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Intelligence Verdict
AI tools · Video creation

Runway

“Aleph 2.0 is an upgrade to Runway's flagship in-context video editing model.” Runway AI, Inc., in its own words

  • Yesfree plan
  • $15a month, cheapest paid plan
  • 1place it runs: web
The facts

Runway at a glance.

From Runway AI, Inc.'s own pages, read Oct 20, 2026. Prices can change at any time; check the maker's page before you pay.

Made by
Runway AI, Inc.Based in US
What it is for
Video creationShort video clips from words or a still image.
Free plan
Yes125 one-time credits
Runs on
web, API
Website
runway.com
Plans and prices
PlanA monthWhat it includes
Standard$15$12/month billed annually; 625 credits/month; 'No watermarks'
Pro$35$28/month annually; 2,250 credits/month
Max$95$76/month annually; 9,500 credits/month

Runway pricing, Oct 20, 2026 · company-reported

Read the small print

What its terms say.

Copied word for word from the maker's terms, with any lawsuits or complaints and their status when we last checked.

Who owns what you make
“The Company does not claim ownership of any of your Inputs or Outputs.”
Runway Terms of Use (last updated 2026-09-15), Sep 15, 2026

Our note: Terms also: 'Subject to your compliance with the Agreement, the Company does not restrict your commercial use of your Outputs.' Users grant Runway a license that lets it train models on Inputs and Outputs. Gen-4.5 costs 60 credits per 5-second video; Aleph 2.0 140 credits. runwayml.com now redirects to runway.com.

Ranked by people's votes

Which models people prefer.

On Arena (formerly LMArena), people compare two results for the same request without knowing which model made which, and vote. Many tools of this kind run these models.

Video from words
  1. 1Gemini Omni 1.1 FlashGoogle1516
  2. 2gemini-omni-flashGoogle1513
  3. 3FLUX 3 VideoBlack Forest Labs · preliminary1493
  4. 4Grok Imagine Video 1.5SpaceXAI · preliminary1492
  5. 5Dreamina Seedance 2.0 (720p)Bytedance1479

Arena, Sep 21, 2026 · 718,577 votes; 48 models

Video from a picture
  1. 1MiniMax H3MiniMax1495
  2. 2Gemini Omni 1.1 FlashGoogle1488
  3. 3Wan 3.0Alibaba1480
  4. 4Dreamina Seedance 2.5 (720p)Bytedance1477
  5. 5Dreamina Seedance 2.0 (720p)Bytedance1475

Arena, Sep 21, 2026 · 2,081,953 votes; 48 models