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HeyGen vs Runway

AI video generators

The practical difference

HeyGen: Marketing and sales teams producing presenter-led video quickly.

Runway: Video teams mixing generative clips with hands-on editing.

At a glance

What to compareHeyGenRunway
At a glanceAvatar-led video production with custom presenters, voice cloning and localization.A broad creative suite for teams that want generation and editing in one workflow.
Good fit forMarketing and sales teams producing presenter-led video quickly.Video teams mixing generative clips with hands-on editing.
Strengths
  • Presenter videos, custom avatars and video translation.
  • Video, image and audio generation in one creative workspace.
Things to consider
  • Avatar generation, translation and export have separate plan limits.
  • Check the credit cost of the model and output you intend to use.
Plan structureFree plan; Creator, Pro, Business and Enterprise plans. Avatar generation and other limits vary by plan.Free starter credits; paid credit subscriptions. Generation costs depend on the model.
Models and independent evidence

Avatar IV Source

Gen-4.5 Source

Gen-4 Turbo Source

User reviews

Choose by your workflow

Consider HeyGen

Avatar-led video production with custom presenters, voice cloning and localization.

Marketing and sales teams producing presenter-led video quickly.

  • Custom avatars, voice cloning, translation and video export have different plan limits.

Things to consider

  • Avatar generation, translation and export have separate plan limits.
  • An avatar-generation model is not interchangeable with a cinematic text-to-video model.
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Consider Runway

A broad creative suite for teams that want generation and editing in one workflow.

Video teams mixing generative clips with hands-on editing.

  • Video, image and audio generation use a shared credit system.

Things to consider

  • Check the credit cost of the model and output you intend to use.
  • A model result does not measure editing, collaboration or the complete Runway workflow.
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Pricing and plans

HeyGen

Free plan; Creator, Pro, Business and Enterprise plans. Avatar generation and other limits vary by plan.

Plan structures reflect the documented source date. Check current prices and limits with the provider.

Source checked: Oct 3, 2026

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Runway

Free starter credits; paid credit subscriptions. Generation costs depend on the model.

Plan structures reflect the documented source date. Check current prices and limits with the provider.

Source checked: Oct 3, 2026

Visit official site

Models and independent evidence

A model benchmark describes the tested model and task. It does not measure the whole tool, its interface, or every available plan.

Artificial Analysis

Artificial Analysis · video evaluations

Artificial Analysis · Text-to-video models. What it measures: Published evaluation protocol. Read the publisher’s evaluation method, task scope, and tested model version before applying its results to a tool. No tool score is inferred here.

Scope
Text-to-video models
What it measures
Published evaluation protocol

VBench team

VBench Leaderboard

VBench team · Text-to-video models. What it measures: Quality and consistency dimensions. A multi-dimensional video benchmark covering visual quality, motion and consistency.

Scope
Text-to-video models
What it measures
Quality and consistency dimensions

Sources and evidence

Before you choose

Check whether the features described here are included in the plan you intend to use. A strong model does not replace a workflow that fits your task.

HeyGen Runway

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