Best for: Filmmakers and marketers who want fine creative control and editing, not just one-shot clips
Price: Freemium · from $12/month
Free: 125 one-time credits to test selected models, 5GB storage
Platforms: Web, iOS, Android, API
Made by: Runway AI, Inc., New York, USA · since 2018
App store ratings: iOS 4.5★ (16.7K) · Android 4.1★ (8.62K)

What it is

Runway is a creative AI platform built around its Gen-4.5 video model and Aleph video-to-video editing model, with Kling 3.0 and Seedance also available inside the app. It adds tools for camera control, consistent characters, music, voice and 4K upscaling, and runs on the web, iOS, Android and an API.

Latest: Runway raised $315M at a $5.3B valuation in February 2026 to build world models.

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

Pros and cons

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

How it scores

Video quality8.5

Ease of use8

Features10

Value for money7

Platforms9.5

Leads on creative and editing tools; value is lower because credits buy relatively few seconds of video.

Feature checklist · 9 of 9

Text-to-video (from a prompt or script) (yes)
Image-to-video (yes)
Native audio, speech or sound generation (yes)
Consistent characters or avatars across videos (yes)
Edit existing footage with AI (restyle, extend, swap or remove objects) (yes)
4K output or upscaling (yes)
Commercial use allowed on a paid plan (yes)
iOS and Android apps (yes)
Developer API (yes)

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Alternatives

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Google Veo (Flow) 8.9/10Anyone who wants top-quality clips with synced sound, especially people already paying for Google AI
Kling AI 8.7/10Creators who want near-top quality and realistic human motion on a budget
HeyGen 8.6/10Marketers and creators making talking-head, explainer and translated videos at scale
CapCut 8.2/10Social creators who want to generate clips and edit them into finished short videos in one app