D-ID vs Runway
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 avatar video maker that turns a photo and a script into a talking presenter, with a 14-day trial and a commercial licence from Pro
From a prompt to footage you can cut.
- Free access
- D-ID: Free trial only
- Runway: Free access
- Paid from
- D-ID: USD 4.7 per month shown
- Runway: USD 12 per month
- Plans listed
- D-ID: 5
- Runway: 4
- Public API
- D-ID: Not confirmed
- Runway: Yes
Where D-ID and Runway differ
- AccessD-ID offers a free trial only, while Runway offers free access.
- Pricing checkPrices confirmed for D-ID; pricing review due for Runway.
- PlansD-ID lists 5 plans and Runway lists 4.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| D-ID | Fact | Runway |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free trial onlyTrial · USD 0 for 14 days | Free accessDiffers | Free access availableFree · USD 0 |
| USD 4.7 per month shownLite · $56 billed annually | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 12 per monthStandard · billed yearly · USD 15 billed monthly |
| 14-day trial (3 minutes); Lite $4.7 a month billed annually; Pro $16 | Pricing model | Free + paid |
| 5 | Plans listedDiffers | 4 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Yes |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not required |
| Not confirmed | Open source | No |
| What it is for | ||
| Teams and creators who want short talking-avatar videos or an embedded avatar agent, and who accept metered minutes and a watermark on lower plans | Built for | Generated video and footage editing |
| Video & editing | CategorySame | Video & editing |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Oct 17, 2026 | Pricing checkDiffers | Pricing review due · Sep 25, 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
D-ID
Prices confirmed · Oct 17, 2026- TrialUSD 0 for 14 days
- LiteUSD 4.7 per month shownUSD 56 billed annually
- ProUSD 16 per month shownUSD 191 billed annually
- AdvancedUSD 108 per month shownUSD 1,293 billed annually
- EnterpriseCustom pricing
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
Strengths and limits
D-ID
Strengths
- Commercial licence from Pro: The pricing page lists a commercial-use licence for Pro, Advanced and Enterprise, and personal use only for Trial and Lite.
- API on every plan: The pricing page lists API access from Trial upward, with minutes taken from the same balance as the web app.
- Many output languages: The pricing page lists 30+ output languages on every plan.
Limits to plan around
- No free plan: The only no-cost option is a 14-day trial with 3 minutes and a full-screen watermark.
- Minutes run out each month: Lite includes 10 minutes and Pro 15 minutes a month, and unused minutes expire; Advanced includes 100.
- Lower plans are watermarked: Lite shows a D-ID watermark and Pro an AI watermark; the custom logo option starts at Advanced.
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.
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