Runway AI · checked October 19, 2026
Runway
Runway costs $2.88 per 10 seconds on Standard $15/625 credits (yes).
Prices are in US dollars.
Cost / 10s
$2.88
Pricing check
verified
Models
Gen-4.5 (own), Gen-4 Turbo, Aleph 2.0; also resells Kling 3.0/O3, Seedance 2.0/2.5, Veo 3.1, Wan 3, Hailuo/H3, Grok Imagine 1.5, Gemini Omni Flash
Math: $15/625 = $0.024/credit; Gen-4.5 12 cr/s x 10s = 120 credits -> 120 x 0.024 = $2.88 (yearly $12 -> $2.30) Source
Snapshot wording is kept in English.
01 Plans
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly, per month | Includes | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $15.00verified | $12.00 | 625 credits/mo (= ~52s Gen-4.5) | not published |
| Pro | $35.00verified | $28.00 | 2,250 credits/mo (= ~187s Gen-4.5) | not published |
| Max | $95.00verified | $76.00 | 9,500 credits/mo (= ~791s Gen-4.5); 1 month rollover | not published |
Free tier: yes: 125 credits one-time (don't expire)
02 Per-second and API price
- Credit costs
- Gen-4.5 12 credits/s; Gen-4 Turbo 5 credits/s; Aleph 2.0 140 credits/5s; Seedance 2.0 Pro 1080p 160 credits/4s
- API price
- $0.01/credit: Gen-4.5 $0.12/s; Gen-4 Turbo $0.05/s; Veo 3.1 audio $0.40/s; Kling 3.0 Pro audio $0.17/s; Seedance 2.5 720p $0.30/s; Wan3 720p $0.10/s; Grok Imagine 1.5 720p $0.16/s
03 Limits
- Max length
- Gen-4.5: 2-10s (per Runway API skill docs, search summary)
- Max resolution
- 1080p for Gen-4.5 (per plan text '1080p' images; video res not confirmed on pricing page) - unverifiedunverified
- Audio
- Gen-4.5 native audio: unverified; third-party models (Veo, Kling, Seedance) with audio availableunverified
- Image to video
- yes
- Access
- both
04 Strengths
Generation + editing suite (Aleph), many third-party models on one credit balance, ProRes/HDR output, strong benchmark ranking at Gen-4.5 launch
Strengths are the vendor or research notes in the snapshot. This site did not run its own picture test.
Snapshot wording is kept in English.
05 Sources
- Plans: runwayml.com
- API pricing: docs.dev.runwayml.com
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FAQ
How much does Runway cost per 10 seconds?
Runway cost per 10 seconds is $2.88 (Standard $15/625 credits; verified). Math: $15/625 = $0.024/credit; Gen-4.5 12 cr/s x 10s = 120 credits -> 120 x 0.024 = $2.88 (yearly $12 -> $2.30)
Is the Runway price verified?
Pricing verification: verified. The 10-second figure is yes. Checked October 19, 2026.
Does Runway publish an API price?
API price: $0.01/credit: Gen-4.5 $0.12/s; Gen-4 Turbo $0.05/s; Veo 3.1 audio $0.40/s; Kling 3.0 Pro audio $0.17/s; Seedance 2.5 720p $0.30/s; Wan3 720p $0.10/s; Grok Imagine 1.5 720p $0.16/s.
What are alternatives to Runway?
Other tools in the October 19, 2026 snapshot are on the cost table. This page does not rank them by picture quality.