Runway Gen-4.5: A new frontier for video generation
What they did
Runway's announcement page for Gen-4.5, its next-generation video model.
Worth knowing
- Price: unknown
- Status: sourced. We have not run this ourselves yet (no "Tested" badge).
- Quality bar (computed by code): 4/5 (primary source ✓, reproducible ✗, new ✓, example output ✓, safe ✓)
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Related
▶ YouTube demoWays to waste fewer credits on AI video generations (Curious Refuge)
Curious Refuge shares the process it uses to avoid paying for bad generations on an AI film: set up checks before committing to full-cost renders. A full written breakdown is on their blog.
▶ YouTube demoSeamless over-the-top AI video intros, full workflow (MattVidPro)
MattVidPro shows his whole process for AI intros that blend into real footage. His intro prompt and Seedance 2.5 prompting guide are public on GitHub. Note: the video is sponsored by Runway.
▶ YouTube demoRunway
Runway's main site: a web studio and API for generating and editing video with its Gen-series models.
▶ example at sourceRunway pricing
Runway's plan page (Free, Standard, Pro, Max), credit-based. Check it before estimating per-clip costs, since credits per second vary by model.
Runway API docs
Developer docs for Runway's API: auth, endpoints and model options for building video generation into your own product.
▶ example at sourceRunway Changelog
Runway's running log of releases. It's the quickest way to see which models, clip lengths and features are new.
