Lowest cost
video generation API.
One API for every leading video model at the lowest cost available in the industry. Veo, Kling, Seedance, Hailuo, Wan and more, all on a single endpoint. Pay ultra low cost per request. No subscriptions.
Ship more video for less.
Industry-low rates on every leading model, production-grade concurrency without an enterprise contract, and a single endpoint that holds the lot together.
Lowest cost video API on the market.
A snapshot of the strongest video savings on Runware. Open source models run faster on our custom hardware. Closed source models have volume discount benefits passed straight to you.
| Model | Market rate | Runware price | Saving / 1,000 videos | Try it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wan2.2 Animate runware:200@8 | $0.170 720p · 1s | $0.021 720p · 1s | $149 87% lower | API docs |
PixVerse V5.6 pixverse:1@7 | $0.350 360p · 5s (no audio) | $0.103 360p · 5s (no audio) | $247 70% lower | Run |
MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Fast minimax:4@2 | $0.500 768p · 6s | $0.190 768p · 6s | $310 62% lower | Run |
Vidu Q2 Turbo vidu:3@2 | $0.400 720p · 8s | $0.165 720p · 8s | $235 58% lower | Run |
Seedance 2.0 bytedance:[email protected] | $0.303 720P . 1s | $0.160 720P . 1s | $143 47% lower | Run |
Seedance 2.0 Fast bytedance:[email protected] | $0.242 720p . 1s | $0.130 720p . 1s | $112 46% lower | Run |
Vidu Q3 vidu:4@1 | $0.070 360p · 1s | $0.045 360p · 1s | $25 35% lower | Run |
Vidu Q3 Turbo vidu:4@2 | $0.200 540p · 5s | $0.130 540p · 5s | $70 35% lower | Run |
Every leading model creator, one endpoint.
Adding a video model creator to your stack usually means a new contract, integration, and invoice. On Runware, every provider below comes through one account.
Alibaba
Open source Wan video models running on Runware's own infrastructure. Among the lowest-cost credible 720p output available.
alibaba:[email protected]Text-to-video and image-to-video model with 1080p output and short-form clip control
alibaba:[email protected]Multimodal video generation with reference consistency, video editing, and native audio
alibaba:[email protected]Fast distilled image-to-video generation model
alibaba:[email protected]Multimodal video generation with multi-shot and native sound
runware:201@1Wan2.5-Preview AI Text to Video with Native Audio
runware:200@8AI character animation and replacement video generation
runware:200@9Fast character animation and replacement video generation
runware:200@6MoE video generation from text or images at 480p to 720p
runware:200@8Fast cinematic video generation at 480p to 720p
The right model for the shot.
Each AI video model has strengths in different areas. Here's what we'd reach for by the kind of output you want. Run supported models in the playground, or open API docs before integrating.
Native synced audio
Veo 3.1 generates audio in the same call, locked to the visuals.
Cinematic camera control
PixVerse V6 responds to explicit lens and camera language: pans, tilts, dollies, push-ins.
Realistic motion and physics
Hailuo 2.3 handles lifelike interactions, gravity-aware collisions, fabric and water.
Image to video
Pass a single image as the first frame and Seedance 2.0 animates from there.
First and last frame
Pass both endpoints in `inputs.frameImages` and the model interpolates the arc between them.
Lip sync to audio
Lipsync 2 Pro aligns mouth movement to any audio track while preserving the speaker's identity.
Stylised anime and motion
Grok Imagine leans into character: anime, cyberpunk, music-video, art-directed work.
Long multi-shot takes
Seedance 2.0 generates up to 15 seconds in a single render with multi-shot continuity.
Photorealistic output
HappyHorse 1.0 ranks #1 in blind preference tests for lifelike textures, lighting and depth.
Any workflow, one request.
A single endpoint covers every video workflow. Pass the relevant inputs and Runware routes the request to the right one. No need to switch endpoints to switch task type.
Pass positivePrompt
Pass a positive prompt and the model renders motion from scratch. The simplest workflow.
{
"taskType": "videoInference",
"model": "bytedance:[email protected]",
"positivePrompt": "Aerial shot of a mountain pass at sunrise",
"duration": 5,
"width": 1280,
"height": 720
}Async delivery. Webhook or polling.
Video generation can take longer than a single HTTP request can wait on. Set deliveryMethod: "async" to queue the task and Runware returns the taskUUID immediately. Poll getResponse for status updates, or pass a webhookURL and Runware will POST the finished result to your endpoint.
[
{
"taskType": "videoInference",
"taskUUID": "24cd5dff-cb81-4db5-8506-b72a9425f9d1",
"model": "bytedance:[email protected]",
"positivePrompt": "product spin, soft morning light",
"duration": 5,
"deliveryMethod": "async",
"webhookURL": "https://your.app/hook"
}
]Built for production. Not just demos.
From advertising and stock footage to VFX, animation, avatars and product video, Runware powers AI video across every major industry. Over 20 billion requests served, 500 million end users.
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