Side by side
Runway vs SadTalker
Both stand on image-to-video generators. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan API
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.
Visit Runway Free plan LinuxMacWindows
Visit SadTalker The facts
| Runway | SadTalker | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Standard: $12 a month | Not published |
| Plans published | 4 | None |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | runway.com | sadtalker.github.io |
| On image-to-video generators | #17 of 23 | #21 of 23 |
Runway: what it does well
- Supports both text-to-video and image-to-video generation.
- Lists AI avatars and API access.
- Commercial use is supported.
- Maximum output resolution is 4k.
- Free plan includes 125 one-time credits and 5 GB storage.
What to know first
- The Free plan's 125 credits are a one-time allotment.
- Standard, Pro and Max are billed annually at the listed monthly prices.
- The listed platform is API.
SadTalker: what it does well
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