Runway review 83/100 on verified data
Runway is an AI video generator: Cloud creative platform for generating and editing video, images and audio, with a separate API platform for developers.
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
- Score (rank 17 of 124)
- 83/100
- Coverage (5 of 8 criteria)
- 75%
- From, per month
- $15
- Free plan
- Yes
Paid plans start at $15 per month billed monthly ($12 billed yearly) on the Standard plan, and there is a free plan with 5 storage gb.
Runway has a public API.
In our AI video generators ranking Runway scores 83/100, rank 17 of 124, based on 5 of 8 criteria (75% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
Runway at a glance
- Pricing model
- Free plan + paid plans source, Oct 14, 2026
- Cheapest paid plan
- Standard: $15/mo source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free plan
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free trial
- No source, Oct 14, 2026
- Public API
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Runway plans
Free
Free
- Billed monthly
- Free
- Billed yearly
- Free
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- 5 storage gb
Standard
$15per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $15
- Billed yearly
- $12
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- 625 credits per month
- 20 storage gb
Pro
$35per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $35
- Billed yearly
- $28
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- 2,250 credits per month
- 100 storage gb
Max
$95per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $95
- Billed yearly
- $76
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- 9,500 credits per month
- 500 storage gb
Prices in USD per month, before tax. Read from the vendor's pricing page on Oct 14, 2026. "Not stated" means the page does not publish it.
Full Runway pricing and plan limitsHow Runway scores
Score
83/100
Rank #17 of 124
Coverage 75%
5 of 8 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.
Entry price
65/100
Weight 33%$15/month billed monthly on Standard; $12/month billed annually on Standard (scored on the monthly price) source
Free plan or trial
100/100
Weight 20%Free plan (Free) source
Pricing transparency
100/100
Weight 13%4 of 4 plans have a public price source
Verified features
75/100
Weight 20%3 of 8 tracked features verified: voice cloning, no watermark on paid plans, brand kit source
API, integrations and export
100/100
Weight 13%public API source
Cost per video minutecategory criterion
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Languagescategory criterion
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Avatar librarycategory criterion
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Runway features
- Voice cloning
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- No watermark on paid plans
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Brand kit
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
9 more details we track are not published by the vendor or not verified yet (shown as – in tables). How we verify
Runway alternatives
| # | Tool | Score | Coverage | From, billed monthly | From, billed yearly | Free plan | Public API | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vidnoz | 98/100 | 80%6 of 8 criteria | Free | Free | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 2 |  Fliki | 96/100 | 85%6 of 8 criteria | Free | Free | Yes, 3 credits per month | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 3 |  OpenCreative | 95/100 | 85%6 of 8 criteria | $9/mo | Not offered | Yes | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 4 |  VideoDubber | 94/100 | 95%7 of 8 criteria | $9/mo | Not offered | No | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 5 |  Idea to Motion | 92/100 | 65%4 of 8 criteria | Free | Free | Yes | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
Each value links the vendor page it was read from (hover for the check date). Coverage is the share of the scorecard's weight with verified data, and "N of M criteria" how many criteria the score is based on; a tool is ranked at 60% or more.
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Questions, answered from the data
How much does Runway cost?
Paid plans start at $15 per month billed monthly ($12 billed yearly) on the Standard plan, according to Runway's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does Runway have a free plan?
Yes: Runway has a free plan with 5 storage gb (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does Runway have an API?
Yes, a public API is documented (checked Oct 14, 2026).
How does Runway score?
In our AI video generators ranking Runway scores 83/100, rank 17 of 124, based on 5 of 8 criteria (75% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
What are the best Runway alternatives?
By our scorecard the top-ranked alternatives are Vidnoz (98/100), Fliki (96/100) and OpenCreative (95/100).
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Pricing last read Oct 14, 2026. Vendors change prices; the linked page is the final word.