Best for
Filmmakers, creative directors, and motion designers who need precise control over generated video shots and integration with editing tools.
At a glance
- Pricing
- freemiumfrom $12/mo
- Setup time
- 5 minutes
- Learning curve
- medium
- Last verified
- 5/19/2026
What we love
- ✓Industry pioneer with mature creator workflow
- ✓Motion brush and director mode unique among competitors
- ✓Strong fidelity for stylized and cinematic looks
- ✓Active community and prompt-sharing
Where it falls short
- −Sora and Veo now match or exceed on raw quality
- −Credit consumption fast on heavy iteration
- −Free tier very limited — 125 credits one-time
Pricing
✓ Pricing verified Jun 14, 20265 tiers
Free
free forever
- ✓125 credits (one time)
- ✓Gen-4 Turbo Image to Video
- ✓Gen-4 Text to Image and References
- ✓3 video editor projects
- ✓5GB asset storage
Standard
per user per month (billed annually $144)
- ✓625 credits monthly
- ✓Access to all Apps and Workflows
- ✓Gen-4.5, Gen-4, Veo 3.1, Veo 3
- ✓Upscale resolution and remove watermarks
- ✓100GB asset storage
Pro
per user per month (billed annually $336)
- ✓2250 credits monthly
- ✓Everything in Standard
- ✓Custom Voices for Lip Sync and TTS
- ✓500GB asset storage
- ✓Up to 10 users per workspace
Unlimited
per user per month (billed annually $912)
- ✓2250 credits monthly
- ✓Everything in Pro
- ✓Explore Mode
- ✓Unlimited generations at relaxed rate
- ✓Up to 10 users per workspace
Enterprise
annual contract
- ✓Single sign-on
- ✓Custom credit amounts
- ✓Advanced security and compliance
- ✓Priority support and ongoing success program
- ✓Workspace Analytics
Why we picked it
Runway's been around the longest. Gen-3 is competitive but newer players caught up.
Overview
Runway's flagship gen-3 model with Image-to-Video, Director Mode camera controls, and live API access. Sister product to Runway editor.
Key features
- ●Text-to-video and image-to-video up to 10 seconds
- ●Camera control — pan, tilt, zoom, dolly with prompts
- ●Motion brush for directing motion in specific image regions
- ●Lip sync for character dialogue scenes
- ●Director mode with shot-by-shot scene composition
- ●API access for batch generation
- ●Integrated text-to-image and image editing tools
Best use cases
Film and music video previs
Compose shot sequences with director mode before committing to live production.
Commercial b-roll
Generate brand-consistent video assets for ads with motion brush precision.
Visual effects experiments
Test surreal or impossible camera moves and looks for creative projects.
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