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4 data points checked · 2026-09-10

Model stack: DisputedEntry price: VerifiedUsage claim: VerifiedVersion: VerifiedHow this works →

Current version

Gen-4.5

Entry cost

Free tier · from $15 one-time

Changes / 30d

10

The short answers · verified September 16, 2026

What is the latest version of Runway?
The current shipped version of Runway is Gen-4.5, as of September 16, 2026.
How much does Runway cost?
Runway starts at $15 per month on its cheapest paid tier, as of September 16, 2026.
What AI model does Runway use?
Runway runs primarily on Aleph.

Source: Runway — help.runwayml.com · Reusable under CC BY 4.0 — cite Tomorrow

Capabilities

  • Text to video
  • Video to video
  • Act-Two performance capture
  • Aleph editing
  • Frames
  • AI Video Generation
  • AI Image Generation
  • AI Audio Generation
  • Custom Voices
  • Lip Sync
  • Text to Speech
  • Upscaling
  • Custom Avatars
  • Model Routers
  • 4K Upscaling
  • Topaz AI Upscale
  • Audio Generation
  • AI Image
  • AI Video
  • AI Audio
  • API Access
  • Text-to-Video
  • Image-to-Video
  • AI video generation
  • AI image generation
  • AI audio generation
  • Create Custom Voices
  • AI Text to Video
  • AI Image to Video
  • Workspace Analytics
  • Tool calling
  • Video Editing
  • Studio-grade formats
  • HDR generations
  • Seedance 2.5 support
  • Model Router
  • Dev MCP
  • Generative creative models
  • Music, voice & sound effects generation
  • 4K upscaling
  • Brand Kit
  • Custom voice clone
  • Agentic creative collaborator
  • Runway MCP
  • Music, voice & sound effects
  • Parallel generations
  • Voice Cloning
  • Parallel Generations
  • Brand Kits
  • No watermarks
  • Voice clone
  • Voice cloning

Pricing

  • Free

    125 one-time credits

    Free

  • Standard

    625 monthly credits, video & image generation

    $15

  • Pro

    2250 monthly credits, custom voice clone, Brand Kit

    $35

  • Max

    9500 monthly credits, credit rollover, studio-grade quality

    $95

Entry price over time

12 of 39 points reconstructed from Internet Archive captures (hollow dots) — dated by capture, not by when we first saw the page. View a capture

7/1/2025 · $159/16/2026 · $15

Geek mode

Models under the hood

  • Aleph

    Runway

    disclosed

  • Aleph 2.0

    Runway

    disclosed

  • Banana Pro

    Runway

    disclosed

  • Gen-4

    Runway

    disclosed

  • Gen-4 Image

    Runway

    disclosed

  • Gen-4 Image Turbo

    Runway

    disclosed

  • Gen-4 Turbo

    Runway

    disclosed

  • Gen-4.5

    Runway

    disclosed

  • Kling 3.0

    Kuaishou

    disclosed

  • Kling 3.0 Nano

    Kling

    disclosed

  • Lyria 3

    Google

    disclosed

  • Lyria 3 Clip

    Runway

    disclosed

  • Lyria 3 Pro

    Runway

    disclosed

  • Nano Banana Pro

    Runway

    disclosed

  • Nano Banana Pro 2

    Runway

    disclosed

  • Nano Banana Pro 2 2K

    Runway

    disclosed

  • Nano Banana Pro 2K

    Runway

    disclosed

  • Seed Audio 1.0

    Runway

    disclosed

  • Seedance 2.0

    Runway

    disclosed

  • Seedance 2.0 Fast

    Runway

    disclosed

  • Seedance 2.0 Pro

    Runway

    disclosed

  • Seedance 2.0 Pro 1080p

    Runway

    disclosed

  • Seedance 2.5

    Runway

    disclosed

  • Veo 3.1

    Google

    disclosed

Context window

n/a

Public API

yes

Multi-model routing

yes

Stack signals

  • node
  • python

Shared model stack

Other tracked products running on the same foundation models — a quick read on how much of the catalog moves when one of these models changes.

green disclosed · amber inferred · grey unattributed. Aliases are folded into one model; provider concentration counts only models with an established vendor.

Reported scale

Reference data. Each figure is whatever the source actually said — weekly users, downloads, revenue run-rate — with its own definition and date. These are not comparable between tools and are never used to rank anything.

  • Annualised revenue

    ~$300M

    ARR

    Third-party estimate

    Estimate; Runway raised $315M at a $5.3B valuation in Feb 2026.

    as of Jul 2026·Latka company estimate ·inferred

  • Annualised revenue

    ~$90M

    ARR

    Third-party estimate

    as of Apr 2025·The Information reporting ·inferred

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Change history

  • capability

    New capabilities: Voice cloning

    51 tracked52 tracked · +Voice cloning

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Voice clone

    50 tracked51 tracked · +Voice clone

    source
  • model

    Runway added Gen-4 Image Turbo, Seedance 2.0 Pro 1080p to its model stack

    Aleph, Aleph 2.0, Banana Pro, Gen-4, Gen-4 Image, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Kling 3.0 Nano, Lyria 3, Lyria 3 Clip, Lyria 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana Pro 2, Nano Banana Pro 2 2K, Nano Banana Pro 2K, Seed Audio 1.0, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.0 Fast, Seedance 2.0 Pro, Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1Aleph, Aleph 2.0, Banana Pro, Gen-4, Gen-4 Image, Gen-4 Image Turbo, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Kling 3.0 Nano, Lyria 3, Lyria 3 Clip, Lyria 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana Pro 2, Nano Banana Pro 2 2K, Nano Banana Pro 2K, Seed Audio 1.0, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.0 Fast, Seedance 2.0 Pro, Seedance 2.0 Pro 1080p, Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1

    source
  • model

    Runway added Banana Pro, Kling 3.0 Nano to its model stack

    Aleph, Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Image, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Lyria 3, Lyria 3 Clip, Lyria 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana Pro 2, Nano Banana Pro 2 2K, Nano Banana Pro 2K, Seed Audio 1.0, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.0 Fast, Seedance 2.0 Pro, Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1Aleph, Aleph 2.0, Banana Pro, Gen-4, Gen-4 Image, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Kling 3.0 Nano, Lyria 3, Lyria 3 Clip, Lyria 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana Pro 2, Nano Banana Pro 2 2K, Nano Banana Pro 2K, Seed Audio 1.0, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.0 Fast, Seedance 2.0 Pro, Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: No watermarks

    49 tracked50 tracked · +No watermarks

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Voice Cloning, Parallel Generations, Brand Kits

    46 tracked49 tracked · +Voice Cloning, Parallel Generations, Brand Kits

    source
  • model

    Runway added Nano Banana Pro 2 2K, Nano Banana Pro 2K to its model stack

    Aleph, Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Image, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Lyria 3, Lyria 3 Clip, Lyria 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana Pro 2, Seed Audio 1.0, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.0 Fast, Seedance 2.0 Pro, Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1Aleph, Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Image, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Lyria 3, Lyria 3 Clip, Lyria 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana Pro 2, Nano Banana Pro 2 2K, Nano Banana Pro 2K, Seed Audio 1.0, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.0 Fast, Seedance 2.0 Pro, Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Parallel generations

    45 tracked46 tracked · +Parallel generations

    source
  • model

    Runway added Gen-4 Image to its model stack

    Aleph, Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Lyria 3, Lyria 3 Clip, Lyria 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana Pro 2, Seed Audio 1.0, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.0 Fast, Seedance 2.0 Pro, Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1Aleph, Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Image, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Lyria 3, Lyria 3 Clip, Lyria 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana Pro 2, Seed Audio 1.0, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.0 Fast, Seedance 2.0 Pro, Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Music, voice & sound effects

    44 tracked45 tracked · +Music, voice & sound effects

    source
  • model

    Runway added Seedance 2.0 Fast, Seedance 2.0 Pro to its model stack

    Aleph, Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Lyria 3, Lyria 3 Clip, Lyria 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana Pro 2, Seed Audio 1.0, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1Aleph, Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Lyria 3, Lyria 3 Clip, Lyria 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana Pro 2, Seed Audio 1.0, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.0 Fast, Seedance 2.0 Pro, Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Music, voice & sound effects generation, 4K upscaling, Brand Kit

    38 tracked44 tracked · +Music, voice & sound effects generation, 4K upscaling, Brand Kit, Custom voice clone, Agentic creative collaborator, Runway MCP

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Generative creative models

    37 tracked38 tracked · +Generative creative models

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Model Router, Dev MCP

    35 tracked37 tracked · +Model Router, Dev MCP

    source
  • model

    Runway added Nano Banana Pro 2 to its model stack

    Aleph, Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Lyria 3, Lyria 3 Clip, Lyria 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Seed Audio 1.0, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1Aleph, Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Lyria 3, Lyria 3 Clip, Lyria 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana Pro 2, Seed Audio 1.0, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Seedance 2.5 support

    34 tracked35 tracked · +Seedance 2.5 support

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Studio-grade formats, HDR generations

    32 tracked34 tracked · +Studio-grade formats, HDR generations

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Video Editing

    31 tracked32 tracked · +Video Editing

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: AI Text to Video, AI Image to Video, Workspace Analytics

    27 tracked31 tracked · +AI Text to Video, AI Image to Video, Workspace Analytics, Tool calling

    source
  • model

    Runway added Aleph to its model stack

    Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Lyria 3, Lyria 3 Clip, Lyria 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Seed Audio 1.0, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1Aleph, Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Lyria 3, Lyria 3 Clip, Lyria 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Seed Audio 1.0, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: AI video generation, AI image generation, AI audio generation

    23 tracked27 tracked · +AI video generation, AI image generation, AI audio generation, Create Custom Voices

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Text-to-Video, Image-to-Video

    21 tracked23 tracked · +Text-to-Video, Image-to-Video

    source
  • model

    Runway added Lyria 3 to its model stack

    Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Lyria 3 Clip, Lyria 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Seed Audio 1.0, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Lyria 3, Lyria 3 Clip, Lyria 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Seed Audio 1.0, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: API Access

    20 tracked21 tracked · +API Access

    source
  • pricing

    Entry price increased to $15/mo

    $12$15

    source
  • model

    Runway added Lyria 3 Clip to its model stack

    Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Lyria 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Seed Audio 1.0, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Lyria 3 Clip, Lyria 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Seed Audio 1.0, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: AI Image, AI Video, AI Audio

    17 tracked20 tracked · +AI Image, AI Video, AI Audio

    source
  • model

    Runway added Seedance 2.5 to its model stack

    Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Lyria 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Seed Audio 1.0, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Lyria 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Seed Audio 1.0, Seedance 2.0, Seedance 2.5, Veo 3.1

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Audio Generation

    168

    source
  • model

    Runway added Seed Audio 1.0, Lyria 3 Pro to its model stack

    Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Nano Banana Pro, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Lyria 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Seed Audio 1.0, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1

    source
  • model

    Runway added Nano Banana Pro to its model stack

    Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Nano Banana Pro, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Topaz AI Upscale

    158

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: 4K Upscaling

    147

    source
  • model

    Runway added Gen-4, Aleph 2.0, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0 to its model stack

    Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5Aleph 2.0, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: AI Video Generation, AI Image Generation, AI Audio Generation

    59

    source
  • model

    Runway added Gemini 2.5, Gemini 3 Pro, Kling 3.0, Nano Banana Pro to its model stack

    Act-Two, Aleph, BFL FLUX.2 [max], Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0 Pro, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3, Veo 3.1Act-Two, Aleph, BFL FLUX.2 [max], Gemini 2.5, Gemini 3 Pro, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0, Kling 3.0 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3, Veo 3.1

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Text to Speech, Audio Apps, 4K Upscaling

    5 tracked9 tracked · +Text to Speech, Audio Apps, 4K Upscaling, Custom Voices

    source
  • version

    Gen-4.5 released with stronger physics and motion consistency

    Gen-4Gen-4.5

    source
  • model

    Runway added BFL FLUX.2 [max], Kling 3.0 Pro, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3 to its model stack

    Act-Two, Aleph, Gemini 2.5, Gemini 3 Pro, Gen-3 Alpha, Gen-3 Alpha Turbo, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Veo 3.1Act-Two, Aleph, BFL FLUX.2 [max], Gemini 2.5, Gemini 3 Pro, Gen-3 Alpha, Gen-3 Alpha Turbo, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Gen-4.5, Kling 3.0 Pro, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3, Veo 3.1

    source
  • capability

    New capabilities: Performance Capture

    6 tracked7 tracked · +Performance Capture

    source
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Runway compared

Straight head-to-head pages against the busiest products in Video.

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How to cite this page

Free to cite and reuse under CC BY 4.0. Permalink: https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/runway

APA
Tomorrow. (2026). Runway — version, pricing and model stack [Data set entry]. AlienSquad. Retrieved 2026-09-17, from https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/runway
BibTeX
@misc{tomorrow-tools-runway,
  author       = {{Tomorrow}},
  title        = {Runway — version, pricing and model stack},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {AlienSquad},
  howpublished = {\url{https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/runway}},
  note         = {Accessed: 2026-09-17}
}