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AI video platform with the Gen-4 and Gen-4.5 generation models, the Aleph footage-editing model and Act-Two performance capture, sold on credit-based plans from $12/month billed annually.
Runway uses a credit system where each second of generated video consumes credits; Gen-4.5 costs 12 credits per second. Annual billing saves 20% on every paid plan.
Runway is a New York-based AI company founded in 2018 by Cristóbal Valenzuela, Alejandro Matamala and Anastasis Germanidis, who met at NYU's ITP program. It sells its own video models (Gen-4, Gen-4.5, Aleph, Act-Two) alongside third-party models such as Kling and Seedance under one credit balance.
Runway describes Gen-4 as a video generation model built for world consistency: it keeps characters, locations and objects consistent across scenes from reference images and text instructions, without fine-tuning. Gen-4.5, announced on 1 December 2025, is pitched on motion quality, prompt adherence and visual fidelity.
Aleph, released on 25 July 2025, is an in-context video model rather than a timeline editor. Per Runway, it inserts, deletes and reshapes elements in existing footage, produces views of a scene from other camera positions, and changes style and lighting. Runway's pricing page now lists Aleph 2.0.
Act-Two is Runway's performance capture model: it takes a driving performance video plus a character image or clip and transfers facial expression, body and hand movement onto the character, without physical motion capture equipment.
The Runway API bills separately from the consumer plans. Credits cost $0.01 each in the developer portal, and Gen-4.5 uses 12 credits per second, so a 10-second Gen-4.5 clip costs about $1.20. The API also lists Act-Two, Aleph 2.0 and Google's Veo 3.1.
The Pro plan at $28/month (annual) buys 2,250 credits, which Runway equates to 187 seconds of Gen-4.5 or 375 seconds of Gen-4 Turbo per month. Standard's 625 credits equal 52 seconds of Gen-4.5, so budget by seconds of finished video, including retries.
Max at $76/month (annual) buys 9,500 credits (791 seconds of Gen-4.5) and rolls unused credits over for one month.
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Last reviewed: 18 May 2026 by Fredrik Filipsson. Note for searchers who land here from "runaway ml pricing": the platform is spelled Runway.
| Plan | Annual /mo | Monthly | Credits /mo | Watermark? | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 125 (one-time) | Yes | Trial only |
| Standard | $12 | $15 | 625 | No | Most prosumers — best value |
| Pro | $28 | $35 | 2,250 | No | Active creators, agencies |
| Max | $76 | $95 | 9,500 (rolls over one month) | No | Power users |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom | No | Studios, broadcasters, AAA agencies |
Credit consumption depends on which model you pick inside the same dashboard. Runway's published rates:
Put another way: at $12/month for 625 credits, Standard buys about 52 seconds of Gen-4.5 video, or five 10-second clips. Pro at $28 buys about 187 seconds.
The Runway API bills separately from the consumer plans: credits cost $0.01 each, so a 10-second Gen-4.5 clip is about $1.20 and a 10-second Gen-4 Turbo clip (5 credits per second on the API) about $0.50.
Standard and Pro credits do not roll over: they reset within 24 hours of the billing date. Max rolls unused credits over for one month. Purchased top-up credits never expire (minimum purchase 1,000 credits), so for spiky workloads a top-up can beat a plan upgrade.
Runway is a credible choice for creative teams that want generation (Gen-4, Gen-4.5), footage editing (Aleph) and performance capture (Act-Two) under one credit balance. We have not run hands-on tests, so we make no quality ranking against Sora, Veo or Kling.
Budget by seconds, not clips: 625 Standard credits buy about 52 seconds of Gen-4.5. Standard at $12/month (annual) is the realistic entry point because it removes watermarks and adds 4K upscaling.
Runway's Free plan includes 125 one-time credits. Standard adds watermark-free exports, 4K upscaling and 625 monthly credits.
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