Genmo vs Runway
Runway scores 8.1 to Genmo's 4.2 among the AI video generators we rate, and is the better pick for 3 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
Runway wins, 8.1 to 4.2
Genmo makes silent clips from text only, at most 5.4 seconds long, with no image upload, camera control or extend tool. Runway generates sound and speech through Veo 3.1, animates an uploaded image and extends a clip past its end through Grok Imagine. A working month of 20 ten-second clips costs $30 on Genmo's Standard plan, counting two clips per ten seconds, against $95 on Runway's Max plan.
Pick Genmo if you only need short silent clips from text at the lowest cost.
Pick Runway if you need audio, uploaded images or clips longer than 5 seconds.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Generates sound and speech with the video: Runway yes, Genmo no
- Animates a still image you upload: Runway yes, Genmo no
- Keeps a character or style the same across shots: Runway yes, Genmo no
- Cost of a working month: $30 against $95
- AI voiceover: Runway yes, Genmo no
- Clone your own voice: Runway yes, Genmo no
- Translates a finished video: Runway yes, Genmo no
- Where it runs: Web, iOS, Android against Web
- SOC 2: Runway yes, Genmo does not say
- GDPR: Runway yes, Genmo does not say
- But Genmo leads on ways to reach support: Email, community against Email
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other AI video generators we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Runway leads on 4 of 5 criteria.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Pricing, plan by plan
A working month here is 20 ten-second clips on each tool's main model: the cheapest plan, billed monthly, whose credits cover them. Clips per plan are the plan's credits divided by one clip's cost.
Genmo
Runway
The models behind them
Which models each one runs: its own, the newest of those, and any other companies' models offered in the same account.
Genmo
Only Genmo's own models.
Runway
For everything else about each tool, read the full Genmo review and Runway review.
Genmo vs Runway: common questions
Which is better, Genmo or Runway?
Runway scores 8.1 and Genmo 4.2 out of 10 among the AI video generators we rate. Runway is ahead on what it can generate, resolution and watermarks, voice, captions and teams and privacy and platforms. Genmo is ahead on pricing.
Is Genmo or Runway cheaper?
For a working month of 20 ten-second clips on each one's main model, Genmo costs $30 on Standard and Runway $95 on Max, both billed monthly. The cheapest paid plans start at $10/mo - Lite for Genmo and $15/mo for Runway.
Do Genmo and Runway have a free plan?
Yes, both do.
What can Runway do that Genmo cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: generates sound and speech with the video, animates a still image you upload, keeps a character or style the same across shots, you set the first and last frame, named camera moves, continues a clip past its end, aI voiceover, clone your own voice and translates a finished video.
What are the latest models on Genmo and Runway?
Genmo: Mochi 1 (open weights, preview announced 2025-09-10 on the blog). Runway: Gen-4.5 (video generation), Aleph 2.0 (video editing) and Ruby (SDR to HDR).
