Runway API by Runway
Video and image generation API with Runway Gen-4.5 and third-party models.
Video generation APIs Official MCP server
Price
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list price
Free tier
No
SDK downloads
119K
npm @runwayml/sdk · PyPI runwayml
Status
Up
1 incident in 30 days
Pricing
| Free tier | — |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | — |
| Usage price | $0.01 per credit; gen4.5 12 credits/sec, gen4_turbo 5 credits/sec |
| Good to know | Prepaid credits per project; no free credits or minimum stated. Also resells veo3.1 (40 credits/sec with audio) and others. Runway Dev MCP manages tasks and docs; a separate generation MCP is at mcp.runwayml.com. |
From the official pricing page, checked Oct 9, 2026. Prices change: confirm before you buy.
Use it from an agent
| MCP server | Official: https://dev.runwayml.com/mcp |
|---|---|
| npm | npm install @runwayml/sdk |
| PyPI | pip install runwayml |
| GitHub | runwayml/sdk-node · 20 stars · last push Oct 2, 2026 |
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