Runway
Generative video AI platform (Gen-4/Gen-4.5) with consumer app tiers and a pay-per-credit developer API.
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Runway is a New York-based applied AI research company building generative video, image, and world-simulation models (Gen-4, Gen-4.5, Gen-4 Turbo, Aleph) used for filmmaking, VFX, and creative production. It offers both a subscription creative app and a self-serve, pay-per-credit developer API/SDK (Python, Node/TypeScript, React) for embedding generation into third-party products, plus an official MCP server for agent integrations. Founded in 2018 by Cristóbal Valenzuela, Alejandro Matamala, and Anastasis Germanidis, Runway has raised roughly $547M and was valued at over $3B as of an April 2025 funding round.
Pricing
| Tier | Price | Key features |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/monthly | Gen-4 Turbo video, Gen-4/Gemini image generation, Text-to-speech, 3 video editor projects, 5GB storage |
| Standard | $12/monthly | All AI image/video models, 4K upscaling, No watermarks, ~52s of Gen-4.5 or 104s of Gen-4 Turbo per month |
| Pro | $28/monthly | Everything in Standard, Custom voice creation, 500GB storage, Early model access |
| Max | $76/monthly | Everything in Pro, Credit rollover, First access to new models, Highest generation volume |
| Enterprise | Custom | Everything in Max, SSO, Workspace analytics, Configurable teamspaces, Priority support |
| Developer API | Custom | Gen-4 Turbo: 5 credits/sec of video, Gen-4.5: 12 credits/sec of video, Gen-4 Image Turbo: 2 credits/image, Self-serve signup via dev portal, no minimum spend disclosed |
Source: https://runway.com/pricing
Agent-readiness
- Discoverability
- 70/100
- Machine-readable content
- 72/100
- Programmatic access
- 88/100
- MCP / agent support
- 78/100
- Self-serve transactability
- 82/100
- Transparency
- 58/100
Security & compliance
- SSO / SAML
- Yes
- Encryption at rest
- Not publicly documented
- Encryption in transit
- Yes
- Audit log
- Not publicly documented
- Pentest report
- Not publicly documented
"Not publicly documented" means Crail found no public evidence either way — not a confirmed absence. See our methodology.
FAQ
Does Runway have a free tier?
Yes, Runway offers a free tier or free trial.
Can you buy Runway without talking to sales?
Yes, Runway can be purchased self-serve without a sales call.
Does Runway have an official MCP (Model Context Protocol) server?
Yes, Runway publishes an official MCP server (https://github.com/runwayml/runway-api-mcp-server).
What compliance certifications does Runway hold?
Runway holds: SOC 2 Type 2.
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Methodology & disclosure
Data verified via agent crawled, last checked 2026-07-27. Agent-readiness methodology version crail-ar-v0.1. No vendor payment influences these scores — see our methodology page.