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Gen-3 Alpha

Name: Gen-3 Alpha
Brand: Runway
Price: 0.019 USD
Availability: Discontinued

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$0.019 / credit Historical 2026-06-15 → 2026-07-01

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Capability profile

Prompt adherence moderate

temporal consistency moderate

motion quality moderate

native audio weak

character consistency moderate

camera control moderate

clip duration ceiling moderate

Resolution ceiling moderate

Inference speed moderate

cost efficiency moderate

video editing weak

Operator guidance

Gen-3 Alpha is the prior-generation Runway model. In most cases, Gen-4 Turbo offers better quality at a lower credit cost (5 vs 10 credits/second). Choose Gen-3 Alpha only if existing integrations require the gen_3a API endpoint, or for historical price comparison. Note: Gen-3 Alpha Turbo (gen_3a_turbo) is being sunset July 30 2026.

Use cases

Cost comparison baseline against Gen-4 series
Workflows that cannot upgrade from Gen-3 due to integration constraints

Limitations

Prior-generation model; Gen-4 series offers better quality at lower cost
No native audio generation
Pricing confidence: estimated from plan math (no standalone credit purchase price)
Gen-3 Alpha Turbo variant being deprecated July 2026