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Runway

Added: Jun 13, 2023

Runway is an AI-powered creative platform, offering a suite of tools for generating and working with photos, videos, and audio.

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What does Runway do?

Runway is an AI-powered creative platform, offering a suite of tools for generating and working with photos, videos, and audio. The cloud-based service can handle everything from background removal for photos, to prompt-driven video generation.

Runway also has an even automated texture creation tool, allowing you to create unique 3D textures that can be imported into modeling platforms as Blender and Unreal Engine.

Underpinning all of this is Runway’s stripped-back video editing tools, and a well-thought-out asset management system. (I know file handling isn’t sexy, but poorly managed video assets keep video editors awake at night.)
Put simply, Runway is the Swiss Army knife of content creation tools.

We Love:

  • The freemium model means makes for a low barrier to entry.
  • It’s not difficult to produce great results from most of the tools.
  • Runway’s Gen-2 text-to-video tool is one of the best around.

We Hate:

  • Runway’s text-to-image generator is outclassed by the competition.
  • Once you use up your monthly credits, Runway can get expensive - especially if you need to use a lot of its tools frequently.

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Runway’s Gen-2 video generation tool is incredibly good at rendering footage based solely on a text input.
Runway’s Gen-2 video generation tool is incredibly good at rendering footage based solely on a text input.
You’re met with a smorgasbord of AI tools, all laid out in a an easy-to-understand grid.
You’re met with a smorgasbord of AI tools, all laid out in a an easy-to-understand grid.
Runway’s user interface is deceptively simple. Its whole focus is to give you only what you need, when you need it. I personally find this approach incredibly helpful for getting things done.
Runway’s user interface is deceptively simple. Its whole focus is to give you only what you need, when you need it. I personally find this approach incredibly helpful for getting things done.

Our Verdict on Runway

Even if you don’t have a project you’re actively working on, Runway’s free tier makes it easy to dig into the tools and generate a few clips, tweak some images, and tidy up some audio. And should you need Runway for some real work - for which it is more than capable - you can scale up to a paid plan. Of course, professional creators may quickly find themselves running low on credits, at which point they may question whether Runway has enough of what they actually need.

Compared Alternatives

  • Kaiber - While not as full-featured as Runway, Kaiber is a very good AI-powered video generation platform.
  • Adobe Firefly - With text to image, generative fill, and a recolor tool, Adobe Firefly competes with Runway in many areas.

Features

  • Generate short clips using text or image prompts
  • Easily key out a green screen background
  • Edit a video in your web browser
  • Automatically transcribe audio clips
  • Build your own custom AI model and use it to generate new assets

Use-Cases

  • Collaborate remotely on a video edit
  • Generate a set of photo-realistic images of yourself
  • Transform an existing video into an AI enhanced clip

Insider Tips

  • Runway’s facial blur feature is as good as any that you would find professional editing software such as DaVinci Resolve or Adobe Premiere Pro.
  • If you have a voice recording that is smothered in background noise, Runway’s Clean Audio tool can help you quickly strip out any unwanted frequencies.
  • Runway’s YouTube channel is a great resource for tutorials and explainers. It really can help you get the most out of Runway’s tools.

Runway Pricing

Unlock unlimited video generation with their top-tier pricing, featuring up to 10 editors.

Has Free Tier

Public Pricing

Enterprise Plan

Double Check Pricing

*Last Updated: Oct 24, 2023

Freemium

Limited Credits

125 Credits! Awesome.

Watermarks

3 Video Projects

Standard

$15

/month

20% off with Annual plan

625 Credits per month

Remove Watermarks

Unlimited

$95

/month

20% off with Annual

Unlimited Video Generation

Up to 10 Editors

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About this tool

Reviewed By

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Tom Wilton
Lead Newsletter Writer

Tom Wilton is a writer and filmmaker specialising in audiovisual AI tools.

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Nile Frater
Editor in Chief

Nile Frater is an entrepreneur and seasoned tool reviewer based in Scotland.

About the Author

How We Test

  1. We verified that Runway and its team are legit
  2. We signed up to Runway
  3. We generated several 3D texture images, text-to-video and tried video editing tools.
  4. We tried similar competitors like Kaiber and Adobe Firefly
  5. We reviewed each tool on the basis of its Simplicity, Authenticity, Affordability and Competency
Our Methodology

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