Runway vs Hailuo AI: Features, Pricing and User Reviews 2026

Runway offers five Creative plans, from a free plan up to a custom Enterprise plan, plus a separate pay as you go Developer platform.

• Free: $0, with 125 one-time credits that never expire, access to selected models, and 5GB of storage.

• Standard: $15/month (or $12/month billed yearly), with 625 credits every month, all image and video models, 4K upscaling, and no watermarks.

• Pro: $35/month (or $28/month billed yearly), with 2,250 credits, custom voices, 500GB storage, and unlimited Topaz AI upscaling.

• Max: $95/month (or $76/month billed yearly), with 9,500 credits, one month credit rollover, first access to new models, and studio grade formats.

• Enterprise: Custom pricing with single sign-on, analytics, and priority support.

Runway Dev bills separately, starting from $0.05 per second of video, $0.01 per image, and $0.0025 per second of audio.

Hailuo AI has five plans, from free trial credits up to a top tier built for heavy daily use.

• Free ($0/month): One-time trial credits and access to Hailuo models, with a watermark on videos.

• Standard ($10.50/month): 1,000 credits a month, watermark removed, plus access to Veo 3.1 and Sora 2 models.

• Pro ($38/month): 4,500 credits a month, lower cost per second of video, up to 1080p output, and 2 videos generating at once.

• Master ($89/month): 10,500 credits a month, higher image generation limits, and a bigger task queue.

• Max ($216/month): 27,000 credits a month, the lowest generation cost, unlimited Hailuo 2.3 and 2.0 videos, and 4K unlimited access on top image models.

Paying yearly instead of monthly lowers the price on every paid plan, for example Standard drops to about $8.40 a month and Max drops to about $184 a month.