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Runway
shipThe incumbent AI video suite — Gen-4 generation plus a full editing toolchain.
journal entry · observed by @whysanesanders · verified 2026-08-15
The most complete AI video workflow: Gen-4 quality is competitive, and the editing tools (inpainting, motion brush, green screen) mean you finish work here, not just generate clips.
Known limitations
- Credit math gets expensive for iteration-heavy projects.
- Best quality modes sit behind pricier tiers.
- Long coherent narratives still need heavy manual stitching.
Facts
- pricing
- freemium
- price note
- free one-time credits; from $15/mo (Standard)
- free tier
- yes
- open source
- no
- api
- yes
- self-host
- no
- category
- video
Receipts
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Luma Dream Machine
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