Runway pricing, in real terms
Runway sells monthly credits and spends them by the second. Its Gen-4.5 model uses 12 credits a second, so the $15 Standard plan makes about 52 seconds of video a month.
See Runway plansChecked 14 November 2026 against Runway’s own pages.
Plans and what they really include
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly, per month | Included each month | In real terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | — | —125 credits once, not refilled monthly | — |
| Standard | $15 | $12 | 625 credits | About 125 seconds (Gen-4 Turbo) About 52 seconds (Gen-4.5) |
| Pro | $35 | $28 | 2,250 credits | About 450 seconds (Gen-4 Turbo) About 187 seconds (Gen-4.5) |
| Max | $95 | $76 | 9,500 credits | About 1,900 seconds (Gen-4 Turbo) About 791 seconds (Gen-4.5) |
Free plan: 125 credits once when you sign up. They are not refilled each month.
AI-generated video with Gen-4 Turbo
Counted at 5 credits per second. Runway’s model price list gives 5 credits a second. Compare with other tools
| Each month | Plan you need | Monthly cost | Per second |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 seconds | Standard | $15 | $0.25 |
| 300 seconds | Pro | $35 | $0.12 |
| 900 seconds | Max | $95 | $0.11 |
| 1,800 seconds | Max | $95 | $0.053 |
AI-generated video with Gen-4.5
Counted at 12 credits per second. Compare with other tools
| Each month | Plan you need | Monthly cost | Per second |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 seconds | Pro | $35 | $0.58 |
| 300 seconds | Max | $95 | $0.32 |
| 900 seconds | No self-serve monthly plan covers this. The largest covers about 791 seconds. | ||
| 1,800 seconds | No self-serve monthly plan covers this. The largest covers about 791 seconds. | ||
What the pricing page doesn’t make obvious
- Runway’s pricing page says 625 credits make 104 seconds of Gen-4 Turbo, which works out to 6 credits a second. Its model price list and its API documentation both say 5, and so does its own figure for the Max plan. We use 5.
- You can buy extra credits in blocks of at least 1,000 on paid plans, and they never expire, but the price is only shown after you sign in. We don’t guess it, so our results stop at the Max plan.
- Credits expire on your billing date on Standard and Pro. Max lets unused credits roll over for one month.
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Price history
No changes recorded since we started tracking on 14 November 2026.