# Runway — Credit-metered AI video, image and audio generation with an agent, API and MCP server.

> Source: The Agents Index — https://theagentsindex.com/runway (structured, researched, re-verified)
> Facts last verified: 2026-10-18

Runway is an AI media platform that generates video, images and audio from text, image and video prompts using its own Gen-4.5 and Aleph models plus third-party ones. An agent, a developer API and an MCP server share one credit balance.

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://runway.com |
| Price | from $15/month billed monthly, $12/month billed annually |
| Free tier | Partly |

Free plan at $0/month gives a one-time deposit of 125 credits that does not expire and does not renew monthly, plus 5GB asset storage and only a selection of models; the developer API can also be started with no credit card.

## What it does

**Done-for-you service** · No — You run the software yourself on a self-serve plan; the only people-delivered element is Enterprise onboarding help, not an agency that produces the work for you.

> Onboarding services with forward deployed creatives
> — https://runway.com/pricing · Team & Enterprise tab, Enterprise column, SUPPORT & SERVICES section

## How much it does unattended

**Runs autonomously** · Partly — The agent plans and generates a campaign in one conversation, but the vendor stresses the human stays in the loop; only through a ChatGPT dot does it describe work finishing unattended.

> Nothing runs without you
> — https://runway.com/product/agent · 'You direct, Agent generates' section, third bullet

**Agent permissions** · Partly — Generation is user-directed rather than open-ended, and team workspaces add roles, permissions and sharing policies, but no published per-action approval controls for the agent itself.

> Direct every edit in plain language
> — https://runway.com/product/agent · 'You direct, Agent generates' section, fourth bullet

## Which models it runs on

**GPT** · Yes — OpenAI image models are offered inside Runway: GPT Image 2 and GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst are listed as callable models on the developer platform with their own per-image pricing.

> OpenAI's highest-quality image generation and editing model with up to 4K resolution.
> — https://dev.runwayml.com/ · 'State-of-the-art models' section, GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst model card

**Model choice** · Yes — You can let Runway pick or name the model yourself, and the developer platform adds a router that chooses per request against your cost, quality and latency rules.

> It chooses the best model for the task automatically. Prefer a specific model? Just ask, and Agent will use it.
> — https://runway.com/product/agent · FAQ, 'Which AI models does Agent use?'

## Where you use it

**In your editor** · Yes — Runway's MCP server is designed to be added to developer-facing clients, with Cursor and Replit named alongside the chat assistants, and Dev MCP covers Cursor, Claude Code and Codex.

> Runway MCP also works in Claude, Grok Bot, Cursor, Replit and any other MCP-compatible agent.
> — https://runway.com/mcp/chatgpt · Closing section above the footer

**In a browser** · Yes — The creative product is a hosted web app with its own dashboard and billing pages, backed by iOS and Android apps and a browser playground on the developer platform.

> you can purchase additional credits from the Plans & Billing page in your dashboard
> — https://runway.com/pricing · FAQ, 'What if I need more credits?'

## What it costs to run

**How it meters** · Yes — Everything is priced in credits spent per generation, varying by model, duration and resolution, with monthly allotments on plans and per-second or per-image rates on the API.

> Credits are the unit you spend to generate images, video, and audio on Runway. Each model uses a set number of credits per generation depending on the model, duration, and resolution
> — https://runway.com/pricing · FAQ, 'How do credits work?'

**Free tier** · Yes — A $0 plan exists with no call required, and the developer platform also lets you start without a credit card, though the free plan's credits are a single non-renewing deposit.

> the Free plan includes a one-time deposit of 125 credits that doesn't expire
> — https://runway.com/pricing · FAQ, 'How do credits work?'

**API access** · Yes — Runway Dev is a self-serve usage-billed API covering every model, and the Team and Enterprise creative plans also carry API access against the shared credit pool.

> The best image, video and audio models from Runway and other frontier labs. One API platform.
> — https://dev.runwayml.com/ · Hero section under 'The AI Media Platform for Developers'

**MCP server** · Partly — A hosted MCP server lets other agents generate through your account, but on the individual plans it appears only from Pro upward, so Free and Standard buyers do not get it.

> Runway MCP
> — https://runway.com/pricing · Individual tab, Pro plan feature list

## Buying it for a team

**A company can buy it** · Yes — Two organisation-facing offers exist beside the individual plans: a per-seat Team plan sold self-serve and a custom-credit Enterprise agreement through sales.

> Built for organizations: security, privacy, admin controls and dedicated support
> — https://runway.com/pricing · Team & Enterprise tab, Enterprise column description

**Seat model** · Yes — Team is billed per seat monthly starting at two users with a nine-member ceiling on that plan; going beyond nine means an Enterprise conversation.

> $69 /seat/month billed monthly
> — https://runway.com/pricing · Team & Enterprise tab, Team column price cell

**Pooled budget** · Yes — Team and Enterprise workspaces draw on one shared balance rather than per-seat allowances, quoted as a single monthly total for the whole team.

> Shared credit pool
> — https://runway.com/pricing · Team & Enterprise tab, Team column, SCALE & USAGE section

**Admin controls** · Partly — Team and Enterprise add roles, sharing policies, tiered admin and third-party model configuration, so constraints are real but only from the Team plan upward.

> User roles & permissions
> — https://runway.com/pricing · Team & Enterprise tab, Team column, ADMIN, SECURITY & COMPLIANCE section

**Audit log** · Partly — The security document claims platform-wide audit trails and team plans add usage reporting, but no page describes an admin-visible audit log a customer can read or export.

> Comprehensive Logging: Detailed audit trails of all platform activity
> — https://runway.com/data-security · Platform Architecture section, bullet list

**Single sign-on** · Partly — Single sign-on is sold as 'Custom SSO' on the Team and Enterprise plans only, and the vendor does not say whether that means SAML, OIDC or both.

> Custom SSO
> — https://runway.com/pricing · Team & Enterprise tab, Team column, ADMIN, SECURITY & COMPLIANCE section

## What happens to your code

**Opt out of training** · Partly — The Terms of Use let Runway train on inputs and outputs by default, and only the Enterprise plan column promises that your data is excluded from training.

> You acknowledge that Inputs and Outputs may be used by the Company to train and improve its AI models, algorithms and related technology, products and services
> — https://runway.com/terms-of-use · Inputs and Outputs clause

**Data residency** · Partly — Data is held in the United States and may move to vendor countries; no customer-selectable region is published, though Enterprise can ask for zero-data retention.

> We are headquartered in the United States and may use vendors or service providers that operate in other countries.
> — https://runway.com/privacy-policy · International data transfer section

**Getting out** · Partly — Purchased credits never expire and Max rolls one month over, but Standard and Pro monthly credits are forfeited each cycle, and no data-export route is documented.

> On the Standard and Pro plans, monthly credits don't roll over — they reset within 24 hours of your billing date each cycle.
> — https://runway.com/pricing · FAQ, 'Do my credits roll over or expire?'

**Certifications** · Yes — SOC 2 Type II is recertified annually and ISO/IEC 27001 was issued by an accredited body, with GDPR and CCPA/CPRA controls claimed alongside them.

> Runway maintains SOC 2 Type II certification, validating our security controls through rigorous independent auditing.
> — https://runway.com/data-security · Compliance & Certifications, SOC 2 Certification

## What changed

- 2026-10-18 — Capabilities · Free tier · Price · Terms

## Keeping it current

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