Runway

What Runway is

Runway is a video-generation service with text-to-video and image-to-video capabilities. It also lists AI avatars, API access and support for commercial use. The maximum output resolution is 4k, and the listed maximum video length is 0.25. Runway offers a free plan and three paid plans, with paid pricing starting at $12 a month when billed annually. The Free plan remains free and includes 125 one-time credits and 5 GB of storage. Standard costs $12 a month, billed annually, and provides 625 credits each month, up to three projects and 20 GB of storage. Pro is $28 a month billed annually, with 2,250 monthly credits, up to five projects and 100 GB storage. Max costs $76 a month billed annually, with 9,500 monthly credits, up to 10 projects and 500 GB storage. The paid plans list annual savings of $36, $84 and $228, respectively. The listed platform is API, and Runway's website is https://runway.com/. Buyers can compare the recurring credit allotments, project caps and storage across the paid plans with the Free plan's one-time credits.

Who it suits

Runway suits people looking for text-to-video or image-to-video generation, AI avatars or API access. Its listed commercial-use support may also suit buyers creating video for commercial use.

Limits

The Free plan includes 125 one-time credits and 5 GB storage. Standard is $12 a month billed annually and has 625 credits per month, up to three projects and 20 GB storage.

Getting started

1. Open https://runway.com/.
2. Choose the Free plan or a paid plan.
3. Use the API platform.

Verdict

Choose Runway if you need video generation with text or image input, AI avatars, API access or commercial use. The Free plan offers one-time credits; paid plans provide monthly credits with different project and storage limits. Check the annual billing and limits on the plan that fits your needs.