Runway alternatives compared by price
Runway starts at $12 per month, billed annually for Standard (USD per month, billed annually). Below are 7 alternatives with their current plans and price history; 4 list a lower entry price and 5 have a free plan.
7 Runway alternatives at a glance
Entry price is each product's cheapest paid plan as last read from its pricing page. Check the unit: some charge per user, others per account or per use.
| Product | Starts at | Free plan | Priced by | Latest price change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runway(the one you are replacing) | $12 per month, billed annually | Yes | Credits | none recorded |
 Midjourney | $10 per month, $8 billed annually | No | Flat per account | none recorded |
 ElevenLabs | $6 per month, 30,000 credits | Yes | Credits | Starter from $5 to $6 (+20%), Jul 2026. |
 HeyGen | $29 per month, billed monthly | Yes | Credits | none recorded |
 Synthesia | $29 per month, billed monthly, or $18 billed yearly | Yes | Flat per account | none recorded |
 Suno | $8 per month, billed annually | Yes | Credits | none recorded |
 Luma AI | $25 per month, billed yearly, or $30 monthly, 10,000 credits | No | Credits | none recorded |
 Pika | $10 per month, or $8 billed annually, 900 credits | Yes | Flat per account | none recorded |
Exhibit 1
Runway and its alternatives over time
Each product's cheapest paid plan by default. Click a legend entry to add or hide a plan.
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| Observed | Runway Standard | Midjourney Basic | ElevenLabs Starter | HeyGen Creator | Synthesia Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2023 | $10 | ||||
| Jul 2, 2024 | $10 | ||||
| Nov 7, 2024 | $5 | ||||
| Feb 15, 2025 | $10 | ||||
| Jul 13, 2025 | $5 | ||||
| Feb 24, 2026 | $10 | ||||
| Mar 5, 2026 | $5 | ||||
| Jul 4, 2026 | $6 | ||||
| Sep 3, 2026 | $6 | ||||
| Sep 7, 2026 | $10 | ||||
| Sep 20, 2026 | $10 | $6 | |||
| Sep 21, 2026 | $12 | $29 | $29 | ||
| Oct 3, 2026 | $12 | $10 | $6 | $29 | $29 |
Midjourney
Midjourney is the image generation service that runs through Discord and the web. Its plans differ by how much fast GPU time you get per month, not by seats, and annual billing saves 20%.
Midjourney starts at $10 per month, $8 billed annually for Basic (USD per month, billed monthly; annual billing is 20 percent less), goes up to $120 per month, $96 billed annually for Mega.
Midjourney pricing and price historyRunway vs Midjourney pricing
ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs turns text into speech and clones voices. Every plan is a bundle of monthly credits, so the price ladder is really a ladder of how many characters you can generate.
ElevenLabs starts at $6 per month, 30,000 credits for Starter (USD per month, billed monthly, with a credit allowance per plan), goes up to $990 per month, 1.8 million credits for Business, has a free plan. Latest change: Starter from $5 to $6 (+20%), Jul 2026.
ElevenLabs pricing and price historyRunway vs ElevenLabs pricing
HeyGen
HeyGen generates videos with AI avatars and translation. Individual plans are flat monthly prices with credit allowances, and the Business plan adds seats at $20 each; annual billing is cheaper.
HeyGen starts at $29 per month, billed monthly for Creator (USD per month, billed monthly), goes up to $149 per month, billed monthly, extra seats $20 for Business, has a free plan.
Synthesia
Synthesia turns scripts into presenter videos with AI avatars. Plans are flat monthly prices capped by minutes of video, with a free Basic tier, a cheaper yearly rate and custom enterprise pricing.
Synthesia starts at $29 per month, billed monthly, or $18 billed yearly for Starter (USD per month, billed monthly), goes up to $89 per month, billed monthly, or $64 billed yearly for Pro, has a free plan.
Synthesia pricing and price historyRunway vs Synthesia pricing
Suno
Suno generates songs from text prompts. A free plan gives daily credits, and the Pro and Premier plans are flat monthly subscriptions with larger credit allowances and commercial rights, 20 percent cheaper on annual billing.
Suno starts at $8 per month, billed annually for Pro (USD per month, billed annually), goes up to $24 per month, billed annually for Premier, has a free plan.
Luma AI
Luma AI's Dream Machine generates video and images from prompts and reference frames. It has no free plan and sells credits in three per user tiers, with about 20 percent off for yearly billing.
Luma AI starts at $25 per month, billed yearly, or $30 monthly, 10,000 credits for Plus (USD per month, billed yearly), goes up to $250 per month, billed yearly, or $300 monthly, 150,000 credits for Ultra.
Pika
Pika is an AI video and image generator that sells monthly credit bundles across several underlying models. Paid plans start at $10 a month for 900 credits.
Pika starts at $10 per month, or $8 billed annually, 900 credits for Starter (USD per month, billed monthly), goes up to $95 per month from, up to $880, or $76 billed annually, 8,550 credits for Fancy, has a free plan.
Runway alternatives: questions
- What is the cheapest alternative to Runway?
- Of the alternatives we track, ElevenLabs has the lowest listed entry price: $6 per month, 30,000 credits for Starter (USD per month, billed monthly, with a credit allowance per plan). Runway starts at $12 per month, billed annually. Check the unit, since some products charge per user and others per account.
- Is there a free alternative to Runway?
- Yes. ElevenLabs, HeyGen, Synthesia, Suno, Pika list a free plan next to paid plans.
- Which Runway alternatives raised their prices?
- ElevenLabs. ElevenLabs: Starter from $5 to $6 (+20%), Jul 2026.