Descript vs. Runway: data protection per plan
Descript (4 plans) and Runway (4 plans) side by side: DPA, training on inputs, hosting and data retention per plan, based on the providers’ public documents. Without rating.
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At a glance
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| Feature | Descript | Runway |
|---|---|---|
| Provider based in | Descript, Inc., 385 Grove St., San Francisco, CA 94102, USA | Runway AI, Inc., USA |
| Plans recorded | 4 | 4 |
| Hosting | US only: all 4 plans | not documented: all 4 plans |
| Training on inputs | opt-out available: all 4 plans | yes: Free, Standard / Pro / Max, Teamno: Enterprise |
| DPA | not documented: all 4 plans | no: Free, Standard / Pro / Max, Teamyes: Enterprise |
| As of | 18 Oct 2026 | 18 Oct 2026 |
Plans compared
Comparing: Descript Business vs. Runway Team
| Feature | DescriptBusiness | RunwayTeam |
|---|---|---|
| differs by plan | not publicly documented | no |
| Details: DPA available | not publicly documented (the Trust Center lists a 'DPA' document only with 'Request access'; whether it applies to self-service plans is not stated. The security page mentions data processing agreements with suppliers) | no (according to its preamble, the Customer Data Processing Addendum (August 2026) is 'incorporated by reference into the Enterprise Services Agreement'; the Terms of Use for non-Enterprise accounts do not incorporate a DPA. Help Center: 'Non-Enterprise accounts are governed by our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.') |
| differs by plan | opt-out available | yes |
| Details: Training on inputs | Privacy policy (as of 2025-04-14): purposes include 'research and development purposes including training our artificial intelligence models'; projects: 'You can opt out of having your Projects used to improve the Descript Service' by disabling the 'Share Data with Descript' setting. Terms (as of 2025-02-25) section 8.4(e): use of Input and Output 'to train, improve, and develop its models and technologies' '(unless you have opted out of such use)'; third-party providers are said to be contractually prohibited from training on inputs/outputs. For AI speakers, voice data is used as training/research data. Security FAQ: sharing information to improve the algorithms is said to be 'disabled by default and can only be enabled by you'. Help Center 'Account data and privacy': the setting is requested during onboarding and can be changed at any time in the app settings ('Share data with Descript'); 'for any in-house AI training we maintain a clear data sharing opt-in'; according to the Help Center, current production models use no user data. | Terms of Use (as of 2026-09-15): 'Inputs and Outputs may be used by the Company to train and improve its AI models' (including labelling, classification, moderation, model training); licence to inputs/outputs irrevocable and unlimited in time. Neither the Terms of Use nor the privacy policy provide for an opt-out from model training; exclusion of training is evidenced only for Enterprise (the Team plan page lists 'no training on your data' as an Enterprise feature). Privacy policy (as of 2026-05-11): face scans and voiceprints are retained at most until the earlier of fulfilment of the purpose or 3 years after the last interaction. |
| differs by plan | US only | not publicly documented |
| Details: Data residency | Privacy policy: 'Descript is based in the United States and we process and store information in the U.S.' Trust Center: hosting with AWS, GCP and Heroku; backups additionally in a separate AWS region (region not stated). The sub-processor list mostly shows 'US' as the data region. | Privacy policy: Runway is headquartered in the USA but uses service providers in other countries; users consent to processing in the USA and other countries. A region/EU option for individual plans is not mentioned on the retrieved pages. |
| list available | list available | |
| Details: List published |
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| differs by plan | Trust Center | Terms of Use: retention of inputs and… |
| Details: Data retention | Trust Center (Data Erasure): 'Data is retained until a customer deletes their account or projects'; project data is permanently deleted from the servers within 30 days; daily backups, additionally in a separate AWS region. Privacy policy: storage 'for as long as necessary' for the purposes; voiceprints (Descript) and facial geometry data (at service providers) until the purpose has been fulfilled, at most three years after the last account access. | Terms of Use: retention of inputs and outputs: not publicly documented. Account deletion via the account settings according to the privacy policy; periods beyond that not documented. |
| differs by plan | 50 USD/user/mo… (further prices in the details) | 69 USD/user/mo… (further prices in the details) |
| Details: Price | USD 50 per person per month with annual payment, USD 65 with monthly payment (pricing page; not stated whether VAT is included) | USD 69 per seat per month with monthly payment or USD 55 per seat per month with annual payment (Team plan page; start with two seats, for 2 to 9 people). Terms of Use 8.3: 'You are responsible for all applicable taxes. Company will charge tax when required.'; whether the prices include VAT is not stated. |
| yes | yes | |
| Details: AI features included | yes (1,500 AI credits/month; up to 5 seats, team-wide access to Brand Studio, Priority Support with SLA according to the pricing page) | yes (Team plan page: 'Everything in Max', plus a shared workspace for 2 to 9 people, 6,900 credits per seat per month in a shared pool with one month of rollover, up to 100 shared projects and 1 TB of storage, up to 100 Brand Kits, 24 parallel generations, API access, Agent Connectors for Figma, Dropbox and Notion) |
| 7 sources | 6 sources | |
| Details: Sources with retrieval date |
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Contract / DPA
- differs by plan
- Descript Businessnot publicly documented
- Runway Teamno
- Descript Business
not publicly documented (the Trust Center lists a 'DPA' document only with 'Request access'; whether it applies to self-service plans is not stated. The security page mentions data processing agreements with suppliers)
Runway Teamno (according to its preamble, the Customer Data Processing Addendum (August 2026) is 'incorporated by reference into the Enterprise Services Agreement'; the Terms of Use for non-Enterprise accounts do not incorporate a DPA. Help Center: 'Non-Enterprise accounts are governed by our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.')
Training
- differs by plan
- Descript Businessopt-out available
- Runway Teamyes
- Descript Business
Privacy policy (as of 2025-04-14): purposes include 'research and development purposes including training our artificial intelligence models'; projects: 'You can opt out of having your Projects used to improve the Descript Service' by disabling the 'Share Data with Descript' setting. Terms (as of 2025-02-25) section 8.4(e): use of Input and Output 'to train, improve, and develop its models and technologies' '(unless you have opted out of such use)'; third-party providers are said to be contractually prohibited from training on inputs/outputs. For AI speakers, voice data is used as training/research data. Security FAQ: sharing information to improve the algorithms is said to be 'disabled by default and can only be enabled by you'. Help Center 'Account data and privacy': the setting is requested during onboarding and can be changed at any time in the app settings ('Share data with Descript'); 'for any in-house AI training we maintain a clear data sharing opt-in'; according to the Help Center, current production models use no user data.
Runway TeamTerms of Use (as of 2026-09-15): 'Inputs and Outputs may be used by the Company to train and improve its AI models' (including labelling, classification, moderation, model training); licence to inputs/outputs irrevocable and unlimited in time. Neither the Terms of Use nor the privacy policy provide for an opt-out from model training; exclusion of training is evidenced only for Enterprise (the Team plan page lists 'no training on your data' as an Enterprise feature). Privacy policy (as of 2026-05-11): face scans and voiceprints are retained at most until the earlier of fulfilment of the purpose or 3 years after the last interaction.
Hosting
- differs by plan
- Descript BusinessUS only
- Runway Teamnot publicly documented
- Descript Business
Privacy policy: 'Descript is based in the United States and we process and store information in the U.S.' Trust Center: hosting with AWS, GCP and Heroku; backups additionally in a separate AWS region (region not stated). The sub-processor list mostly shows 'US' as the data region.
Runway TeamPrivacy policy: Runway is headquartered in the USA but uses service providers in other countries; users consent to processing in the USA and other countries. A region/EU option for individual plans is not mentioned on the retrieved pages.
Sub-processors
- Descript Businesslist available
- Runway Teamlist available
- Descript Business
- Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud (hosting; US)
- AI/ML: Anthropic API, OpenRouter, Hugging Face, Baseten, ElevenLabs, Andromeda (US)
- Other service providers for analytics, sales and support (US); list contains no EU data region
Runway Team- Amazon Web Services, Oracle, CoreWeave, Modal Labs (cloud/compute, USA)
- Google Cloud (cloud, moderation, generation; USA)
- Anthropic, Databricks, Hive (moderation/processing; USA)
- OpenAI, Black Forest Labs, X.AI, Meta, Alibaba Cloud US, LTX, Hanabi AI, fal and others (generation/inference, only when certain features are used; USA)
- Eleven Labs, Cartesia (voice model training and audio processing, only when certain features are used; USA)
- Runware, VEED, Recraft (UK), Freepik (Spain), Mirelo AI (Germany), Ideogram, QuiverAI (Canada)
- BytePlus, Kling AI, Nanonoble (Singapore)
Retention
- differs by plan
- Descript BusinessTrust Center
- Runway TeamTerms of Use: retention of inputs and…
- Descript BusinessTrust Center (Data Erasure): 'Data is retained until a customer deletes their account or projects'; project data is permanently deleted from the servers within 30 days; daily backups, additionally in a separate AWS region. Privacy policy: storage 'for as long as necessary' for the purposes; voiceprints (Descript) and facial geometry data (at service providers) until the purpose has been fulfilled, at most three years after the last account access.Runway TeamTerms of Use: retention of inputs and outputs: not publicly documented. Account deletion via the account settings according to the privacy policy; periods beyond that not documented.
Price
- differs by plan
- Descript Business50 USD/user/mo… (further prices in the details)
- Runway Team69 USD/user/mo… (further prices in the details)
- Descript Business
USD 50 per person per month with annual payment, USD 65 with monthly payment (pricing page; not stated whether VAT is included)
Runway TeamUSD 69 per seat per month with monthly payment or USD 55 per seat per month with annual payment (Team plan page; start with two seats, for 2 to 9 people). Terms of Use 8.3: 'You are responsible for all applicable taxes. Company will charge tax when required.'; whether the prices include VAT is not stated.
- Descript Businessyes
- Runway Teamyes
- Descript Business
yes (1,500 AI credits/month; up to 5 seats, team-wide access to Brand Studio, Priority Support with SLA according to the pricing page)
Runway Teamyes (Team plan page: 'Everything in Max', plus a shared workspace for 2 to 9 people, 6,900 credits per seat per month in a shared pool with one month of rollover, up to 100 shared projects and 1 TB of storage, up to 100 Brand Kits, 24 parallel generations, API access, Agent Connectors for Figma, Dropbox and Notion)
Evidence
- Descript Business7 sources
- Runway Team6 sources
- Descript Business
- PricingPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Privacy Policy (as of 2025-04-14)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Terms of Service (as of 2025-02-25)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- SecurityTrust Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data SubprocessorsSub-processor list, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Descript Trust Center (SecurityPal, as of 2026-08-21)Trust Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Account data and privacy (Help Center)Help Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
Runway Team- PricingPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Terms of Use (as of 2026-09-15)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Privacy Policy (as of 2026-05-11)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Runway DPA for Customers (August 2026)DPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- When to choose an Enterprise subscriptionHelp Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Runway for TeamsPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
| Feature | Descript | Runway |
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| differs by tool | not publicly documentedall 4 plans |
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| Details: DPA available |
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| differs by tool | opt-out availableall 4 plans |
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| Details: Training on inputs |
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| differs by tool | US onlyall 4 plans | not publicly documentedall 4 plans |
| Details: Data residency |
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| list availableall 4 plans | list availableall 4 plans | |
| Details: List published |
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| differs by tool |
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| Details: Data retention |
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| differs by tool |
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| Details: Price |
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| yesall 4 plans | yesall 4 plans | |
| Details: AI features included |
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| 7 sources | 9 sources | |
| Details: Sources with retrieval date |
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Contract / DPA
- differs by tool
- Descriptnot publicly documentedall 4 plans
- Runway
- noFree, Standard / Pro / Max, Team
- yesEnterprise
- Descript
- Free
not publicly documented (the Trust Center lists a 'DPA' document only with 'Request access'; whether it applies to self-service plans is not stated. The security page mentions data processing agreements with suppliers)
- Hobbyist / Creator
not publicly documented (the Trust Center lists a 'DPA' document only with 'Request access'; whether it applies to self-service plans is not stated. The security page mentions data processing agreements with suppliers)
- Business
not publicly documented (the Trust Center lists a 'DPA' document only with 'Request access'; whether it applies to self-service plans is not stated. The security page mentions data processing agreements with suppliers)
- Enterprise
not publicly documented (the pricing page mentions 'custom legal terms'; the Trust Center lists a 'DPA' document only with 'Request access')
Runway- Free
no (according to its preamble, the Customer Data Processing Addendum (August 2026) is 'incorporated by reference into the Enterprise Services Agreement'; the Terms of Use for non-Enterprise accounts do not incorporate a DPA. Help Center: 'Non-Enterprise accounts are governed by our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.')
- Standard / Pro / Max
no (according to its preamble, the Customer Data Processing Addendum (August 2026) is 'incorporated by reference into the Enterprise Services Agreement'; the Terms of Use for non-Enterprise accounts do not incorporate a DPA. Help Center: 'Non-Enterprise accounts are governed by our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.')
- Team
no (according to its preamble, the Customer Data Processing Addendum (August 2026) is 'incorporated by reference into the Enterprise Services Agreement'; the Terms of Use for non-Enterprise accounts do not incorporate a DPA. Help Center: 'Non-Enterprise accounts are governed by our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.')
- Enterprise
yes (Customer Data Processing Addendum as PDF; incorporated via the Enterprise Services Terms, as of 2026-06-01)
Provider’s DPA
- Free
Training
- differs by tool
- Descriptopt-out availableall 4 plans
- Runway
- yesFree, Standard / Pro / Max, Team
- noEnterprise
- Descript
- Free
Privacy policy (as of 2025-04-14): purposes include 'research and development purposes including training our artificial intelligence models'; projects: 'You can opt out of having your Projects used to improve the Descript Service' by disabling the 'Share Data with Descript' setting. Terms (as of 2025-02-25) section 8.4(e): use of Input and Output 'to train, improve, and develop its models and technologies' '(unless you have opted out of such use)'; third-party providers are said to be contractually prohibited from training on inputs/outputs. For AI speakers, voice data is used as training/research data. Security FAQ: sharing information to improve the algorithms is said to be 'disabled by default and can only be enabled by you'. Help Center 'Account data and privacy': the setting is requested during onboarding and can be changed at any time in the app settings ('Share data with Descript'); 'for any in-house AI training we maintain a clear data sharing opt-in'; according to the Help Center, current production models use no user data.
- Hobbyist / Creator
Privacy policy (as of 2025-04-14): purposes include 'research and development purposes including training our artificial intelligence models'; projects: 'You can opt out of having your Projects used to improve the Descript Service' by disabling the 'Share Data with Descript' setting. Terms (as of 2025-02-25) section 8.4(e): use of Input and Output 'to train, improve, and develop its models and technologies' '(unless you have opted out of such use)'; third-party providers are said to be contractually prohibited from training on inputs/outputs. For AI speakers, voice data is used as training/research data. Security FAQ: sharing information to improve the algorithms is said to be 'disabled by default and can only be enabled by you'. Help Center 'Account data and privacy': the setting is requested during onboarding and can be changed at any time in the app settings ('Share data with Descript'); 'for any in-house AI training we maintain a clear data sharing opt-in'; according to the Help Center, current production models use no user data.
- Business
Privacy policy (as of 2025-04-14): purposes include 'research and development purposes including training our artificial intelligence models'; projects: 'You can opt out of having your Projects used to improve the Descript Service' by disabling the 'Share Data with Descript' setting. Terms (as of 2025-02-25) section 8.4(e): use of Input and Output 'to train, improve, and develop its models and technologies' '(unless you have opted out of such use)'; third-party providers are said to be contractually prohibited from training on inputs/outputs. For AI speakers, voice data is used as training/research data. Security FAQ: sharing information to improve the algorithms is said to be 'disabled by default and can only be enabled by you'. Help Center 'Account data and privacy': the setting is requested during onboarding and can be changed at any time in the app settings ('Share data with Descript'); 'for any in-house AI training we maintain a clear data sharing opt-in'; according to the Help Center, current production models use no user data.
- Enterprise
Pricing page: the Enterprise plan lists 'AI and data controls' with opt-out from training and custom retention. Trust Center: 'Enterprise customer data is excluded from improving, training, or developing Descript’s AI systems.' Help Center: for Enterprise drives, data sharing is disabled by default and cannot be toggled.
Runway- Free
Terms of Use (as of 2026-09-15): 'Inputs and Outputs may be used by the Company to train and improve its AI models' (including labelling, classification, moderation, model training); licence to inputs/outputs irrevocable and unlimited in time. Neither the Terms of Use nor the privacy policy provide for an opt-out from model training; exclusion of training is evidenced only for Enterprise (the Team plan page lists 'no training on your data' as an Enterprise feature). Privacy policy (as of 2026-05-11): face scans and voiceprints are retained at most until the earlier of fulfilment of the purpose or 3 years after the last interaction.
- Standard / Pro / Max
Terms of Use (as of 2026-09-15): 'Inputs and Outputs may be used by the Company to train and improve its AI models' (including labelling, classification, moderation, model training); licence to inputs/outputs irrevocable and unlimited in time. Neither the Terms of Use nor the privacy policy provide for an opt-out from model training; exclusion of training is evidenced only for Enterprise (the Team plan page lists 'no training on your data' as an Enterprise feature). Privacy policy (as of 2026-05-11): face scans and voiceprints are retained at most until the earlier of fulfilment of the purpose or 3 years after the last interaction.
- Team
Terms of Use (as of 2026-09-15): 'Inputs and Outputs may be used by the Company to train and improve its AI models' (including labelling, classification, moderation, model training); licence to inputs/outputs irrevocable and unlimited in time. Neither the Terms of Use nor the privacy policy provide for an opt-out from model training; exclusion of training is evidenced only for Enterprise (the Team plan page lists 'no training on your data' as an Enterprise feature). Privacy policy (as of 2026-05-11): face scans and voiceprints are retained at most until the earlier of fulfilment of the purpose or 3 years after the last interaction.
- Enterprise
Enterprise Services Terms (as of 2026-06-01): 'Runway may not use Customer Content as training data for the Services'. For Enterprise customers, the DPA additionally applies. Help Center 'Enterprise FAQ: Third-party Models in Runway' (as of 2026-04-29): Runway has obtained contractual commitments from all third-party model providers that they will not train on Customer Content (including inputs and outputs); admins can disable third-party models.
- Free
Hosting
- differs by tool
- DescriptUS onlyall 4 plans
- Runwaynot publicly documentedall 4 plans
- Descript
- Free
Privacy policy: 'Descript is based in the United States and we process and store information in the U.S.' Trust Center: hosting with AWS, GCP and Heroku; backups additionally in a separate AWS region (region not stated). The sub-processor list mostly shows 'US' as the data region.
- Hobbyist / Creator
Privacy policy: 'Descript is based in the United States and we process and store information in the U.S.' Trust Center: hosting with AWS, GCP and Heroku; backups additionally in a separate AWS region (region not stated). The sub-processor list mostly shows 'US' as the data region.
- Business
Privacy policy: 'Descript is based in the United States and we process and store information in the U.S.' Trust Center: hosting with AWS, GCP and Heroku; backups additionally in a separate AWS region (region not stated). The sub-processor list mostly shows 'US' as the data region.
- Enterprise
as other plans: storage and processing in the USA according to the privacy policy; no EU option documented.
Runway- Free
Privacy policy: Runway is headquartered in the USA but uses service providers in other countries; users consent to processing in the USA and other countries. A region/EU option for individual plans is not mentioned on the retrieved pages.
- Standard / Pro / Max
Privacy policy: Runway is headquartered in the USA but uses service providers in other countries; users consent to processing in the USA and other countries. A region/EU option for individual plans is not mentioned on the retrieved pages.
- Team
Privacy policy: Runway is headquartered in the USA but uses service providers in other countries; users consent to processing in the USA and other countries. A region/EU option for individual plans is not mentioned on the retrieved pages.
- Enterprise
Region/EU option: not publicly documented (Data Security page: hosting with major cloud providers in 'multiple, physically separated data centers', without stating a location). The DPA ('August 2026') incorporates the EU standard contractual clauses (Decision (EU) 2021/914). The sub-processor list shows locations in the USA, UK, Spain, Germany, Canada and Singapore for the service providers. Help Center: according to Runway, the providers of the Seedance and Kling models do not process customer data in China.
- Free
Sub-processors
- Descriptlist availableall 4 plans
- Runwaylist availableall 4 plans
- Descript
- Free
- Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud (hosting; US)
- AI/ML: Anthropic API, OpenRouter, Hugging Face, Baseten, ElevenLabs, Andromeda (US)
- Other service providers for analytics, sales and support (US); list contains no EU data region
- Hobbyist / Creator
- Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud (hosting; US)
- AI/ML: Anthropic API, OpenRouter, Hugging Face, Baseten, ElevenLabs, Andromeda (US)
- Other service providers for analytics, sales and support (US); list contains no EU data region
- Business
- Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud (hosting; US)
- AI/ML: Anthropic API, OpenRouter, Hugging Face, Baseten, ElevenLabs, Andromeda (US)
- Other service providers for analytics, sales and support (US); list contains no EU data region
- Enterprise
- as other plans
Runway- Free
- Amazon Web Services, Oracle, CoreWeave, Modal Labs (cloud/compute, USA)
- Google Cloud (cloud, moderation, generation; USA)
- Anthropic, Databricks, Hive (moderation/processing; USA)
- OpenAI, Black Forest Labs, X.AI, Meta, Alibaba Cloud US, LTX, Hanabi AI, fal and others (generation/inference, only when certain features are used; USA)
- Eleven Labs, Cartesia (voice model training and audio processing, only when certain features are used; USA)
- Runware, VEED, Recraft (UK), Freepik (Spain), Mirelo AI (Germany), Ideogram, QuiverAI (Canada)
- BytePlus, Kling AI, Nanonoble (Singapore)
- Standard / Pro / Max
- Amazon Web Services, Oracle, CoreWeave, Modal Labs (cloud/compute, USA)
- Google Cloud (cloud, moderation, generation; USA)
- Anthropic, Databricks, Hive (moderation/processing; USA)
- OpenAI, Black Forest Labs, X.AI, Meta, Alibaba Cloud US, LTX, Hanabi AI, fal and others (generation/inference, only when certain features are used; USA)
- Eleven Labs, Cartesia (voice model training and audio processing, only when certain features are used; USA)
- Runware, VEED, Recraft (UK), Freepik (Spain), Mirelo AI (Germany), Ideogram, QuiverAI (Canada)
- BytePlus, Kling AI, Nanonoble (Singapore)
- Team
- Amazon Web Services, Oracle, CoreWeave, Modal Labs (cloud/compute, USA)
- Google Cloud (cloud, moderation, generation; USA)
- Anthropic, Databricks, Hive (moderation/processing; USA)
- OpenAI, Black Forest Labs, X.AI, Meta, Alibaba Cloud US, LTX, Hanabi AI, fal and others (generation/inference, only when certain features are used; USA)
- Eleven Labs, Cartesia (voice model training and audio processing, only when certain features are used; USA)
- Runware, VEED, Recraft (UK), Freepik (Spain), Mirelo AI (Germany), Ideogram, QuiverAI (Canada)
- BytePlus, Kling AI, Nanonoble (Singapore)
- Enterprise
- as for Free to Max (list 'Subprocessors for Runway AI, Inc.': sub-processors process customer personal data depending on the feature used)
- Free
Retention
- differs by tool
- Descript
- Trust CenterFree, Hobbyist / Creator, Business
- Pricing page: 'custom retention' in the…Enterprise
- Runway
- Terms of Use: retention of inputs and…Free, Standard / Pro / Max, Team
- Enterprise Services TermsEnterprise
- Descript
- FreeTrust Center (Data Erasure): 'Data is retained until a customer deletes their account or projects'; project data is permanently deleted from the servers within 30 days; daily backups, additionally in a separate AWS region. Privacy policy: storage 'for as long as necessary' for the purposes; voiceprints (Descript) and facial geometry data (at service providers) until the purpose has been fulfilled, at most three years after the last account access.
- Hobbyist / CreatorTrust Center (Data Erasure): 'Data is retained until a customer deletes their account or projects'; project data is permanently deleted from the servers within 30 days; daily backups, additionally in a separate AWS region. Privacy policy: storage 'for as long as necessary' for the purposes; voiceprints (Descript) and facial geometry data (at service providers) until the purpose has been fulfilled, at most three years after the last account access.
- BusinessTrust Center (Data Erasure): 'Data is retained until a customer deletes their account or projects'; project data is permanently deleted from the servers within 30 days; daily backups, additionally in a separate AWS region. Privacy policy: storage 'for as long as necessary' for the purposes; voiceprints (Descript) and facial geometry data (at service providers) until the purpose has been fulfilled, at most three years after the last account access.
- EnterprisePricing page: 'custom retention' in the Enterprise plan; retention periods not documented.
Runway- FreeTerms of Use: retention of inputs and outputs: not publicly documented. Account deletion via the account settings according to the privacy policy; periods beyond that not documented.
- Standard / Pro / MaxTerms of Use: retention of inputs and outputs: not publicly documented. Account deletion via the account settings according to the privacy policy; periods beyond that not documented.
- TeamTerms of Use: retention of inputs and outputs: not publicly documented. Account deletion via the account settings according to the privacy policy; periods beyond that not documented.
- EnterpriseEnterprise Services Terms (as of 2026-06-01, section 'Effects of Termination'): export of Customer Content on request 30 days after contract end, thereafter deletion in accordance with Runway's 'then-current data retention and deletion policies'; no fixed deletion period stated. DPA section 10: after the end of the contract, Runway returns and/or securely destroys personal data, at the customer's choice, upon written request, unless the law requires otherwise.
Price
- differs by tool
- Descript
- 0 USDFree
- several tiersHobbyist / Creator
- 50 USD/user/mo… (further prices in the details)Business
- customEnterprise
- Runway
- 0 USDFree
- several tiersStandard / Pro / Max
- 69 USD/user/mo… (further prices in the details)Team
- customEnterprise
- Descript
- Free
USD 0 (pricing page; no credit card required)
- Hobbyist / Creator
Hobbyist USD 16, Creator USD 24 per person per month with annual payment; USD 24 and USD 35 respectively with monthly payment (pricing page; not stated whether VAT is included)
- Business
USD 50 per person per month with annual payment, USD 65 with monthly payment (pricing page; not stated whether VAT is included)
- Enterprise
Custom (pricing page: 'Talk to sales')
Runway- Free
USD 0 (125 one-off credits; pricing page, Individual tab)
- Standard / Pro / Max
Standard USD 12/month (USD 15 with monthly payment); Pro USD 28 (USD 35); Max USD 76 (USD 95); each with annual payment, USD; pricing page, Individual tab. Terms of Use 8.3: 'You are responsible for all applicable taxes. Company will charge tax when required.'; whether the prices include VAT is not stated.
- Team
USD 69 per seat per month with monthly payment or USD 55 per seat per month with annual payment (Team plan page; start with two seats, for 2 to 9 people). Terms of Use 8.3: 'You are responsible for all applicable taxes. Company will charge tax when required.'; whether the prices include VAT is not stated.
- Enterprise
Individual (pricing page: 'Contact sales')
- Free
- Descriptyesall 4 plans
- Runwayyesall 4 plans
- Descript
- Free
yes (100 AI credits one-off; 1 seat; export with watermark according to the pricing page)
- Hobbyist / Creator
yes (AI credits: Hobbyist 400/month, Creator 800/month; Underlord, Studio Sound, Green Screen, Eye Contact according to the pricing page; Creator up to 3 seats, billed separately)
- Business
yes (1,500 AI credits/month; up to 5 seats, team-wide access to Brand Studio, Priority Support with SLA according to the pricing page)
- Enterprise
yes (custom AI credits and media minutes according to the pricing page)
Runway- Free
yes, limited (pricing page: 125 one-off credits, do not expire; 'A selection of generative creative models to test concepts'; 5 GB storage)
- Standard / Pro / Max
yes (credits per month: Standard 625, Pro 2,250, Max 9,500; access to all AI video and image models according to the pricing page, including Gen-4.5, Aleph 2.0, Kling 3.0, Seedance, Nano Banana Pro; Max with 1-month credit rollover)
- Team
yes (Team plan page: 'Everything in Max', plus a shared workspace for 2 to 9 people, 6,900 credits per seat per month in a shared pool with one month of rollover, up to 100 shared projects and 1 TB of storage, up to 100 Brand Kits, 24 parallel generations, API access, Agent Connectors for Figma, Dropbox and Notion)
- Enterprise
yes (Enterprise sales; scope of the AI features in the Enterprise plan not broken down; pricing page refers to 'Contact sales')
- Free
Evidence
- Descript7 sources
- Runway9 sources
- Descript
- PricingPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Privacy Policy (as of 2025-04-14)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Terms of Service (as of 2025-02-25)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- SecurityTrust Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data SubprocessorsSub-processor list, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Descript Trust Center (SecurityPal, as of 2026-08-21)Trust Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Account data and privacy (Help Center)Help Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
Runway- PricingPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Terms of Use (as of 2026-09-15)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Privacy Policy (as of 2026-05-11)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Enterprise Services Terms (as of 2026-06-01)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Subprocessors for Runway AI, Inc.Sub-processor list, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Runway DPA for Customers (August 2026)DPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- When to choose an Enterprise subscriptionHelp Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Runway for TeamsPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Enterprise FAQ: Third-party Models in Runway (as of 2026-04-29)Help Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
not documentedmeans: not publicly documented, not verifiable in any provider source. It does not mean “no”.
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