Runway is an applied AI research company that provides a comprehensive creative toolkit for generating and editing videos, images, and audio using state-of-the-art models. The platform brings together dozens of AI tools, including frontier video models like Gen-4.5, Seedance 2.0, and Kling 3.0, as well as image, audio, and language models, all accessible through a web app and APIs.
What is Runway?
Runway is a web-based creative platform that integrates multiple AI models for generating, editing, and enhancing media content. It takes text, images, videos, or audio as input and produces high-quality video, image, or audio outputs. The platform is developed by Runway AI, Inc., an applied research company, and is accessible via a freemium model at app.runwayml.com.
Key Features
- Runway Agent — Create end-to-end videos through simple conversations; uses natural language to guide generation.
- Gen-4.5 — Frontier video generation model with state-of-the-art motion quality and visual fidelity; accepts text, image, or video prompts.
- Aleph 2.0 & Edit Studio — Edit one frame in a video and apply the change to the entire video seamlessly.
- Characters: Real-time Video Agents — Real-time AI video agents capable of natural conversation, mapping user voice and expressions onto characters.
- Multi-Shot Video App — Generate multiple shots of a video from a single text prompt.
- Seedance 2.0 — Video generation from text, image, video, or audio inputs.
- Runway MCP — Connect Runway to AI agents like Claude or ChatGPT for integrated workflows.
- Workflows — Node-based visual workflow builder to chain multiple models and steps for custom generation pipelines.
Who is it for?
- Film studios and production companies — Use Gen-4.5 and Edit Studio for AI-assisted VFX, scene re-lighting, background changes, and character performance.
