Runway
AI video generation and editing
Overall score
About
Runway is a generative AI platform focused on video, with text-to-video, image-to-video, and motion brush controls via its Gen-3 and Gen-4 models. It also offers green-screen removal, frame interpolation, and a multi-track editor aimed at filmmakers and marketers.
Best for: Best for video creators and marketers who want cinematic AI video generation and editing without a full VFX pipeline.
Pricing
Free
- Monthly
- Free
- Annual /mo
- Free
- Billing
- flat
- Notes
- 125 one-time credits; limited generation; watermarked
Standard
- Monthly
- $15
- Annual /mo
- $12
- Billing
- flat
- Notes
- 625 credits/month; Gen-3/Gen-4 video; basic export
Pro
- Monthly
- $35
- Annual /mo
- $28
- Billing
- flat
- Notes
- 2250 credits/month; higher resolution; more features
Unlimited
- Monthly
- $95
- Annual /mo
- $76
- Billing
- flat
- Notes
- 2250 credits/month; Explore Mode unlimited relaxed generations
Enterprise
- Monthly
- n/a
- Annual /mo
- n/a
- Billing
- flat
- Notes
- SSO; custom credits; advanced security; priority support · Contact sales
| Tier | Monthly | Annual /mo | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free | flat | 125 one-time credits; limited generation; watermarked |
| Standard | $15 | $12 | flat | 625 credits/month; Gen-3/Gen-4 video; basic export |
| Pro | $35 | $28 | flat | 2250 credits/month; higher resolution; more features |
| Unlimited | $95 | $76 | flat | 2250 credits/month; Explore Mode unlimited relaxed generations |
| Enterprise | n/a | n/a | flat | SSO; custom credits; advanced security; priority support · Contact sales |
Key features
- Gen-4 text-to-video
- image-to-video
- motion brush and camera controls
- green screen and inpainting
- lip sync
- act-one character performance
Integrations
Trust & compliance
- Stage range
- MVP → Growth
- Founded
- 2018
- Status
- active
- SOC 2
- yes
- GDPR
- yes
- Data residency
- us
- External rating
- 4.6 on G2 (37 reviews)
- Last verified
- Jun 2026
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Alex Hormozi
Founder
Acquisition.com uses Runway for image-editing automation in content production: object removal, background replacement, the kind of tasks that used to be manual designer work. Hormozi frames AI image tools as the layer that compresses content-team headcount without losing quality.
Bilawal Sidhu
Independent creator; ex-Google AR
Sidhu is one of the most-watched commentators on Runway's video model releases. He posts breakdowns of new Runway features as they ship and pairs Runway output with 3D Gaussian Splatting and photogrammetry workflows in his hybrid pipelines. He frames Runway as the go-to for AI video synthesis when paired with traditional 3D capture for fidelity.
Justine Moore
Consumer AI Partner
Moore reviews Runway releases as part of her consumer-AI coverage on X and in a16z market maps. Her 'Why 2023 Was AI Video's Breakout Year' a16z piece treats Runway as the canonical animation primitive in the multi-tool AI creator workflow (Midjourney for stills, Runway for animation, Suno for audio).
Linus Ekenstam
AI builder
Ekenstam posts Runway video-generation experiments and demos as new versions ship. He treats Runway as the canonical AI-video primitive in his creative pipeline alongside Midjourney for stills and Suno for audio.
Matt Wolfe
Creator; Curator
Wolfe reviews Runway's video-generation models across multiple versions and demonstrates real workflows in his YouTube videos. He frames Runway as the canonical AI-video primitive in his creator stack alongside Pika and others, with side-by-side comparisons that influence creator-tooling buy decisions.
Rowan Cheung
Founder
The Rundown has recurring Runway coverage in its video-gen reporting. Cheung treats Runway as the canonical AI-video primitive worth benchmarking against new entrants in the space, with side-by-side demos that influence the consumer-AI conversation.
Founders who use Runway
Operators who publicly include Runway in their AI stack.