Runway

4.8

Runway covers video generation, motion brush and magic edit — object and background removal — entirely in the browser. It is the tool professional video people actually use.

Commercial use OK
Free tier

Try Runway on the official site$12/mo

Pricing: $12/mo
Free tier: Yes
Commercial use: Permitted
Japanese UI: Not confirmed
Enterprise contract: Not confirmed

What it is good for

Creative video and VFX assistance
Social video produced at volume
Batch work through the API

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Generation, motion brush and magic edit in one browser tool
Standard from $12/mo with a free tier; commercial use permitted
Gen-3 and Gen-4 models keep raising realistic-footage quality

Trade-offs

Avatar or talking-head video is easier in HeyGen or Synthesia
Learning curve is real if you have never edited video

Editors' review

Video AI, finished in the browser — motion brush and magic edit included

Runway is the leader for doing the whole video job in a browser: generation, motion brush, and magic edit for removing objects and backgrounds. The motion quality is good enough that professionals use it in client work.

Standard starts at $12/mo and there is a free tier. Commercial use is allowed, and the API supports batch processing. The Gen-3 and Gen-4 models have moved realistic footage quality forward substantially.

For a person talking to camera, HeyGen and Synthesia are simpler. Runway's home ground is creative footage and VFX support.

Verdict

The first choice for professional video creators and marketers producing social video at volume. For avatar video, look at HeyGen separately.

Compiled from official documentation and public sources, with our own editorial judgement. We do not publish figures we cannot source.