Runway vs Hedra
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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AI creative studio and model API for avatar, video, image and speech generation
- Free access
- Runway: Free access
- Hedra: Not verified
- Paid from
- Runway: USD 12 per month
- Hedra: USD 20 per month
- Plans listed
- Runway: 4
- Hedra: 6
- Public API
- Runway: Yes
- Hedra: Not confirmed
Where Runway and Hedra differ
- Pricing checkPricing review due for Runway; some prices or terms not confirmed for Hedra.
- PlansRunway lists 4 plans and Hedra lists 6.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Runway | Fact | Hedra |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree · USD 0 | Free accessDiffers | Not verified |
| USD 12 per monthStandard · billed yearly · USD 15 billed monthly | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 20 per monthBasic |
| Free + paid | Pricing model | Paid from $20 a month; free amount not listed |
| 4 | Plans listedDiffers | 6 |
| Yes | Public API | Not confirmed |
| Not required | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| No | Open source | Not confirmed |
| What it is for | ||
| Generated video and footage editing | Built for | Creators and small teams who want one agent workspace for video, image and voice, or developers who want pay-as-you-go media models |
| Video & editing | CategorySame | Video & editing |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Pricing review due · Sep 25, 2026 | Pricing checkDiffers | Some prices or terms not confirmed · Oct 30, 2026 |
Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.
Plans and prices
Runway
Pricing review due · Sep 25, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- StandardUSD 12 per monthbilled yearly · USD 15 billed monthly
- ProUSD 28 per monthbilled yearly · USD 35 billed monthly
- MaxUSD 76 per monthbilled yearly · USD 95 billed monthly
Hedra
Some prices or terms not confirmed · Oct 30, 2026- BasicUSD 20 per month
- ProUSD 50 per month
- UltraUSD 100 per month
- TeamsUSD 75 per month
- EnterpriseCustom
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- APIPay as you go
Strengths and limits
Runway
Strengths
- Lasting free account: Free is not a timed trial, and its credits stay until they are used.
- No watermark on paid plans: Standard and higher remove the watermark that free-generated videos carry.
- Published per-second rate: Gen-4.5 lists a credit cost per second, so a shot can be costed before it is generated.
Limits to plan around
- Free credits never renew: The 125 free credits are granted once and free users cannot buy more, so more generation means a paid plan.
- Model availability differs by plan: The free model selection may change, and some output formats are limited to higher plans.
- Output options add credit cost: ProRes or PNG sequence output adds 5 credits per second on the plans that offer it.
Hedra
Strengths
- Two ways to pay: Studio subscriptions suit hands-on work and the API has no subscription, seat fee or minimum.
- Many models in one place: The Studio page names several video, image and audio providers behind one agent.
- Commercial use listed: Basic, Pro, Ultra, Teams and Enterprise each list commercial use.
Limits to plan around
- Free amount unknown: The page says to start free but lists no free plan or credit amount.
- Credit cost per second unclear: The pages we read give no Studio credit rate, so a clip's cost is only visible inside the app.
- Strict likeness rules: The Acceptable Use Policy bars media of anyone other than yourself.
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