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Runway pricing
Runway publishes 4 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 4
- Free tier
- Yes
Runway plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 3 | Entry tier |
| Standard | $12/month | 3 | +$12/month, 3 more features |
| Pro | $28/month | 3 | +$16/month, 3 more features |
| Unlimited | $76/month | 3 | +$48/month, 3 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Free
FreeThe entry tier. It covers 125 credits, basic tools, 720p exports.
Standard
$12/monthOver Free, this tier adds:
- 625 credits/month
- Gen-2 access
- 4K exports
Pro
$28/monthOver Standard, this tier adds:
- 2250 credits/month
- All tools
- Priority processing
Unlimited
$76/monthOver Pro, this tier adds:
- Unlimited generations
- Custom models
- API access
Where Runway stops being free
Free, Free
- 125 credits
- Basic tools
- 720p exports
Standard, $12/month
The first thing you pay for:
- 625 credits/month
- Gen-2 access
- 4K exports
What the product covers
The full Runway feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Core
- Gen-2 video generation
- Green screen
- Inpainting
- Super resolution
- Motion tracking
Integrations
- Adobe Premiere
- Final Cut Pro
- API access
Security
- SOC 2 compliant
- Enterprise security
Platform
- Web support
People bring Runway in for generating video clips from text or image prompts, extending or editing existing footage with generative models, removing objects and backgrounds from video, storyboarding and previsualisation for production. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Runway are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
Before you pay for Runway
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 4 tiers between Free and $76/month, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Runway runs on web, and is published by Runway AI Inc of New York, NY. The full record is on the Runway review.
Runway pricing questions
- How much does Runway cost?
- Runway publishes 4 tiers, from Free for Free up to $76/month for Unlimited. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Runway have a free plan?
- Yes. The Free tier costs nothing and covers 125 credits, basic tools, 720p exports. Paying starts at $12/month for Standard.
- What is the difference between Free and Standard on Runway?
- Standard costs $12/month against Free, and adds 625 credits/month, gen-2 access, 4k exports.
- Is the Unlimited plan on Runway worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is unlimited generations, custom models, api access. It costs $76/month against $12/month for Standard. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- What am I actually paying for with Runway?
- The record lists 11 features across 4 areas: core, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for generating video clips from text or image prompts, extending or editing existing footage with generative models, removing objects and backgrounds from video.
- Does Runway charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 4 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Runway prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Runway against before paying?
- Nothing else in this directory is filed close enough to Runway to make a useful price comparison.