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Google Veo (Flow) vs Runway
Google Veo (Flow) scores higher overall (8.9 vs 8.5), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose Google Veo (Flow) if…
Anyone who wants top-quality clips with synced sound, especially people already paying for Google AI
8.9/10★★★★★Full review →Choose Runway if…
Filmmakers and marketers who want fine creative control and editing, not just one-shot clips
8.5/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| Google Veo (Flow) | Runway | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.9/10 | 8.5/10 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 | #4 of 11 |
| Price | Freemium · from $4.99/month | Freemium · from $12/month |
| Free version | 50 Flow credits a day, enough for a couple of fast Veo clips | 125 one-time credits to test selected models, 5GB storage |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, API | Web, iOS, Android, API |
| Made by | Runway AI, Inc. | |
| Video quality | 9.5 | 8.5 |
| Ease of use | 8 | 8 |
| Features | 8.5 | 10 |
| Value for money | 9 | 7 |
| Platforms | 9.5 | 9.5 |
Google Veo (Flow): what the AI does
- Text-to-video and image-to-video with native audio
- Gemini Omni Flash conversational video editing
- Frames-to-video and ingredients (multiple subjects in one scene)
- Up to 10-second Omni clips; turn up to five photos into a video
- Veo 3.1 Lite, Fast and Quality tiers
- Gemini API access for developers
- Google's Gemini Omni Flash tops the Artificial Analysis text-to-video leaderboard
- Native dialogue and sound effects in the same generation
- Free daily credits and a very cheap entry plan
- Same models on web, phone and API
- Credits run out fast at Quality settings and don't roll over
- Flow mobile app is young and poorly rated, with reports of failed or rejected generations
- Plans, credit costs and model names change often
Runway: what the AI does
- Gen-4.5 text-to-video and image-to-video
- Aleph video editing (relight, restyle, add or remove objects, new angles)
- Third-party models including Kling 3.0 and Seedance
- Agentic creative collaborator
- Music, voice and sound generation
- 4K upscaling
- Deepest editing toolset, led by Aleph
- Gen-4.5 is a strong in-house model, with partner models in the same workspace
- Apps on every major platform plus an API
- No watermark on paid plans
- Credits are expensive: Standard covers under a minute of Gen-4.5 video a month
- Free plan is a one-time 125 credits only
- Busy interface takes time to learn