genvi vs Runway: models, editing and prices compared

Choosing between genvi vs Runway comes down to one question. Do you want Runway's own video models? Or do you want a studio that runs many models and lets you edit images, video, audio and 3D? Here is a fair comparison, with Runway's published prices as of November 2026.

We make genvi, so we have a stake in the answer. Runway facts below come from runway.com/pricing, and genvi facts come from our own product. If you are looking for a Runway alternative, this page also tells you when staying with Runway is the right call.

Runway is an AI video company with its own Gen video models and editing tools. You can use it on the web, with team plans, or through an API (a way for other apps to use it). It fits filmmakers and teams who want Runway's own models.

genvi is a platform for making media with AI. It has six tools in one place: a canvas of connected steps, a video editor, an image editor, a whiteboard, a 3D studio and chat. It also has models from many companies and an assistant. It suits people who make more than one kind of media or want to compare models.

Runway prices, as of November 2026, from runway.com/pricing (monthly, with the yearly per-month price in brackets):

Runway lists yearly billing at 20 percent off. Credits reset every month. Max keeps up to one month of unused credits, and extra credits you buy do not expire (minimum 1,000). Credits are what you spend each time you make something. Its page cites Gen-4.5 at 60 credits for a five second video, which on Standard works out to roughly ten such clips a month.

genvi prices, as of November 2026:

Credits mean different things at each company, so price the clip you want, not the plan. If you can, run the same prompt on both free plans.

Its own models. Runway builds the Gen models, so you get them first-hand. You cannot get them in genvi. If a Runway model is the look you want, that settles it.

Clear plan limits. Runway states storage and project counts for each plan, and Max carries unused credits forward for a month. That is easy to plan around.

A video-first company. Video is Runway's focus. genvi spreads its effort across six tools.

Many models in one account. You can run one prompt through models from several companies and keep the best. The two stills below came from different models given similar prompts.

Editing and other media in the same place. The Video Composer is a timeline with several tracks, effects, transitions, text and export. Images, music, voice and 3D models live in the same project.

Repeatable workflows and an assistant. Node Studio connects steps into a workflow you can run again, and the genvi assistant can work on the canvases for you.

A low starting price. genvi's Hobby plan is $5.99 a month. Whether it is cheaper for you depends on the clips you make.

Write down one shot you actually need, such as a slow push toward a lit window at night. Run it on Runway's Free plan and on genvi's Free plan. Compare the motion, how closely each follows your words, and how many credits the try cost. Then try the part after generating. How long does it take to trim, add sound and export? Over a month, the editing step often matters more than small differences in one clip.

Pick Runway if you specifically want Runway's own Gen models, or a video-first product with clearly published plan limits. Pick genvi if you want a choice of models, editing, and image, audio and 3D work in one account, or outside access and an assistant. See also genvi vs Higgsfield, genvi vs Luma Dream Machine and genvi vs Pika.

If you want video from several top models plus editing, yes. If you need Runway's own models, no, because genvi does not offer them.

Yes. genvi's Free plan includes 150 credits. Runway's Free plan gives 125 one-time credits.

Yes. Nothing stops you making a clip in Runway and importing the file into a genvi project to edit.

Both have free plans. Runway is a video-first product with a clear set of plans. genvi has more tools, so start in Chat or the Video Composer and add the others as you need them.