Hailuo AI vs Runway
Hailuo AI scores 8.6 to Runway's 8.1 among the AI video generators we rate, and is the better pick for 1 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
Hailuo AI wins, 8.6 to 8.1
Hailuo AI's own MiniMax H3 generates sound and dialogue with the picture, and a working month of 20 ten-second clips costs $38 on its Pro plan. Runway gets audio through other companies' models such as Veo 3.1, and its working month costs $95 on the Max plan. Runway holds SOC 2 and GDPR and offers single sign-on on Enterprise, which Hailuo AI does not list. Runway's own Gen-4.5 outputs 720p and reaches 4K through Seedance 2.0 and Kling O3.
Pick Hailuo AI if you want sound from the tool's own model at well under half the cost.
Pick Runway if you need SOC 2, GDPR or single sign-on for a team.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Resolution the model generates: 4K against 2K
- Highest export resolution: 4K against 2K
- Longest single clip: 30 seconds against 15 seconds
- Cost of a working month: $38 against $95
- Translates a finished video: Runway yes, Hailuo AI does not say
- Brand kit: Runway yes, Hailuo AI does not say
- Shared workspace: Runway yes, Hailuo AI does not say
- Does not train AI on your videos: Hailuo AI not published, Runway no
- Ways to reach support: Email, community against Email
- SOC 2: Runway yes, Hailuo AI does not say
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 3 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
Where they match (12)
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.
Hailuo AI
RRunway
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.
Hailuo AI
RRunway
Pros and cons
From each tool's full review, written from the same checked facts.
Hailuo AI
- MiniMax H3 generates dialogue, sound effects and ambience with the picture, in clips of up to 15 seconds at 2K.
- H3 takes up to nine reference images, three videos and three audio clips to keep characters, motion and voices consistent.
- H3 edits existing footage: swap or remove people and objects, change backgrounds and lighting, rewrite dialogue.
- First and last frame control through H3 Max, Hailuo 2.0 and Veo 3.1, plus clip extension, lip sync and voice cloning.
- Google's Veo 3.1 is included on every paid plan.
- H3's base weights are published, so developers can run the model themselves.
- Max makes the older Hailuo 1.0, 2.0 and 2.3 models unlimited.
- Standard's 1,000 monthly credits make about eight ten-second H3 clips at 2K.
- H3 has no 1080p setting: it is 768p or 2K.
- Membership credits expire each month instead of rolling over.
- The free plan gives trial credits once, with a watermark and only Hailuo's own models.
RRunway
- Kling 3.0, Veo 3.1, Seedance 2.5 and other outside video models sit in the same account as Runway's own Gen-4.5, all paid from one credit balance.
- First and last frame control through Veo 3.1 and Kling 3.0, keyframes through Kling O3, and clip extension through Grok Imagine.
- Aleph 2.0 edits and restyles uploaded footage up to 30 seconds at 1080p.
- Workflows turn a chain of models into a repeatable pipeline that can be published as an app or an API endpoint.
- Every paid plan removes the watermark and can upscale video to 4K.
- Standard's 625 monthly credits make about five ten-second Gen-4.5 clips.
- Gen-4.5, Runway's own latest video model, outputs 720p; 4K generation needs Seedance 2.0 or Kling O3.
- Models with audio cost several times more credits per second, so dialogue scenes use up a plan quickly.
- Credits on Standard and Pro reset every billing cycle instead of rolling over.
- The free plan's 125 credits are a one-time allowance and carry a watermark.
Hailuo AI vs Runway: common questions
Which is better, Hailuo AI or Runway?
Hailuo AI scores 8.6 and Runway 8.1 out of 10 among the AI video generators we rate. Hailuo AI is ahead on pricing and privacy and platforms. Runway is ahead on what it can generate, resolution and watermarks and voice, captions and teams.
Is Hailuo AI or Runway cheaper?
For a working month of 20 ten-second clips on each one's main model, Hailuo AI costs $38 on Pro and Runway $95 on Max, both billed monthly. The cheapest paid plans start at $10.50/mo - Standard for Hailuo AI and $15/mo for Runway.
Do Hailuo AI and Runway have a free plan?
Yes, both do.
What are the latest models on Hailuo AI and Runway?
Hailuo AI: MiniMax H3 (video with native stereo audio, up to 2K, 15 s) and MiniMax H3 Max (text or start and end frame, up to 768p). Runway: Gen-4.5 (video generation), Aleph 2.0 (video editing) and Ruby (SDR to HDR).
