invideo vs Runway
We give invideo a 2.8 GPA and Runway a 2.6, out of 4.0. invideo grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
invideo
Agent-driven video editor with built-in AI video and image models
Runway
AI video, image and audio studio with its own Gen-4.5 model
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAinvideoGood | 2.6GPARunwayGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter is $10 a seat a month on yearly billing for 400 credits, about 160 Nano Banana Pro images or 15 Seedance 2 Fast videos. Against its listed rivals, Runway and LTX Studio at $12, Synthesia at $18 and Pictory at $25, that's the cheapest. Monthly billing doubles it to $20. | CStandard is $12 a month on yearly billing ($15 monthly) for 625 credits, about 52 seconds of Gen-4.5 or 78 Gen-4 images. Against its listed video rivals, Pika at $8, Firefly at $9.99 and Luma at $25, that's the middle. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with no card, and a small credit allowance that resets every Monday for trying models like Nano Banana. The amount isn't stated. | C125 credits once, which never refill, with a selection of models and 5GB of storage. At 12 credits a second that's about 10 seconds of Gen-4.5, then you pay. |
| Features | BAn agent that edits your own footage on a real multitrack timeline, searchable footage memory, generation with Seedance, Veo, Kling and Sora, ElevenLabs voices, multiplayer editing and a script co-writer. Editing and making video are both covered. | BIts own Gen-4.5 next to Kling, Seedance and Nano Banana, Aleph 2.0 for editing real footage by describing the change, an agent that builds whole videos, music, effects and voice clones, plus plugins. The whole video job. |
| Ease of use | B4.55 from about 27,900 App Store ratings. Describe an edit in plain words, or take over the timeline yourself at any frame. | B4.5 from about 17,700 App Store ratings. The app itself is friendly, but working out what a month of credits buys takes some sums. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, and you can connect Claude, ChatGPT Codex or Grok to the editor through MCP. No desktop app, which an A needs. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, plugins for Premiere Pro, After Effects and Resolve, links to ChatGPT, Claude, Figma, Dropbox and Notion, and a developer API. No desktop app, which an A needs. |
| Best for | AI editing on your own footage | making and editing AI video |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: invideo and Runway. How we grade
Price against what you get
invideo starts at $10 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Runway starts at $12 a month and scores 3.0.
They score the same, and invideo starts $2 a month lower. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, 2 score higher than invideo for less, and 2 score higher than Runway for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- invideo starts at $10 per seat / month for 400 credits, billed annually ($20 monthly). Runway starts at $12 per month for 625 credits, billed annually ($15 billed monthly).
- invideo has a free plan. Runway does not, though it has a free trial.
At a glance
| invideo | Runway | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $10 per seat / month for 400 credits, billed annually ($20 monthly) | $12 per month for 625 credits, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free plan with no card required: a small credit allowance that resets every Monday, for trying AI models such as Nano Banana image generation. The amount is not stated. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free plan with 125 one-time credits that do not refill, a selection of models and 5GB of storage |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | invideo | Runway AI, Inc. |
| Price read from | invideo.io | runway.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
invideo
- Editors who want AI to do repetitive cuts on their own footage
- Teams editing the same video together in real time
- Making ads and social cuts with generated shots and voiceover
Runway
- Video makers who want to edit real footage by describing the change
- Creators who want several leading video models under one subscription
- Small creative teams sharing one credit pool and brand kits
Worth knowing
invideo
- The annual prices are shown as 50% off the monthly ones, with no end date given; monthly billing doubles the cost.
- Plan credits reset monthly, even on annual plans, and do not roll over; extra credits last up to 12 months or until the subscription ends.
- Refunds are given only within 7 days and only if nothing was generated or downloaded in that billing period.
- Manual timeline editing and exports do not use credits; generation is billed per model at the provider's list price, so a Veo 3.1 4K clip costs far more than a Kling one.
Runway
- Credits run out fast on video: Gen-4.5 costs 12 credits a second, so Standard's 625 credits make under a minute of it.
- Standard and Pro credits reset each month with no rollover; extra credits are sold in packs of at least 1,000 and never expire.
- The Team plan needs at least 2 seats and stops at 9; larger groups are sent to Enterprise sales.
- The free plan's 125 credits are a one-time grant and are not refilled.
Key features
invideo
- Editing agent on a real timeline
- Describe an edit in plain words and the agent applies it to every shot on a multitrack timeline, from cutting pauses to matching the look; you can take over at any frame.
- Searchable footage memory
- The editing agent watches and logs every uploaded clip, so a moment can be found by describing it rather than scrubbing.
- Agents & Models
- Generate video and images with Seedance, Veo, Kling, Sora, Nano Banana, Ideogram and others, plus ElevenLabs voices, music and voice cloning.
- Multiplayer editing
- Several people edit one project at once with live cursors and comments on the timeline.
- Script and storyboard
- Write a script with an AI co-writer and turn it into a shot-by-shot plan before generating anything.
- Bring your own agent
- Connect Claude, ChatGPT Codex or Grok to the editor through invideo's MCP so they trim, grade and mix on your timeline.
Runway
- Gen-4.5 and partner models
- Runway's own Gen-4.5 video and Gen-4 image models sit beside Kling, Seedance, Wan, FLUX and Nano Banana, each with its own credit price.
- Aleph 2.0 video editing
- Change a shot's lighting, restyle it, or add and remove elements by describing the change; edit one frame and carry it through the clip.
- Runway Agent
- An agent on every paid plan that plans and generates a whole video from a conversation, with shared agent skills on the Team plan.
- Audio and voice
- Music, sound effects and text-to-speech from models such as Lyria 3 and Eleven v4, plus custom voice clones on Pro and Max.
- Plugins and MCP
- Generate and extend footage inside Premiere Pro, After Effects and Resolve, or call Runway from ChatGPT, Claude and other MCP agents.
- Developer API
- Runway Dev sells the same models to developers at $0.01 a credit, with a model router that picks a model per request.
Plans
invideo
Starter$10
per seat / month for 400 credits, billed annually ($20 monthly)
About 160 Nano Banana Pro images or 15 Seedance 2 Fast videos; timeline editor, multiplayer for up to 5 seats, no Seedance 2.5.
Plus$30
per seat / month for 2,000 credits, billed annually ($60 monthly)
About 800 Nano Banana Pro images or 52 Seedance 2 videos; all models and agents, up to 10 seats and 10 free guest seats.
Max$75
per seat / month for 5,000 credits, billed annually ($150 monthly)
About 2,000 Nano Banana Pro images or 131 Seedance 2 videos, the lowest cost per credit, and up to 20 seats. 10,000 and 15,000 credit steps cost more.
Team$79
per seat / month for 1,600 credits, billed monthly
Team plan for agencies and small teams, up to 30 seats, with UGC ads and 400 GB of storage per seat. Yearly price not read.
Scale$215
per seat / month for 4,000 credits, billed monthly
Business plan for growing creative teams, up to 30 seats and 1,000 GB of storage per seat. Yearly price not read.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credits per seat and volume discounts per model, with SOC 2 terms, single sign-on and indemnification.
Runway
Free$0
125 one-time credits that do not refill, a selection of models and 5GB of storage.
Standard$12
per month for 625 credits, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
Enough for about 52 seconds of Gen-4.5 video or 78 Gen-4 images at 1080p; all models, no watermarks, 3 projects.
Pro$28
per month for 2,250 credits, billed annually ($35 billed monthly)
About 187 seconds of Gen-4.5 or 281 Gen-4 images; credit top-ups, a Brand Kit, a voice clone and the Runway MCP.
Max$76
per month for 9,500 credits, billed annually ($95 billed monthly)
About 791 seconds of Gen-4.5; one month of unused credits rolls over, early model access, and HDR and ProRes output.
Team$55
per seat / month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly)
Everything in Max, with 6,900 credits per seat in a shared pool, shared projects and frame-accurate comments. For 2 to 9 seats.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited members and workspaces, SSO, roles and permissions, legal indemnification and dedicated onboarding.
Ways to pay less
invideo
- Annual discount
50% off with annual billing
The pricing page marks annual plans 50% off: Starter is $10 a seat a month instead of $20, Plus $30 instead of $60 and Max $75 instead of $150.
Runway
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
The pricing page marks yearly billing as 20% off: Standard falls from $15 to $12 a month, Pro from $35 to $28 and Max from $95 to $76.
- Education
25% off for students and educators
Students and educators who verify their status through SheerID get 25% off any paid plan; classes of 3 or more licenses can ask for up to 25% off.
- Other savings
Bonus credits for new Enterprise customers until Oct 31, 2026
New Enterprise customers signing by October 31, 2026 get bonus credits matching what they use in the first 60 days. A minimum spend applies.
