Runway pricing: free plan, Standard from $12/mo
AI video and image generation tool with credit-based plans
What is Runway?
Runway is an online tool for generating video, images, music, voice and sound effects with its own Gen models and third-party models. Paid plans include a monthly credit allowance, from 625 on Standard to 9,500 on Max, plus 4K upscaling and no watermarks. The free plan gives 125 one-time credits. Team, enterprise and API options are also offered.
Good for
- Generating short video clips and still images for social media or pitches
- Adding AI music, voice or sound effects to a project
- Upscaling video to 4K
Key features
- Video and image generation with models including Gen-4.5, Kling and Nano Banana Pro
- Music, voice and sound effects generation
- 4K upscaling on paid plans
- Custom voice clones and Brand Kits on Pro and Max
- Runway MCP on Pro and Max
- Extra credits from 1,000 at a time, which never expire
Limitations to know about
- Free plan credits are one-time (125), not monthly
- Unused monthly credits roll over (for 1 month) only on Max and Team
- Standard plan is limited to 3 projects
Runway pricing
Runway has a free plan. Standard, Pro and Max cost $12 to $76 a month billed annually, or $15 to $95 billed monthly. Team costs $55 per seat a month billed annually, or $69 billed monthly. Enterprise is priced on request.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 125 one-time credits that don't expire; a selection of models; 5GB asset storage |
| Standard | $15/month, or $12/month billed annually | 625 credits/month; all video and image models; no watermarks; 4K upscaling; 3 projects; 20GB |
| Pro | $35/month, or $28/month billed annually | 2,250 credits/month; 5 projects; 1 Brand Kit; 1 custom voice clone; Runway MCP; 100GB |
| Max | $95/month, or $76/month billed annually | 9,500 credits/month; 1-month rollover; 10 projects; 3 voice clones; HDR and ProRes output; 500GB |
| Team | $69/seat/month, or $55/seat/month billed annually | Everything in Max; 6,900 pooled credits per seat a month; 2 to 9 people; API access; 1TB |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Unlimited members and workspaces; custom SSO; credits sized to the organisation |
Free plan limits: 125 one-time credits that do not expire (not renewed monthly); a selection of generative models to test concepts; 5GB asset storage
What a team pays: For a team of five on Team: $275 a month billed annually ($3,300 a year), or $345 billed monthly.
Runway alternatives
Krea
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Leonardo.Ai
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Adobe Firefly
Adobe's generative AI app for images, video and audio, with credit-based plans
Midjourney
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HeyGen
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Synthesia
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Frequently asked questions
Is Runway free?
Runway has a free plan. 125 one-time credits that do not expire (not renewed monthly); a selection of generative models to test concepts; 5GB asset storage. Paid plans start at $12/mo billed annually.
How much does Runway cost?
Standard, Pro and Max cost $12 to $76 a month billed annually, or $15 to $95 billed monthly. Team costs $55 per seat a month billed annually, or $69 billed monthly. Enterprise is priced on request. There is also a free plan. On Standard: 625 credits per month; yearly billing saves $36/year. Prices as published on Runway's pricing page on 16 October 2026.
How many credits does Gen-4.5 use on Runway?
Gen-4.5 uses 12 credits per second of generated video, listed as 60 credits per 5 seconds. Runway says Standard's 625 monthly credits cover about 52 seconds of Gen-4.5, Pro's 2,250 about 187 seconds and Max's 9,500 about 791 seconds. Extra credits can be bought with a minimum of 1,000, and bought credits never expire.
What is Runway used for?
Runway is an online tool for generating video, images, music, voice and sound effects with its own Gen models and third-party models. People use it for generating short video clips and still images for social media or pitches, adding AI music, voice or sound effects to a project and upscaling video to 4K.
What are the alternatives to Runway?
Tools that do a similar job include Krea, Leonardo.Ai, Adobe Firefly, Midjourney and HeyGen. Each has its own page here with its plans, limits and prices.
Who makes Runway?
Runway is made by Runway, based in New York City (Manhattan), New York, US. The company was founded in 2018.
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from the pages below, read on the dates shown: Runway's own pages first, and a named public reference where they are silent.
- runway.com/pricing (pricing (monthly and annual), credits, Gen-4.5 credit costs, extra credits, plan features) read 16 October 2026
- runway.com/about (office locations) read 23 September 2026
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runway_(company) (founded, headquarters) read 23 September 2026
- runway.com/team-plan (Team plan price, pooled credits and seats) read 16 October 2026
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