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Runway Pricing, Plans and Limits

AI video generation and editing studio for production teams.

Free plan: 125 one-time credits.

Paid: Standard $15, Pro $35 and Max $95 a month (Standard $12, Pro $28 and Max $76 billed annually). Teams from $69/seat/mo. API billed separately.

Prices checked November 9, 2026 on runway.comUSD as listed

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Before you pay: Credit pools reset and get consumed by iteration

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Pro

Teams moving from experiments into recurring production work.

Production workspace

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Runway plans and prices

Source: runway.com · USD as listed

Free plans

  • FreeFree

    125 one-time credits

Individual plans

  • Standard$15/mo

    $12/mo billed annually · save $36 (20%)

    625 credits a month · $2.40 per 100 credits ($1.92 billed annually)

  • Pro$35/mo
    ToolColumn's pick

    Runway's “Most popular”

    $28/mo billed annually · save $84 (20%)

    2,250 credits a month · $1.56 per 100 credits ($1.24 billed annually)

  • Max$95/mo

    $76/mo billed annually · save $228 (20%)

    9,500 credits a month · $1.00 per 100 credits ($0.80 billed annually)

Team plans

  • Team$69/seat/mo

    per seat

    $55/seat/mo billed annually · save $168 (20%) a seat

    13,800 credits/mo for a 2-user team

API plans

Enterprise plans

Savings and costs per 100 credits are ToolColumn arithmetic from the prices and allowances above.

Ways to pay less

Annual billing lowers the monthly equivalent, but buyers should compare the yearly commitment with expected monthly credit use and production cadence.

How each route bills

  • Runway web subscription · App subscription · Primary · From $12/seat/mo

    Individual Runway plans are Free, Standard, Pro and Max, with a per-seat Team plan and sales-led Enterprise for groups. Max is the high-volume solo plan with 9,500 monthly credits and one-month credit rollover.

    Web app subscription · Recommended · Bundled app · Included in subscription

    The default path for creators working directly in Runway, with subscription credits, export rules, and plan access governing the studio experience.

    Best for: Creators and teams testing Runway as a daily production workspace.

    Boundary: Use this lane for human web app usage and keep the API credit balance separate.

  • Runway API credits · Direct API · Usage-based from $0.01

    Developer API usage is sold separately by credits; listed model rates still start from $0.01 per credit and vary by generation type.

    Runway API · Direct API · Separate API meter

    Developer access that consumes a separate API credit balance according to model and generation type.

    Best for: Teams embedding Runway generation in products, automations, or internal production systems.

    Boundary: API credits do not share the web subscription credit balance.

  • Runway team workspace · Team workspace · From $55/seat/mo

    Teams of two to nine use the per-seat Team plan ($69 per seat a month, or $55 billed yearly) with 6,900 pooled credits per seat, one-month rollover and 1TB storage; larger organizations move to Enterprise.

    Team workspace · Team workspace · Shared subscription quota

    Shared creative workspace access where editors are tied to the selected plan and consume from the workspace credit pool.

    Best for: Small creative teams that need shared ownership, review, and exports before enterprise controls.

    Boundary: Confirm editor limits, workspace ownership, and credit responsibility before inviting the whole team.

  • Runway Enterprise · Enterprise sales · Custom

    Enterprise plans remain custom-priced for organizations that need account management, security controls, custom credits, workspace analytics, and priority support.

    Enterprise sales · Enterprise sales · Enterprise only

    Sales-led route for custom annual credits, administrative controls, procurement, security, support, and larger deployment needs.

    Best for: Organizations that need negotiated volume, governance, or production support.

    Boundary: Use this only when self-serve plans no longer answer security, capacity, or support requirements.

API boundary: Runway API credits are separate from web subscription credits, so API work should have its own owner, budget, and model-rate check.

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Buyer guide

Runway: start on Pro

Runway sells 7 plans: 1 free, 3 individual, 1 team, 1 API, 1 enterprise.

Pro$35/mo

ToolColumn's pick

Runway's “Most popular”

Skip if: Avoid if the buyer cannot name a repeated video workflow or credit owner.

Includes: 2,250 credits/mo; 1 custom voice clone; 100GB storage; 15 parallel generations; unlimited 4K upscaling

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FreeFree

Includes: 125 one-time credits; watermarked exports

Standard$15/mo

Cheapest plan that holds up

Solo creators and small teams proving watermark-free output and basic monthly capacity.

Skip if: Avoid when review rounds or workspace participation already exceed entry-level capacity.

Includes: 625 credits/mo; 4K upscaling; no watermarks; up to 3 projects; 20GB storage

Max$95/mo

Includes: 9,500 credits/mo; 1-month credit rollover; early access to new models; HDR and ProRes output; 500GB storage

Team$69/seat/mo

Includes: 6,900 credits per seat/mo, pooled; 2 to 9 members; 1-month credit rollover; 1TB storage; API access

API creditsUsage-based API

Embedded generation

Developers and platform teams with a separate usage owner.

Skip if: Avoid treating it as a substitute for creator subscription credits.

Includes: $0.01 per credit; API model rates vary by generation type

EnterpriseContact for pricing

Includes: Custom credits, SSO, workspace analytics, configurable teamspaces, onboarding, priority support

Notes

Pricing notes

Runway sells two wallets that never mix: plan credits spent in the web app, and API credits bought separately for developer use. In the app, each generation spends plan credits at a rate set by the model, and the Free plan's 125 credits are a one-time grant, so regular use starts on Standard. Above Standard, the limits that come with each plan decide the upgrade as often as the credit count does.

Standard's 3 projects and 20GB are the first limit

Standard's 625 monthly credits come with room for up to 3 projects and 20GB of storage. Pro raises the balance to 2,250 credits and storage to 100GB, and adds 15 parallel generations, unlimited 4K upscaling and one custom voice clone. Move to Pro when the project cap or storage holds the work back, even if Standard's credits would still cover the month.

Max and a Team seat cost the same per credit

Max's 9,500 credits for $95 a month and a Team seat's 6,900 pooled credits for $69 both work out to $1.00 per 100 credits billed monthly, and to $0.80 billed annually at $76 and $55 (ToolColumn arithmetic). The choice between them is about who spends the credits. Max suits one heavy user and lists HDR and ProRes output and early access to new models. Team pools the credits of 2 to 9 members in one workspace with 1TB of storage: a two-person Team pays $138 a month for one shared balance of 13,800 credits.

API video starts at $0.05 a second

Plan credits cannot pay for API calls. Runway's API pricing lists video from $0.05 a second, images from $0.01 each and audio from $0.0025 a second. As an illustration, ten 10-second clips at the lowest video rate cost $5; models priced above the starting rate cost more.

Watchouts

What buyers often miss

  1. Credit pools reset and get consumed by iteration

    Prompt testing, model changes, and revisions can consume credits faster than a simple plan comparison suggests.

  2. API credits are separate

    Do not assume unused web subscription credits can fund API generation or developer experiments.

  3. Workspace editor limits matter

    Plan selection affects how many editors can sit in a workspace before a sales-led route may be needed.

  4. Third-party model access can change usage math

    Check the listed model, route, and credit cost before basing a production workflow on external model access inside Runway.

Recent updates

Changelog snapshot

  • Feature

    Runway added Runway Ads, included with every paid plan.

    More

    It reads a user's best-performing ads on Meta, Google and TikTok, generates on-brand variants for each placement and publishes the ones the user approves.

    Runway AdsVerified

  • Feature

    Runway added App Studio on paid plans.

    More

    You describe the creative app you need in plain language, and App Studio builds it with Runway's models, your brand and your files, then hosts it.

    App StudioVerified

Price history snapshots

How Runway pricing has moved over time: plan lineup shifts, free access changes and starting price updates.

5 archived snapshots

First archivedWhat changed
  1. LatestSource page

    Pricing was reviewed with no headline change.

    From $12 · Free plan available · Freemium · Flat monthly

    Show the 7 plans

    • Free

      Monthly: $0/mo · Annual: Not listed

      Usage: 125 one-time credits; watermarked exports

    • Standard

      Monthly: $15/mo · Annual: $12/mo ($144 billed yearly)

      Usage: 625 credits/mo; 4K upscaling; no watermarks; up to 3 projects; 20GB storage

    • Pro

      Monthly: $35/mo · Annual: $28/mo ($336 billed yearly)

      Usage: 2,250 credits/mo; 1 custom voice clone; 100GB storage; 15 parallel generations; unlimited 4K upscaling

    • Max

      Monthly: $95/mo · Annual: $76/mo ($912 billed yearly)

      Usage: 9,500 credits/mo; 1-month credit rollover; early access to new models; HDR and ProRes output; 500GB storage

    • Team

      Monthly: $69/mo · Annual: $55/mo ($660 billed yearly)

      Usage: 6,900 credits per seat/mo, pooled; 2 to 9 members; 1-month credit rollover; 1TB storage; API access

    • Enterprise

      Monthly: Not listed · Annual: Not listed

      Usage: Custom credits, SSO, workspace analytics, configurable teamspaces, onboarding, priority support

    • API credits

      Monthly: Not listed · Annual: Not listed

      Usage: $0.01 per credit; API model rates vary by generation type

  2. Source page

    Pricing was reviewed with no headline change.

    Show the 7 plans

    • Free

      Monthly: $0/mo · Annual: Not listed

      Usage: 125 one-time credits; watermarked exports

    • Standard

      Monthly: $15/mo · Annual: $12/mo ($144 billed yearly)

      Usage: 625 credits/mo; 4K upscaling; no watermarks; up to 3 projects; 20GB storage

    • Pro

      Monthly: $35/mo · Annual: $28/mo ($336 billed yearly)

      Usage: 2,250 credits/mo; 1 custom voice clone; 100GB storage; 15 parallel generations; unlimited 4K upscaling

    • Max

      Monthly: $95/mo · Annual: $76/mo ($912 billed yearly)

      Usage: 9,500 credits/mo; 1-month credit rollover; early access to new models; HDR and ProRes output; 500GB storage

    • Team

      Monthly: $69/mo · Annual: $55/mo ($660 billed yearly)

      Usage: 6,900 credits per seat/mo, pooled; 2 to 9 members; 1-month credit rollover; 1TB storage; API access

    • Enterprise

      Monthly: Not listed · Annual: Not listed

      Usage: Custom credits, SSO, workspace analytics, configurable teamspaces, onboarding, priority support

    • API credits

      Monthly: Not listed · Annual: Not listed

      Usage: $0.01 per credit; API model rates vary by generation type

  3. Source page

    Added Team.

    Show the 7 plans

    • Free

      Monthly: $0/mo · Annual: Not listed

      Usage: 125 one-time credits; watermarked exports

    • Standard

      Monthly: $15/mo · Annual: $12/mo ($144 billed yearly)

      Usage: 625 credits/mo; 4K upscaling; no watermarks; up to 3 projects; 20GB storage

    • Pro

      Monthly: $35/mo · Annual: $28/mo ($336 billed yearly)

      Usage: 2,250 credits/mo; 1 custom voice clone; 100GB storage; 15 parallel generations; unlimited 4K upscaling

    • Max

      Monthly: $95/mo · Annual: $76/mo ($912 billed yearly)

      Usage: 9,500 credits/mo; 1-month credit rollover; early access to new models; HDR and ProRes output; 500GB storage

    • Team

      Monthly: $69/mo · Annual: $55/mo ($660 billed yearly)

      Usage: 6,900 credits per seat/mo, pooled; 2 to 9 members; 1-month credit rollover; 1TB storage; API access

    • Enterprise

      Monthly: Not listed · Annual: Not listed

      Usage: Custom credits, SSO, workspace analytics, configurable teamspaces, onboarding, priority support

    • API credits

      Monthly: Not listed · Annual: Not listed

      Usage: $0.01 per credit; API model rates vary by generation type

2 older snapshots
  1. Source page

    Added Max.

    Show the 6 plans

    • Free

      Monthly: $0/mo · Annual: Not listed

      Usage: 125 one-time credits; watermarked exports

    • Standard

      Monthly: $15/mo · Annual: $12/mo ($144 billed yearly)

      Usage: 625 credits/mo; 4K upscaling; no watermarks; up to 5 users/workspace

    • Pro

      Monthly: $35/mo · Annual: $28/mo ($336 billed yearly)

      Usage: 2,250 credits/mo; custom voices; 500GB asset storage; up to 10 users/workspace

    • Max

      Monthly: $95/mo · Annual: $76/mo ($912 billed yearly)

      Usage: 9,500 credits/mo; 1-month credit rollover; first access to newest models; highest generation volume

    • Enterprise

      Monthly: Not listed · Annual: Not listed

      Usage: Custom credits, SSO, workspace analytics, configurable teamspaces, onboarding, priority support

    • API credits

      Monthly: Not listed · Annual: Not listed

      Usage: $0.01 per credit; API model rates vary by generation type

  2. Source page

    Earliest archived snapshot.

    From $12 · Free plan available · Freemium · Flat monthly

    Show the 6 plans

    • Free

      Monthly: $0/mo · Annual: Not listed

      Usage: 125 one-time credits; watermarked exports

    • Standard

      Monthly: $15/mo · Annual: $12/mo ($144 billed yearly)

      Usage: 625 credits/mo; up to 5 users/workspace

    • Pro

      Monthly: $35/mo · Annual: $28/mo ($336 billed yearly)

      Usage: 2250 credits/mo; up to 10 users/workspace

    • Unlimited

      Monthly: $95/mo · Annual: $76/mo ($912 billed yearly)

      Usage: 2250 credits/mo plus Explore Mode; up to 10 users/workspace

    • Enterprise

      Monthly: Not listed · Annual: Not listed

      Usage: Custom annual credits, seats, controls, and support

    • API credits

      Monthly: Not listed · Annual: Not listed

      Usage: $0.01 per credit; API model rates vary by generation type

About Runway

Runway is a production-grade AI video and media generation studio for teams that need more than a single text-to-video model. It combines browser-based generation, video editing, image and video inputs, performance capture, and developer API access around current Runway model families such as Gen-4.5, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Aleph, and Act-Two. It works best for creative teams, agencies, filmmakers, and product storytellers that want to iterate shots, references, motion, and edits inside one workspace before handing work into a broader production process.

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The core caveat is that quality and cost depend on the route you use. Web subscriptions include monthly credits, plan-level workspace limits, watermark rules, and access differences, while the API uses a separate developer credit balance and model-specific rates. Start with the web subscription when humans are creating inside Runway, use the API path when a product or automated workflow needs programmatic generation, and move to enterprise only when governance, volume, custom credits, or support expectations justify a sales-led rollout.

Best for
  • Production teams building AI video shots, edits, and campaign assets in one workspace
  • Creators who need Gen-4.5 or Gen-4 generation plus Aleph-style video editing
  • Developers that need Runway video generation through a separately billed API credit lane
Input types
text, image, video, audio, file
Output types
video, image, audio, file
Supported platforms
Web, iOS, Android
Delivery modes
Web app, Mobile app, API, SDK
Company
Runway AI, Inc.
Founded
2018
Headquarters
New York, NY
Category
AI Video Generators

FAQ

Common questions

Does Runway have a free plan?

Yes. Runway lists a free plan, but it is best treated as an orientation route because production evaluation usually needs paid access and watermark-free exports.

Is Runway only a text-to-video model?

No. Runway is better understood as a video and media studio that combines generation, editing, performance capture, workspace management, and API access around several model families.

Do Runway web subscription credits work for the API?

No. Runway documents web app credits and API credits as separate balances, so teams should budget human studio usage and developer usage independently.

Which third-party models are listed on Runway pricing?

Runway's pricing page lists third-party models such as Kling 4.0, Seedance 2.5, Nano Banana Pro, Google's Lyria 3 Pro and Topaz AI Upscale alongside its own models.

When does Runway remove watermarks?

The Free plan includes watermarked exports, while paid subscription routes remove the watermark according to the plan rules shown on Runway pricing and help pages.

Runway From $12/mo billed annually · Free plan

Prices checked November 9, 2026

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Editorial guidance grounded in official product sources.

Prices come from runway.com's official pricing page; the date at the top of this page is the latest check. Plan details and limits are reviewed against official pages every month. Picks are ToolColumn's judgment.

Edited byRick Finch

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Updated November 6, 2026

Full profile reviewed November 5, 2026

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