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Runway Pricing (2026): free tier, plans, and what a series costs

SinCoSphere EditorialUpdated 2026-10-14Verified 2026-09-12Video generation model / creation platform
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Runway: 125 one-time credits; Standard $15/mo ($12 annual) 625 credits; Pro $35 ($28) 2,250; Max $95 ($76) 9,500; Subscription + credits (Standard and Pro reset each month; Max rolls over up to one month; purchased credits never expire).

Price details

Free tier125 one-time credits
Starting priceStandard $15/mo ($12 annual) 625 credits; Pro $35 ($28) 2,250; Max $95 ($76) 9,500
Billing modelSubscription + credits (Standard and Pro reset each month; Max rolls over up to one month; purchased credits never expire)
NotesGen-4.5 at 60 credits per 5 s ≈ 720 credits per minute in the app; the API charges 12 credits per second at $0.01 per credit ($0.12/s).
Commercial usePaid tiers commercial, watermark-free
Last checked2026-09-12

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What a 10-episode series costs

At Runway's published per-second price of $0.12–$0.12/s (by tier), 10 episodes × 90 s = 900 s plus 40% regeneration headroom:

Published per-second prices

Runway against other verifiable prices on this site
Verified 2026-09-12How we score ↗
  1. Viduplatform price$0.04–$0.07
  2. Runwayplatform price$0.12
  3. Runway Gen-4.5 / AlephAPI list price$0.12
  4. ViduAPI list price$0.04–$0.12
  5. Hailuo (MiniMax)platform price$0.08–$0.13
  6. MiniMax Hailuo H3API list price$0.08–$0.13
  7. Kling AIplatform price$0.08–$0.17
  8. Wanplatform price$0.10–$0.20
  9. Wan 3.0 / 3.0 PrimeAPI list price$0.05–$0.20
  10. PixVerse V6API list price$0.09–$0.23
  11. LTX Studioplatform price$0.09–$0.39
  12. LTX-2.5API list price$0.09–$0.39
  13. Kling 3.0 / OmniAPI list price$0.08–$0.42
  14. SceneMixerplatform price$0.06–$0.47
  15. Veo / Flow (Google)platform price$0.05–$0.60
  16. Veo 3.1API list price$0.05–$0.60
  17. SoraAPI list price$0.10–$0.70
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Solid range = published low-to-high tier price per second ($); shorter is cheaper. No convertible per-second price published: Dreamina, PixVerse, CapCut, Pika, Luma Dream Machine, Sora (OpenAI), invideo AI, Morph Studio, SkyReels, PopShort AI, Scenes AI, Showrunner Studio, Pixmax, OnSolo, Frameo.AI, Katalist, M Studio, Storyboarder.ai, ScreenWeaver, Melies, Elser AI, AutoWeeb, Argil, Higgsfield, Topview, MagicLight, OpenArt, Mootion.

Video cost of a 10 × 90 s series

900 s × price per second × 1.4 regeneration headroom; parsing, art and storyboards add ≈ 5–10%
Method: see cost explainerHow we score ↗
  1. Video$151
  2. Parsing + art + storyboards$8–$15
  3. Total$159–$166
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Low-to-high tier range; actual spend depends on regeneration rate and segment length.
Low tierHigh tier
Video$151$151
Parsing + art + storyboards (≈ +5–10%)$8–$15$8–$15
Total, order of magnitude$159–$166$159–$166

Method per the cost-breakdown guide; actual spend depends on regeneration rate and segment length. Cost explainer →

FAQ

Does Runway have a free tier?

125 one-time credits

What is Runway's cheapest plan?

Standard $15/mo ($12 annual) 625 credits; Pro $35 ($28) 2,250; Max $95 ($76) 9,500

Can I use Runway's output commercially?

Paid tiers commercial, watermark-free

Is Runway expensive compared with alternatives?

See the pricing table and alternatives; compare on total spend per series, not list price.

Sources

Official pages opened while writing; current pricing and features are always as shown on the vendor site.