Runway (API)

generative

Last verified 2026-07-28 · every claim below is first-party sourced or marked “not publicly disclosed”.

Data retention & privacy

Honors deletion requests and retains backups per a defined schedule, but maintains a license to use your content for model training EXCEPT on Enterprise plans. Does not claim ownership of inputs/outputs.

Verification / evidence fit: Opposite use case — generative video creation, not evidence integrity
API type: REST
Pricing model: credit-based, $0.01 per credit
Starting price: $0.05/sec (Gen-4 Turbo); flagship Gen-4.5 $0.12/sec; $10 minimum
Free tier: not publicly disclosed
API requires a $10 minimum credit purchase
No-code option: No — code integration
Self-host GPU required: No — managed
Verticals served: generative/creative video, media & entertainment, advertising
Notable customers: J. Garcia Lopez Funeral Home
~25% of revenue from enterprise/studio clients ($3k–$30k/yr), per Sacra/Contrary Research
Documentation: https://docs.dev.runwayml.com

Sources — pricing · data_security · customer · revenue_mix

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