HeyGen vs Runway

HeyGen creates videos from text, images, audio, and presentations or PDFs, and provides AI avatars. Its AI Studio lets users adjust generated motion elements, including text, color, timing, and layout. Avatar lip-sync and translation support more than 175 languages and dialects. The Free plan costs $0.00 per free and allows three videos a month, each up to one minute. Creator costs $29 a month and includes 600 credits, videos up to 30 minutes, and 1080p export; Pro costs $49 a month and includes 1,000 credits, videos up to 30 minutes, and 4K export. HeyGen is available on Android, iOS, web, and API. Team tools include comments, tagging, shared editing, workspace collaboration, and task management. Business plans connect with tools including n8n, Make, HubSpot, Zapier, and LMS platforms. Paid plans include live chat support; Enterprise adds priority support and customer success management. HeyGen is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Runway is an API-based video-generation service offering text-to-video, image-to-video, and AI avatars. Commercial use is supported, with maximum output resolution listed as 4k and maximum video length shown as 0.25. A Free plan lasts forever and includes 125 one-time credits and 5 GB storage. Standard costs $12.00 per month when billed annually, with 625 credits per month, up to three projects, and 20 GB storage. Pro is $28.00 per month billed annually and includes 2,250 monthly credits, up to five projects, and 100 GB storage. Max is $76.00 per month billed annually, with 9,500 monthly credits, up to ten projects, and 500 GB storage. The paid plans list annual savings of $36, $84, and $228 respectively. The pricing summary describes paid access as starting at $12/mo (annual). API access and commercial use are listed capabilities, and the service uses freemium pricing.