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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. Runway starts at $12, Tellers at $16. Only Runway has a free tier. Only Runway ships a public API.

RunwayVideo, image and audio generation studio 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 month$16 month
Public APIYesNo
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, APIWeb
CompanyRunway AI, Inc.Tellers
Launched2018—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 1, 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
  • Studio, 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

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