Runway focuses on creative video generation and editing, while Synthesia specializes in avatar-based video production for corporate and educational content.
Pick the use case that matches your needs to find the right tool.
Corporate training and onboarding videos
Synthesia's AI avatars, teleprompter, and 130+ language support make it purpose-built for training content.
Creative, cinematic video content
Runway's Gen-3 text-to-video and Motion Brush tools are designed for creative, artistic video production.
Producing videos without filming
Choose from 150+ realistic AI avatars and create professional talking-head videos from just a script.
Special effects and video editing
Runway offers AI-powered inpainting, background removal, motion tracking, and scene generation.
Scaling video in multiple languages
Automatically translate and regenerate videos in 130+ languages with lip-synced avatars.
Experimental and artistic video
Text-to-video and image-to-video generation let you create entirely new visual content from imagination.
Freemium
Free tier with 125 credits. Standard ($12/mo) for 625 credits. Pro ($28/mo) for 2,250 credits. Unlimited ($76/mo) for unlimited video generations.
Free tier available with limited features. no credit card required
Paid
Starter ($22/mo) for 3 videos/month. Creator ($67/mo) for 6 videos. Enterprise (custom pricing) with unlimited videos and custom avatars. No free tier.
No free tier. check website for trial availability
Video creators and filmmakers who want AI-powered creative video generation and editing tools
Corporate teams producing training, onboarding, and explainer videos at scale with AI avatars
Text-to-Video
AI Avatars
Video Editing
Languages
Custom Avatars
Free Tier
Video Generation
Motion Brush
Brand Kits
API Access
Price
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Choose Runway for creative video production. Choose Synthesia for corporate training and avatar-based videos.