AI Video Pricing
Runway Gen-4 Pricing in 2026
Cinematic image and camera movement from the prompt, plus editing of finished video in Aleph.
Plans and Pricing
Free
Free
- ✓125 credits one-time
- ✓Limited model access
- ✓5 GB storage
Credits do not renew
Standard
$15 /mo
- ✓625 credits/month
- ✓All video and image models
- ✓No watermark
About 52 s of Gen-4.5 video
Pro
$35 /mo
- ✓2,250 credits/month
- ✓Brand Kit, custom voice clone
- ✓100 GB storage
About 3 min of Gen-4.5 video
Max
$95 /mo
- ✓9,500 credits/month
- ✓Early access to new models
- ✓Up to 3 Brand Kits
Unused credits roll over for 1 month
Strengths
- +Cinematic camera movement described in the prompt (dolly, orbit, crane)
- +Strong image-to-video, animates a product photo or a still frame
- +References: the same character or product across many shots
- +Aleph 2.0: change an object, lighting, or background in a finished clip
- +No watermark from the Standard plan up
Limitations
- −No motion brush or camera sliders (Gen-2 and Gen-3 features, both retired)
- −Credits go fast: Gen-4.5 costs 12 credits per second
- −Weaker Polish lip-sync than Veo 3.1
- −Free plan is a one-time 125 credits, no renewal
- −Aleph 2.0 is expensive: 140 credits per 5 seconds
ROI Calculator
Real scenario: you create 10 AI videos per month for clients, each at $50. Subscription: Standard.
Revenue
$500
10 x $50
Tool cost
$15
Standard
Net profit
$485
Margin 97%
With 5 clients per month at one video each, Runway Gen-4 pays for itself within the first day of every month.
Who Runway Gen-4 is for
- →Product ads with cinematic camera movement
- →Image-to-video from product photos and stills
- →Fixes in a finished clip without regenerating (Aleph)
- →A series of shots with the same character or product (References)
Review
Runway Gen-4 review, rating 8.5/10
Full review based on 50 standardized prompts
Official website
Try Runway Gen-4
https://runway.com