Runway API for Proptech
A neutral, sourced look at where Runway API fits for proptech work — and where BetterVideo differs on the things this work actually needs.
🔒 Footage deleted on your schedule — with a certificate to prove it
- Unit walkthroughs are shot by many different people on many different phones.
- Condition documentation has to be clear enough to resolve disputes later.
- You're processing thousands of clips, so it has to be an API, not an app.
Runway API for this
Runway is generative — it can invent detail, which misrepresents a real unit and invites disputes. Condition and walkthrough video must show the actual property. BetterVideo upscales and sharpens the real footage, and never trains on it.
Where BetterVideo fits
For proptech, BetterVideo upscales and sharpens handheld walkthroughs to a consistent standard across your whole inventory through the API, and deletes on your schedule.
BetterVideo vs Runway API, side by side
| Criterion | BetterVideo | Runway API |
|---|---|---|
| Category | documentation/verification | generative |
| Data retention / privacy | Disclosed: auto-delete (default 30d) or on-demand; never trained on/sold | Discloses model-training license on your content (except Enterprise) |
| Self-host GPU required | No — managed | No — managed |
| Starting price | $0.03/sec (1080p) · $0.06/sec (4K) | $0.05/sec (Gen-4 Turbo); flagship Gen-4.5 $0.12/sec; $10 minimum |
| Free tier | Yes | not publicly disclosed |
| API type | REST | REST |
Common questions
Can Runway enhance property walkthroughs?
It's generative and can invent detail — a dispute risk for real units. BetterVideo enhances the real footage.
Does Runway train on uploaded video?
Per its data-security page, yes, except on Enterprise. BetterVideo never trains on your footage.
Built for proptech footage
One REST call to enhance — deleted on your schedule, with a certificate to prove it.
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