max is replacing Unlimited for new subscribers.

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🎯 Use Cases

• Film and VFX creators：Generate shots, transform footage, and upscale production assets.
• Social video teams：Create short videos, images, music, voices, and sound effects for campaigns.
• Brand teams：Use Brand Kits and custom voice tools to keep recurring creative work consistent.
• Independent creators：Use the Free or Standard plan to explore models and iterate on concepts.
• Production studios：Use Max for higher credit volume, rollover, storage, and studio-grade output options.
• Collaborative teams：Select Team for shared creation and multi-seat workflows.
• Developers：Integrate generation, upscaling, audio, real-time, or recipe operations through Runway Dev.