AI video generation and editing tools for creators and studios
Runway is a web-based creative suite built around its own generative video models. It turns text prompts, images or existing clips into new footage, and adds AI tools for tasks such as removing backgrounds, expanding frames or restyling video. It is used by filmmakers, designers and agencies, and also offers an API and an iOS app.
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- alternatives
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- Updated
- Oct 12, 2026
Features
Our take
Pros
- In-house video models that work from text, images or footage
- AI tools to remove backgrounds, expand frames or restyle clips
- API and iOS app alongside the web suite
Cons
- Credits run out fast on high-quality generations
- Free plan only gives a one-time batch of credits
- The range of tools means a steeper learning curve
Editorial assessment by the Alternatives.tools team, based on what the product is known for. Not a user review.
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