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Runway video generation API pricing

Runway API (Runway Dev): 4 video models with 4 pricing rows, priced in credits per second, read from the provider's own pages on October 18, 2026. No model here has a shutdown date within six months.

Read from docs.dev.runwayml.com. Compare every video generation API

Models
4
Pricing rows
4
Active
4
Retiring or retired
0

Models

Gen-4.5

gen4.5

Not stated

Prices (provider's own wording)

  • 12 credits per second

    credits per second (credits cost $0.01 each)

    Credits per second

    Standard output

    “| gen4.5 | 12 credits per second |”
    docs.dev.runwayml.com
    “Credits can be purchased for $0.01 per credit in the developer portal for a project.”
    Context - docs.dev.runwayml.com
Status
Not stated
Max duration
Not stated
Resolutions
Not stated
Audio
Not stated
Image-to-video

Yes

“Runway's state-of-the-art text to video and image to video model.”
docs.dev.runwayml.com
Video-to-video
Not stated
Aspect ratios
Not stated
  • ProRes/PNG sequence add 5 credits per second; 10-bit and HDR profiles add 20 credits per second (40 above 4 megapixels).

Gen-4 Turbo

gen4_turbo

Not stated

Prices (provider's own wording)

  • 5 credits per second

    credits per second (credits cost $0.01 each)

    Credits per second

    Standard output

    “| gen4_turbo | 5 credits per second |”
    docs.dev.runwayml.com
    “Credits can be purchased for $0.01 per credit in the developer portal for a project.”
    Context - docs.dev.runwayml.com
Status
Not stated
Max duration
Not stated
Resolutions
Not stated
Audio
Not stated
Image-to-video

Yes

“Runway's fastest image to video model.”
docs.dev.runwayml.com
Video-to-video
Not stated
Aspect ratios
Not stated

Aleph 2.0

aleph2

Not stated

Prices (provider's own wording)

  • 28 credits per second (56 credit minimum per generation)

    credits per second (credits cost $0.01 each)

    Credits per second

    Minimum charge per generation

    Standard output

    “| aleph2 | 28 credits per second (56 credit minimum per generation) |”
    docs.dev.runwayml.com
    “Credits can be purchased for $0.01 per credit in the developer portal for a project.”
    Context - docs.dev.runwayml.com
Status
Not stated
Max duration
Not stated
Resolutions
Not stated
Audio
Not stated
Image-to-video
Not stated
Video-to-video

in-context video editing

“Runway's flagship in-context video editing model with keyframe-guided control.”
docs.dev.runwayml.com
Aspect ratios
Not stated

Act-Two

act_two

Not stated

Prices (provider's own wording)

  • 5 credits per second

    credits per second (credits cost $0.01 each)

    Credits per second

    Standard output

    “| act_two | 5 credits per second |”
    docs.dev.runwayml.com
    “Credits can be purchased for $0.01 per credit in the developer portal for a project.”
    Context - docs.dev.runwayml.com
Status
Not stated
Max duration
Not stated
Resolutions
Not stated
Audio
Not stated
Image-to-video
Not stated
Video-to-video
Not stated
Aspect ratios
Not stated
  • Described as "Runway's motion capture model."

FAQ

How much does Runway video generation cost?

Gen-4.5: 12 credits per second, credits per second, for Standard output. Gen-4 Turbo: 5 credits per second, credits per second, for Standard output. Aleph 2.0: 28 credits per second (56 credit minimum per generation), credits per second, for Standard output. Act-Two: 5 credits per second, credits per second, for Standard output. Each is the first generation price the provider lists for the model, in its own unit, as of October 18, 2026; the model cards list every resolution and option.

Sources

Verified from each provider's own pricing pages and video model docs; every quote was string-matched against the page that day. Prices are shown in the provider's own unit and never converted between units. Retirement dates are cross-checked against our deprecations tracker. Prices change without notice; check the linked source before you commit a budget to one.

11 of 11 quotes on this page matched the source pages that day.

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