AI video and motion tools
Runway
Short answer
AI video and image generation studio offering its own Gen-4.5 and Aleph models plus third-party models, credit-based plans, upscaling and an MCP integration. Free plan. From $15 a month billed monthly, or $12 a month billed yearly (Standard).
Our verdict on Runway
Runway gives creative teams a multi-model video studio with editing and API access, with costs scaling quickly per second generated.
- Best for
- Creative teams choosing among several video and image models
- Not for
- Light users who want recurring free monthly credits
Pros
- Model choice includes Gen-4.5, Aleph and third-party models.
- API access and an MCP integration are confirmed.
Cons
- The free plan gives 125 one-time credits only.
- Gen-4.5 costs 12 credits per second of video.
Based on the vendor's own pages, not hands-on testing.
What is Runway?
AI video and image generation studio offering its own Gen-4.5 and Aleph models plus third-party models, credit-based plans, upscaling and an MCP integration.
The vendor describes it as: Create anything, anytime.
- Vendor
- Runway
- Works through
- Web
- Built for
- Designers, Marketers, Agencies
How much does Runway cost?
| Free plan | Free plan: 125 one-time credits, 5GB storage. |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | From $15 a month billed monthly, or $12 a month billed yearly (Standard) |
| Highest self-serve plan | 95 a month (Max) |
| Credit-based usage | Yes |
| Enterprise plan | Yes |
Not verified: free trial.
Prices are in US dollars, as shown on the vendor's own page on November 1, 2026. Vendors change them often, so confirm on the pricing page before you buy.
What does Runway make, and from what?
- Output
- Video, Image, Animation
- Starting points
- Text prompt, Image reference, Video
- Way of working
- Prompt box, then canvas
- Models named by the vendor
- Gen-4.5, Aleph 2.0, Kling 4.0, Seedance 2.0 Pro, Gen-4 Image, Gen-4 Image Turbo, Nano Banana Pro
What features does Runway have?
5 of 23 tracked features have a verified answer from an official page. The rest are folded under Not verified.
Creating
- Visual editor for the outputYes
- Brand kit or design systemYes
- Start from an image or screenshotYes
Working with others and other tools
- API accessYes
- MCP serverYes
Not verified (18)
We could not read these from an official page. That is neither a yes nor a no.
- Refine the result by chatting
- Multi-page output
- Responsive output
- Template library
- Start from a URL
- Clickable prototypes
- Train a custom style or model
- Real-time collaboration
- Version history
- Integrations or plugins
- Mobile app
- Import from Figma
- Export to Figma
- Export code
- One-click publish or hosting
- Custom domain
- Backend and database
- Built-in sign-in or payments
What can you export from Runway?
Export formats named by the vendor: MP4, Other.
Who owns the output and what happens to your content?
Not verified: Commercial use of output, Trains on your content, SOC 2 stated, GDPR stated, Single sign-on, Open source, Self-hostable.
Read the vendor's terms and privacy policy before uploading client or confidential work.
What are the alternatives to Runway?
Other tools in AI video and motion tools, chosen for overlapping output and audience. The order is alphabetical among close matches, not a ranking.
Google
Google Flow / Veo
Google creative studio for AI video and image generation using Veo; page content was minimal, so plans and features were not verifiable from official pages.
- Price not verified
Little verified
Jitter
Jitter
Browser motion design tool with animation templates, Figma import, AI Brainstorm and image-to-video, exporting video, GIF and Lottie; plan prices were not rendered on the fetched page.
- Free plan
Partly verified
Kling AI
Kling AI
AI video and image generation service with Kling 4.0 audio-visual video, Image 3.0, a node-based canvas, motion control, API platform and MCP/CLI tools.
- Price not verified
Partly verified
Luma AI
Luma Dream Machine
Luma platform for AI video, image and audio generation with its Ray models and many third-party models; plans give monthly credits, with team and enterprise tiers.
- From $30/mo
Partly verified
How they differ from Runway
- Google Flow / VeoSuits creators exploring Veo video and image generation in Google's studioCompare Runway with Google Flow / Veo
- JitterSupports real-time collaboration. Way of working: canvas with AI assistCompare Runway with Jitter
- Kling AISuits creators wanting audio-visual video generation with a node-based canvasCompare Runway with Kling AI
- Luma Dream MachineCosts more to start: $30/mo against $15/mo. Supports real-time collaborationCompare Runway with Luma Dream Machine
How was this checked?
Verification level: Partly verified. 5 of 23 tracked features have a verified answer. Last checked November 1, 2026. We have not tested Runway hands-on. See the methodology.
- runway.com (read November 1, 2026)
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