Runway

Runway is an AI video and creative-suite tool offering text-to-video, video editing and generative effects for filmmakers, marketers and content creators.

• AI video
• Video editing
• Generative effects

Starts at $15/mo.

Can Runway generate video from text?

Yes, Runway offers text-to-video generation alongside AI editing tools.

How far does the Runway free plan go?

Far enough to see the output quality, not far enough to finish a project — its own listed drawback is that credits burn quickly, and video burns them faster than anything else. Treat the free tier as a sample of the model, and estimate a real project's credits before comparing prices with anything.

Why does Runway lose points despite scoring full marks on capabilities?

One column: integrations. It publishes no integration list at all, which costs it the entire twenty points that column is worth, while every capability we track — API, export, collaboration, multilingual, templates, mobile, AI features — is documented. If it connects to your stack, that will be something you verify yourself rather than something we can.

Why does Runway score 3.9 out of 5 here?

The score is computed, not assigned: 35 of 35 for documented capabilities, 22 of 25 for published pricing, 20 of 20 for free access and 0 of 20 for the integration list. The integration list is the weak column: 0 published integrations out of the four that would earn full marks. The number measures how much you can verify before paying, not how good the tool is to use.