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Runway vs Tellers

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Cheaper paid plan
Runway — $12/mo vs $16/mo for Tellers
Free plan
Only Runway (Tellers has paid plans only)
Public API
Runway has one; not confirmed by us for Tellers
Higher Trust score
Runway — 98 vs 87 for Tellers
Best fit
Runway: Filmmakers and studios prototyping shots and VFX before committing budget · Tellers: Solo creators who want an assistant to build a first cut from raw footage

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

RunwayVideo, image and audio generation suite built around the Gen-4.5 model, with mobile apps and a developer APITellersAn AI editing agent that assembles a rough cut from your footage, adds motion and sound, and keeps it on an editable timeline.

Side by side

FactRunwayTellers
CategoryText-to-Video GeneratorsAI Video Editing
Pricing modelFreemiumPaid
Starts at$12/mo$16/mo
Public APIYesNot confirmed
Trust score98 / 10087 / 100
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, APIWeb
CompanyRunway AI, Inc.TELLERS.AI
Launched2018—
Last verifiedOct 15, 2026Oct 14, 2026

What our research says

Runway

One of the few AI video vendors with a full pipeline - generation, editing, upscaling, API - rather than a single model demo, and its film-industry adoption is real. The catch is credit economics: high-resolution generations drain a month's allowance quickly, so the advertised entry price rarely reflects working costs.

Pros

  • Gen-4.5 delivers strong motion consistency and prompt adherence
  • Suite, mobile apps and API cover creation through delivery
  • Max tier exports ProRes and 16-bit HDR for professional finishing
  • Long operating history (since 2018) compared with newer video startups

Cons

  • Credit-metered pricing makes real monthly cost hard to predict
  • Premium models and formats sit behind the more expensive tiers
  • The free plan is effectively a one-time demo

Tellers

Tellers' pitch is an editing agent that still leaves a real, editable timeline instead of a black-box render, which is a real differentiator against pure text-to-video generators. Whether the agent's automatic cuts save time versus editing from scratch is something only a hands-on trial can answer.

Pros

  • Keeps an editable multi-track timeline instead of a locked render
  • Pulls from Pexels stock footage plus multiple built-in AI generation models
  • Cloud rendering and 200GB storage included in the base plan
  • Backed by recognized accelerators including NVIDIA Inception and HEC Paris

Cons

  • No offline or desktop app, browser-dependent workflow
  • Exact token pricing for the pay-as-you-go option only loads inside the app, not the marketing site

Which one fits

Choose Runway if you need

  • Filmmakers and studios prototyping shots and VFX before committing budget
  • Marketing and social teams producing short generated clips at volume
  • Developers who want a video-generation API from an established vendor

Choose Tellers if you need

  • Solo creators who want an assistant to build a first cut from raw footage
  • Users who want AI-generated visuals mixed into a normal, editable timeline

Runway vs Tellers: the questions people ask

Is Runway cheaper than Tellers?

On published entry prices, Runway starts lower — $12/mo against $16/mo for Tellers. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Runway or Tellers have a free tier?

Runway has a free tier; Tellers has paid plans only.

Which has a public API, Runway or Tellers?

Runway ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Tellers is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.

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