Quick answer
- Standard ($15/mo, $12 annual): 625 monthly credits, all AI video and image models, watermark-free output, 4K upscaling, 5 parallel generations, up to 3 projects, and 20GB storage. Monthly plan credits do not roll over.
- Pro ($35/mo, $28 annual): regular weekly work. 2,250 credits, plus a Brand Kit, a custom voice, and Runway MCP.
- Max ($95/mo, $76 annual): heavy solo use. 9,500 credits and the only individual plan that rolls credits over.
- Before choosing: count how many attempts each kept clip takes. Two attempts per clip doubles the credits you need.
Plan prices and included features rechecked October 5, 2026 against Runway’s official pricing page. Credit, billing, cancellation, and refund rules rechecked October 5, 2026 against Runway’s official help center. USD, before tax.
What does the Runway Standard plan include? Standard costs $15 per month, or $12 per month equivalent with annual billing, and includes 625 monthly credits. Runway estimates that allowance at about 52 seconds of generated Gen-4.5 video before retries. Start here if those credits cover your projects; compare Pro and Max when you need a larger allowance or their added features. The tables below separate price, credits, and feature differences, with examples that account for retries.
Runway Standard vs Pro vs Max at a glance
| Plan | Monthly billing | Annual billing* | Monthly credits | Approx. Gen-4.5 output |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $15/mo | $12/mo | 625 | 52 sec |
| Pro | $35/mo | $28/mo | 2,250 | 187 sec |
| Max | $95/mo | $76/mo | 9,500 | 791 sec |
| Plan | Parallel generations | Projects | Storage | Credit rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 5 | Up to 3 | 20GB | No |
| Pro | 15 | Up to 5 | 100GB | No |
| Max | 20 | Up to 10 | 500GB | Up to 1 month |
Which plan fits
Standard: occasional projects
Start with Standard if 625 monthly credits cover your projects and retries. It includes the paid video and image model catalog, watermark-free output, and 4K upscaling. You can buy additional credits without upgrading, but unused monthly plan credits do not roll over.
Pro: a larger allowance and creator tools
Choose Pro if you need 2,250 monthly credits, more parallel generations, a Brand Kit, custom voice cloning, or Runway MCP. Compare a top-up with an upgrade when your credit shortfall is occasional; Pro’s monthly plan credits still do not roll over.
Max: recurring heavy use and rollover
Consider Max when your recurring work needs a larger allowance or you value one-month rollover. It includes 9,500 monthly credits, more parallel capacity, and additional output formats. Paying for a larger allowance saves money only when you use enough of it.
What your monthly credits actually cover
“52 seconds of Gen-4.5” is generated video, not finished video. Runway’s help center says Gen-4.5 generations are 5 or 10 seconds long, costing 60 or 120 credits each. Most people generate a shot more than once before keeping it, so the useful budget question is:
The budget formula
Credits needed = finished clips × attempts per kept clip × credits per generation
On Gen-4.5, a generation is 60 credits for 5 seconds or 120 credits for 10 seconds. Count your own attempts for a week; the examples below assume two attempts per kept clip.
| Monthly need (Gen-4.5) | Credits used | Smallest plan that covers it |
|---|---|---|
| 4 kept 5-second clips, 2 attempts each | 8 × 60 = 480 | Standard, with 145 credits left |
| 8 kept 5-second clips, 2 attempts each | 16 × 60 = 960 | Pro, with 1,290 left (Standard falls 335 short) |
| 20 kept 10-second clips, 2 attempts each | 40 × 120 = 4,800 | Max, with 4,700 left (Pro falls 2,550 short) |
If you use every credit, each plan also sets a different price for a second of generated Gen-4.5 video. Bigger plans are cheaper per second, but only if you actually spend the credits: Standard and Pro credits expire on your billing date.
| Plan | Per generated Gen-4.5 second (monthly billing) | Per generated Gen-4.5 second (annual billing) |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | About $0.29 | About $0.23 |
| Pro | About $0.19 | About $0.15 |
| Max | About $0.12 | About $0.10 |
Extra credits or Max?
Standard, Pro, and Max can buy additional credits; the minimum purchase is 1,000 credits. Runway’s credit help page lists $0.01 per credit. In the third example, Pro is 2,550 credits short: that shortfall has a listed value of $25.50, compared with the $60 monthly-billing difference between Pro and Max (Toolvel calculation). Pro plus that credit amount would total $60.50 before tax, versus $95 for Max. Check the quantity and total offered in your billing screen; the minimum purchase is not evidence that every purchase must be a multiple of 1,000. Top-ups cover usage, while Max also changes features and rollover. Purchased credits do not expire and are spent after monthly and rollover credits.
Feature differences beyond the table
Rollover: only Max carries credits forward
Standard and Pro monthly credits expire on your billing date. Max can carry up to one month of unused credits into the following month. Additional purchased credits do not expire. Runway spends the current month’s plan credits first, then rollover credits, then purchased credits.
Models: all paid plans share the catalog
Runway lists access to all AI video and image models on Standard and Pro. Max also includes the broader model catalog and adds early access to new models, so model availability and timing can still differ even though the paid plans share access to Runway’s main model lineup.
What Pro adds
Pro includes one Brand Kit, one custom voice clone, Runway MCP, and unlimited 4K video upscaling. Standard includes 4K upscaling, but Runway does not use the same unlimited wording shown on the Pro and Max plan cards.
What Max adds
Max raises the Brand Kit and custom voice clone limits to three each, keeps Runway MCP and unlimited 4K upscaling, and adds early access to new models plus what Runway labels studio-grade quality generations, including HDR, ProRes, and image-sequence output. Those are Runway’s own product labels rather than an independent Toolvel quality rating.
Team is a separate plan
Standard, Pro, and Max are individual plans. Runway’s Team plan is structured separately around paid seats, pooled credits, shared projects, and collaboration. Toolvel’s Runway Team plan guide covers the cost for 2 to 9 seats, how the shared credit pool works, and what 6,900 credits per seat buy in Gen-4.5 video.
Billing, cancellation, and refunds
- Refunds are discretionary. Runway may refund a subscription bought or renewed within 30 days if it is unused or nearly unused. A refund immediately ends paid access and removes unused plan credits. Unused credit purchases made within 30 days may also qualify; approval is not guaranteed.
- Annual to monthly: the remaining annual payment becomes an invoice credit toward future bills, not generation credits. Contact support to request that balance back instead. If you selected annual billing by mistake, Runway also lists switching to the intended plan and requesting the difference as a discretionary refund case.
- Cancellation: renewal stops; paid access lasts until the current billing cycle ends. Purchased credits remain, but features follow your current plan, including watermarks on Free.
- App-store purchases: request Apple or Google Play refunds through the store that processed the payment.
Official rules: refund policy · subscription management.
Before choosing: four questions
- How many finished clips do you need each month? Choose a model and duration before estimating credits.
- How many attempts does each kept clip take? Multiply clips by attempts and credits per generation; include other tools in the budget.
- Do you need MCP, a custom voice, or a Brand Kit? Those features can justify Pro even when your credit need is modest.
- Is the shortfall occasional or recurring? Compare a top-up with the larger allowance, and consider whether you can use rollover credits before they expire.
Sources and related pages
- Runway pricing: plan prices and included features
- Runway credit rules: top-ups, expiry, and spending order
- Purchased credit price and rollover
- Runway refund policy
- Billing, plan changes, and cancellation
- Toolvel Runway pricing hub
- Runway Team plan guide
- How Toolvel checks prices
Prices, model access, credit rates, and plan terms can change. Toolvel calculations are labeled separately from vendor figures.
