Runway

AI video, image and audio generation (Runway Gen-4.5 plus third-party models), usable for trailer shots, teasers and marketing material.

Visit official site ↗Free tier + paidCommercial use allowed

Verdict: For generating trailer and teaser shots; the terms don't restrict commercial use of outputs, but Runway may train on your inputs and outputs.

Best for
Trailer and teaser video shots
Tasks
Trailers & marketing, Concept art & 2D assets
Engines
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Price & free tier
Free trial or credits only 125 one-time credits
Free $0 (125 one-time credits). Standard $12/month, Pro $28/month and a $76/month tier, billed annually ($15, $35 and $95 billed monthly). Gen-4.5 uses 12 credits per second of video.
Source: https://runwayml.com/pricing
Export formats
unverified
Commercial use & licence
Commercial use allowed
Terms of Use 4.4: Runway does not claim ownership of Inputs or Outputs and does not restrict your commercial use of Outputs. Inputs and Outputs may be used to train its models.
Source: https://runwayml.com/terms-of-use
Revenue share / caps
unverified
API
Available Runway developer API
Source: https://docs.dev.runwayml.com/
MCP server
Official MCP server Runway Dev MCP server (OAuth)
Source: https://docs.dev.runwayml.com/guides/mcp/
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