Runway
AI video generation and editing suite
59
/100
Synthesia
AI video avatars for training and marketing
64
/100
Runway vs Synthesia
Detailed side-by-side comparison of features, pricing, and performance
Comparing
Our Expert Verdict
RankTool's data-driven recommendation based on scores, features, and pricing.
Winner
Synthesia
by a solid margin
For most users, both Runway and Synthesia are strong options. Synthesia edges ahead overall, while Runway may be better for specific workflows. Use the category winners and feature matrix below to decide.
🎨
Best Creative
Runway
👥
Best for Teams
Synthesia
Overview
Complete side-by-side specs in one place.
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| RankScore™ | 59 /100 | 64 /100 |
| Category | AI Video | AI Video |
| Starting price | $15/month | $29/month |
| Free plan | — | — |
| API available | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Self-hostable | — | — |
| Platforms | Web, Cloud SaaS | Web, API, Cloud SaaS |
| Target user | team | enterprise |
| Learning curve | Intermediate | Beginner |
| Context window | — | — |
| Image generation | ✓ | — |
| Languages supported | ["English"] | ["English"], ["English","Arabic"], ["English","Hindi"] |
| Launch year | 2018 | 2017 |
| Company | Runway | Synthesia |
| Funding | Private / Growth-stage · $860M | Private / Growth-stage · $535M |
| Team size | — | — |
Pricing Comparison
Plan-by-plan breakdown with what's included at each tier.
Free
Runway
Free
Free
- ✓ Credits included: 125 one-time credits
- ✓ Generative video: Gen-4 Turbo image-to-video
- ✓ Generative image: Gen-4 text-to-image and references, Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 2.5, Image Apps
- ✓ Generative audio: Text to Speech and Audio Apps
- ✗ All AI image and video models
- ✗ 4K Upscaling
- ✗ No watermarks: Free plan videos include a Runway watermark
- ✓ Video editor projects: 3 projects
- ✓ Asset storage: 5GB
- ✗ Custom voices
- ✗ Credit rollover: One-time credits do not expire, but no monthly credits renew
- ✗ First access to newest models
- ✗ Highest generation volume
- ✗ Single sign-on
- ✗ Workspace analytics
- ✗ Configurable teamspaces
- ✗ Priority support
- ✗ Additional credit purchases: Credit purchases are not available on Free plan
- ✗ API usage: API credits are separate from web app credits
Synthesia
Starter
$29/month
Plus / Pro
Runway
Standard
$15/month
- ✓ Credits included: 625 credits monthly
- ✓ Generative video: Access to paid video generation models
- ✓ Generative image: Access to paid image generation models
- ✓ Generative audio: Supported audio tools included
- ✓ All AI image and video models: Includes models listed by Runway such as Gen-4.5, Nano Banana Pro, Aleph, Veo 3.1, and more
- ✓ 4K Upscaling: Included
- ✓ No watermarks: Included
- ✓ Video editor projects: Not publicly specified on pricing page for this plan
- ✓ Asset storage: Not publicly specified on pricing page for this plan
- ✗ Custom voices
- ✗ Credit rollover: Monthly credits do not roll over
- ✗ First access to newest models
- ✗ Highest generation volume
- ✗ Single sign-on
- ✗ Workspace analytics
- ✗ Configurable teamspaces
- ✗ Priority support
- ✓ Additional credit purchases: Minimum purchase is 1,000 credits
- ✗ API usage: API credits are purchased separately in the developer portal
Enterprise
Runway
Enterprise
Custom
- ✓ Credits included: Custom credits
- ✓ Generative video: Everything in Max
- ✓ Generative image: Everything in Max
- ✓ Generative audio: Everything in Max
- ✓ All AI image and video models: Everything in Max
- ✓ 4K Upscaling: Everything in Max
- ✓ No watermarks: Everything in Max
- ✓ Video editor projects: Custom team usage
- ✓ Asset storage: Custom team usage
- ✓ Custom voices: Everything in Max
- ✓ Credit rollover: Custom terms not publicly specified
- ✓ First access to newest models: Everything in Max
- ✓ Highest generation volume: Scalable for large organizations
- ✓ Single sign-on: Included
- ✓ Workspace analytics: Included
- ✓ Configurable teamspaces: Included
- ✓ Priority support: Included
- ✓ Additional credit purchases: Custom credit packages
- ✗ API usage: Runway API pricing is listed separately from web app plans
Synthesia
Enterprise
Custom
Monthly cost for a 5-person team
Runway: $75/month
Synthesia: $145/month
Feature Matrix
Grouped capabilities — see who has what at a glance.
AI Capabilities 1 features — Runway: 0/1 · Synthesia: 1/1
Feature
Runway
Synthesia
AI avatars
✗
✓
Other 13 features — Runway: 7/13 · Synthesia: 6/13
Feature
Runway
Synthesia
Gen-3 Alpha
✓
✗
Video to video
✓
✗
140+ languages
✗
✓
Motion brush
✓
✗
Templates
✗
✓
Lip sync
✓
✗
Brand kit
✗
✓
Image to video
✓
✗
Team workspaces
✗
✓
Green screen
✓
✗
SCORM export
✗
✓
Timeline editor
✓
✗
Custom avatars
✗
✓
Who Should Use What
Pick the tool that matches your workflow.
Choose Runway if you…
- AI video generation and editing suite
- Creative tools for Gen-3 video, inpainting, and motion design.
Choose Synthesia if you…
- AI video avatars for training and marketing
- Create professional videos with AI presenters in 140+ languages.
Ratings Breakdown
All 8 RankScore dimensions compared side-by-side.
Runway
Synthesia
Decision scores
Five-dimension breakdown from expert reviews and verified user ratings (1–10 scale).
Runway
Decision score
Expert + user ratings blended per dimension (1–10 scale)
5.0
Overall / 5★ search score
Privacy/Security
5.0
Synthesia
Decision score
Expert + user ratings blended per dimension (1–10 scale)
5.0
Overall / 5★ search score
Privacy/Security
5.0
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