Runway

What is Runway?

Runway is a web workspace for generating and editing video, images and audio with AI. You can start from a text prompt, an image or an existing clip, and Runway recommends a suitable video model such as its own Gen-4.5, Gen-4 Turbo and Aleph 2.0, or partner models like Kling, Seedance and Nano Banana Pro. Editing tools let you add or remove objects, relight a scene, change the time of day or swap a backdrop while the rest of the footage stays untouched, and finished clips can be extended, upscaled and exported. Runway also offers a separate developer API with usage-based pricing from one credit balance, where 1 credit is $0.01. Everything is paid in credits: there is a Free plan with a one-time 125 credits, then Standard from $12/month, Pro at $28/month and Max at $76/month on annual billing, plus a per-seat Team plan and custom Enterprise terms.

Use cases

• Generate video from a text prompt or image
• Edit existing footage with AI
• Relight scenes and swap video backdrops
• Create product shots and social campaigns
• Generate music and speech for projects
• Build video generation into an app with the API
• Share brand assets across a creative team

Who it's for

• Video creators
• Marketing teams
• Studios and agencies
• Developers

Why use Runway

• Generation and editing live in one place, so you can fix details on a clip instead of regenerating the whole thing.
• One credit balance covers video, image and audio models from Runway and partners.
• Annual billing lowers each paid plan, for example Standard from $15 to $12 per month.
• The Team plan pools credits across seats and adds shared projects, comments and Brand Kits.
• The separate API lets developers add video and image generation to their own products and pay per second or per image.

Runway features

• Text, image and video-to-video generation
• Runway Gen-4.5, Gen-4 Turbo and Aleph 2.0 models
• Partner models such as Kling, Seedance, Veo and Nano Banana
• Video editing: add or remove objects, relight, change backdrop
• Extend, upscale and export finished clips
• AI image and audio generation, including text to speech
• Developer API with usage-based credit pricing
• Team plan with shared projects, Brand Kits and frame-accurate comments
• Plugins for Premiere Pro, After Effects and Resolve

Runway integrations

• Premiere Pro
• After Effects
• Figma
• Dropbox
• Notion
• ChatGPT
• Claude

How to get started with Runway

1. Sign up and choose the Free plan or a paid plan with a monthly credit allotment.
2. Start from a prompt, an image or an existing video clip.
3. Pick the video model Runway suggests, or choose another such as Gen-4.5 or Kling.
4. Refine the result with editing tools like Aleph 2.0, backdrop changes or object removal.
5. Extend, upscale and export the video, or call the same models through the Runway API.

Runway limitations

• Free plan is a one-time deposit of 125 credits, not a monthly allowance
• Monthly credits on Standard and Pro reset each cycle and do not roll over
• Credit cost per generation depends on the model, duration and resolution
• Team plan is for two to nine people; larger groups need Enterprise

Runway pricing

Yes, Runway has a free plan. Paid plans start at $12 per month, according to the official pricing page on 24 Oct 2026.

Runway plans

• Free

  $0

  one-time deposit of 125 credits

  • 125 credits that do not expire

• Standard

  $12/month

  billed annually; $15 billed monthly

  • 625 credits monthly
  • Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Nano Banana Pro and more

• Pro

  $28/month

  billed annually; $35 billed monthly

  • 2250 credits monthly
  • Topaz AI Upscale
  • Seedance 2.5
  • Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Nano Banana Pro and more

• Max

  $76/month

  billed annually; $95 billed monthly

  • 9500 credits monthly
  • Up to one month of rollover
  • Topaz AI Upscale
  • Seedance 2.5

• Team

  $69 per seat per month

  or $55 per seat per month billed yearly

  • 6,900 credits per seat per month, pooled
  • Everything in Max
  • Up to 100 shared projects and 1TB storage
  • Frame-accurate commenting with @mentions
  • Up to 100 Brand Kits and API access
  • Priority support

• Enterprise

  Custom

  • Unlimited members and workspaces
  • User roles, permissions and sharing policies
  • Custom SSO, SOC 2 and ISO/IEC 27001
  • Dedicated support and onboarding

Plans as listed on the official pricing page on 24 Oct 2026. Prices can change and may vary by country or exclude tax. Check the official pricing page.

Runway alternatives

The main Runway alternatives listed on Debuly are Pika, Adobe Firefly, Hailuo AI, Midjourney, Kling AI and PixVerse. The table compares pricing and platforms; order is A–Z.

1. 

   Adobe Firefly

   Adobe's generative AI app for creating and editing images, video, audio and vectors, with Adobe and partner models.

   Image generationVideoDesignAudio and voice
   FreemiumVisit Adobe Firefly (official site)
2. 

   Hailuo AI

   MiniMax's web studio for turning text prompts and photos into short AI videos and images, with credit-based monthly plans.

   VideoImage generationAudio and voice
   FreemiumVisit Hailuo AI (official site)
3. 

   Kling AI

   AI video and image generator from Kuaishou with credit-based plans, a free Basic tier, and a developer API billed per second.

   VideoImage generationDeveloper platforms
   FreemiumVisit Kling AI (official site)
4. 

   Midjourney

   AI image and video generator that turns text prompts into artwork, sold as monthly or annual subscriptions with no free plan.

   Image generationVideoDesign
   PaidVisit Midjourney (official site)
5. 

   Pika

   AI creative platform with 25+ apps for generating and editing video, images and sound, built on several video and image models.

   VideoImage generationAudio and voice
   FreemiumVisit Pika (official site)
6. 

   PixVerse

   AI video generator with text-to-video, image-to-video, transitions and effects, plus an API and team plans with a shared credit pool.

   VideoImage generation
   FreemiumVisit PixVerse (official site)

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Sources & verification

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