Runway
Runway is an advanced AI platform focused on building General World Models (GWMs) capable of simulating reality and generating diverse creative content.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Build AI world models for reality simulation and creative content generation
Who should look elsewhere
The advanced nature of the tools may have a learning curve for new users
Pros
- +Offers cutting-edge AI models for video and image generation
- +Enables creation of highly realistic and cinematic video content
- +Provides unique capabilities for interactive world simulation and AI character development
- +Streamlines creative workflows for various industries like film, advertising, and design
- +Allows for precise control over generations through custom workflows and numerous specialized tools
Cons
- −The advanced nature of the tools may have a learning curve for new users
- −Specific pricing tiers and detailed feature breakdowns per tier are not immediately apparent
- −The computational demands for high-fidelity generations might require significant resources or higher-tier plans
Key features
- ✓Gen-4.5 video generation with state-of-the-art motion quality and visual fidelity
- ✓GWM-1 General World Model for simulating reality
- ✓Runway Characters for real-time, autonomous virtual video agents
- ✓Interactive and explorable world models (GWM Worlds)
- ✓Robotics simulation through learned world models (GWM Robotics)
- ✓Video editing and transformation tools (e.g., change lighting, remove elements, restyle shots)
- ✓Image generation and style transformation
- ✓Upscale video to higher resolution
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | month | 125 credits (one time); 125 credits = 25s of Gen-4 Turbo or Gen-3 Alpha Turbo; Generative Video Gen-4 Turbo (Image to Video) |
| Standard | $12 | month | Everything in Free; Access to all Apps; Ability to run Workflows |
| Pro | $28 | month | Everything in Standard; Create Custom Voices for Lip Sync and Text to Speech; 500GB asset storage |
| Unlimited | $76 | month | Everything in Pro; Explore Mode; Unlimited generations of Aleph, Gen-4.5, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4 (Image and Video), Act-Two, Gen-3 Alpha Turbo, in Explore mode at relaxed rate |
| Enterprise | — | month | All Pro Plan features; Single sign-on; Custom credit amounts |