Runway pricing
Not a standing free plan: Runway gives one-time free credits that do not renew; the cheapest paid plan is $12/mo.
Runway's entry plan is the 3rd cheapest of the 10 video tools we price, by the least a year costs on each; Kling is lowest at $79.20 a year (billed annually). Figures last confirmed 21 Aug 2026.
Plans
- Free credits
- 125 one-time credits, free forever, 5GB asset storage
- Entry paid plan
- $12/mo (billed annually, 20% discount)
- Bills in
- credits
- Cost per year
- $144 a year billed annually on the entry plan
Runway against the cheapest video tools
Entry plans only, ranked by the least a year costs on each: the annual-billed price where the vendor offers one, otherwise the monthly price times 12. The last column compares like with like: annual billing with annual billing when both tools offer it, otherwise the monthly price times 12 for both. Per-user and flat prices are not subtracted from each other. Credit-billed plans buy a monthly credit allowance; the dollar figure is the subscription price, not the cost of a given amount of output.
| Tool | Free plan | Entry | Per year | A year vs Runway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 KlingsecondaryTry | Yes | $10/mocredits | $79.20billed annually | $64.80 lessboth billed annually |
 PikaTry | Yes | $8/mocredits | $96billed annually | $48 lessboth billed annually |
 Runway | One-time credits | $12/mocredits | $144billed annually | this tool |
 HiggsfieldsecondaryTry | Yes | $15/mocredits | $180billed monthly, no annual plan | $36 moreboth billed annually |
 OpusClipTry | Yes | $15/mo | $180billed monthly, no annual plan | $36 moreboth billed annually |
 DescriptTry | Yes | $16/mocredits | $192billed annually | $48 moreboth billed annually |
Is Runway free?
Not a standing free plan: Runway gives one-time free credits that do not renew; the cheapest paid plan is $12/mo. The free credits: 125 one-time credits, free forever, 5GB asset storage.
How much does Runway cost?
Runway's cheapest paid plan is $12/mo, which comes to $144 a year billed annually. Plan detail: $12/mo (billed annually, 20% discount).
Verified · source: runway.com, help.runwayml.com
Monthly-billed rate not stated on the fetched page. Standard plan includes 625 credits/mo. Confirmed via Runway's own help center 2026-08-21: existing Unlimited subscribers keep the plan unchanged through August 31, 2026; on September 1 monthly subscribers auto-move to Max at the same $95/mo, annual subscribers get a choice of Max or a refund for remaining months. New signups have only been offered Max since June 1, 2026.
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