Runway
Runway (AI video and image)
Provider: Runway AI, Inc. · Based in: Runway AI, Inc., USA · Provider website
- Plans
- 4
- Sources
- 12
- As of
- 18 Oct
As of 18 Oct 2026. Based on our research on this date and the process described in the methodology. No guarantee of accuracy, not legal advice. The provider’s current documents take precedence. Found an error? Report a correction.
Incomplete. 3 points could not be verified in any provider source (see open points). This does not mean the matter is unproblematic; it means we have not checked it.
At a glance
- Hosting
- not publicly documented: all 4 plans
- Training on inputs
- yes: Free, Standard / Pro / Max, Teamno: Enterprise
- DPA
- no: Free, Standard / Pro / Max, Teamyes: Enterprise
- Provider
- Runway AI, Inc.
- Based in
- Runway AI, Inc., USA (privacy policy: 'headquartered in the United States'; DPA, Annex I: 18 West 18th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10011, USA; the Terms state 800 North State Street Suite 304, Dover, DE 19901 as the address for notices; law of the State of New York, place of jurisdiction New York County) (q2, q3, q7)
Values from 4 plans, each listed with the plans it applies to. Details and evidence are in the plan table.
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Short values per plan. Click a feature to open the evidence and notes for all plans; sources with retrieval dates are under “Evidence”.
| Feature | FreeCompare Runway Free with another tool | Standard / Pro / MaxCompare Runway Standard / Pro / Max with another tool | TeamCompare Runway Team with another tool | EnterpriseCompare Runway Enterprise with another tool |
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| differs by plan | 0 USD | several tiers | 69 USD/user/mo… (further prices in the details) | custom |
| Details: Price | USD 0 (125 one-off credits; pricing page, Individual tab) | 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. | 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. | Individual (pricing page: 'Contact sales') |
| yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| Details: AI features included | yes, limited (pricing page: 125 one-off credits, do not expire; 'A selection of generative creative models to test concepts'; 5 GB storage) | 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) | 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) | yes (Enterprise sales; scope of the AI features in the Enterprise plan not broken down; pricing page refers to 'Contact sales') |
| differs by plan | no | no | no | yes |
| Details: DPA | 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.') | 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.') | 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.') | yes (Customer Data Processing Addendum as PDF; incorporated via the Enterprise Services Terms, as of 2026-06-01) Provider’s DPA |
| differs by plan | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Details: Training on inputs | 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. | 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. | 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 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. |
| differs by plan | Terms of Use: retention of inputs and… | Terms of Use: retention of inputs and… | Terms of Use: retention of inputs and… | Enterprise Services Terms |
| Details: Data retention | 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. | 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. | 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. | Enterprise 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. |
| not publicly documented | not publicly documented | not publicly documented | not publicly documented | |
| Details: Hosting | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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Price and scope
- differs by plan
- 0 USD
USD 0 (125 one-off credits; pricing page, Individual tab)
- yes
yes, limited (pricing page: 125 one-off credits, do not expire; 'A selection of generative creative models to test concepts'; 5 GB storage)
Contract and data use
- differs by plan
- no
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
- yes
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
- Terms of Use: retention of inputs and…
- 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.
Hosting and sharing
- not publicly documented
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
- 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)
Evidence
- differs by plan
- 5 sources
- 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
not documentedmeans: not publicly documented, not verifiable in any provider source. It does not mean “no”.
Third-country transfers
DPA (August 2026, section 8): for transfers from the EEA, the EU standard contractual clauses (Decision (EU) 2021/914) apply, Module Two (customer as controller) or Module Three (customer as processor), Clause 9 Option 2, Irish law and courts of Ireland, competent supervisory authority where possible the Irish Data Protection Commission; for the UK the International Data Transfer Addendum, for Switzerland adjustments to the FADP. Data importer: Runway AI, Inc., New York. The DPA applies only to Enterprise customers. Privacy policy: Runway is headquartered in the USA; transfer to the USA and other countries 'with privacy laws not as comprehensive'. Sub-processor list: locations USA, UK, Spain, Germany, Canada, Singapore (q5). EU-US Data Privacy Framework: Runway not found in the DPF list (search on 2026-10-18).
- Privacy Policy (as of 2026-05-11) (Privacy notice), 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
- Data Privacy Framework List (search for Runway) (Documentation), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
Certifications (as stated by the provider)
Trust Center (trust.runwayml.com): listed are SOC 2 Type II (report 'SOC 2 Type II 2025 Runway AI, Inc. Report') and ISO 27001:2022 (official certificate as PDF), plus a 2025 penetration test summary and a CAIQ (2026); all documents only after an access request. Help Center: Enterprise customers can request the SOC 2 report and ISO 27001 certificate via the Trust Center. Data Security page: SOC 2 Type II renewed annually; GDPR, CCPA/CPRA and NIST are named as alignment ('aligns with'), not as certificates. The report and certificate themselves were not reviewed.
- Data Security (Trust Center), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Enterprise FAQ: Third-party Models in Runway (as of 2026-04-29) (Help Center), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Runway Trust Center (Trust Center), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
AI Act
Functions: Generative video and image models (Gen-4.5, Gen-4 Image, Aleph 2.0), access to third-party models, music, voice and sound generation, voice clones, 'agentic creative collaborator', Runway MCP, Brand Kits (pricing page).
Provider’s statement: not publicly documented(no mention of the EU AI Act found on the retrieved pages). Data Security page: 'Enterprise customers can utilize content provenance features for asset verification'.
Classification (for review, not legal advice): For review: customer typically a deployer (Art. 3(4) AI Act). Synthetic video, image and audio content touches on labelling obligations under Art. 50; whether and how they apply depends on the use and is to be reviewed. Voice clones and facial data: clarify consents. Not legal advice.
- Pricing (Pricing page), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data Security (Trust Center), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
Current notes 2026
Terms of Use last updated 2026-09-15, Enterprise Services Terms 2026-06-01, privacy policy 2026-05-11, DPA 'August 2026'. The Free-to-Team Terms permit model training on inputs and outputs; the Enterprise Terms exclude it. Team plan for 2 to 9 people with a shared credit pool. The sub-processor list names around 30 service providers, predominantly AI model and compute providers in the USA, alongside the UK, Spain, Germany, Canada and Singapore.
Open points of the review
- Storage location/region and EU option not documented (the Data Security page only mentions multiple, physically separated data centres of major cloud providers).
- SOC 2 report, ISO 27001 certificate, CAIQ, 'Responsible AI Commitments' and 'Runway Customers FAQ (2026)' only available in the Trust Center after an access request; not reviewed.
- No statement on the EU AI Act found in the Terms of Use, Enterprise Services Terms, privacy policy, Data Security page or Safety page.
Frequently asked questions
Where does Runway store data?
not publicly documented (plans: Free, Standard / Pro / Max, Team, Enterprise). Based on our research, as of 18 Oct 2026.
Is there a DPA for Runway?
no in: Free, Standard / Pro / Max, Team; yes in: Enterprise. According to the provider, as of 18 Oct 2026.
Does Runway use inputs for AI training?
yes in: Free, Standard / Pro / Max, Team; no in: Enterprise. According to the provider, as of 18 Oct 2026.
Where is the provider based?
Runway AI, Inc., USA (privacy policy: 'headquartered in the United States'; DPA, Annex I: 18 West 18th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10011, USA; the Terms state 800 North State Street Suite 304, Dover, DE 19901 as the address for notices; law of the State of New York, place of jurisdiction New York County). According to the provider, as of 18 Oct 2026.
All sources
- 01PricingPricing page · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 02Terms of Use (as of 2026-09-15)Terms and conditions · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 03Privacy Policy (as of 2026-05-11)Privacy notice · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 04Enterprise Services Terms (as of 2026-06-01)Terms and conditions · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 05Subprocessors for Runway AI, Inc.Sub-processor list · retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- 06Data SecurityTrust Center · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 07Runway DPA for Customers (August 2026)DPA · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 08When to choose an Enterprise subscriptionHelp Center · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 09Runway for TeamsPricing page · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 10Enterprise FAQ: Third-party Models in Runway (as of 2026-04-29)Help Center · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 11Data Privacy Framework List (search for Runway)Documentation · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 12Runway Trust CenterTrust Center · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
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