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Gen-4 Turbo

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runway/gen-4-turbo · by Runway · Diffusion transformer (DiT)

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About this offering: Runway's fastest and cheapest Gen-4 model, for image-to-video only. Runway's API charges 5 credits per second at $0.01 a credit, so $0.05 per second of video (Runway API pricing, checked 2026-10-11).

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  • $0.01 / credit Current 2026-06-13 → present
    $0.01/credit is the flat pay-per-use rate on the Runway developer API…

    $0.01/credit is the flat pay-per-use rate on the Runway developer API (docs.dev.runwayml.com/guides/pricing/). Previous entry used $0.019/credit derived from subscription plan math — corrected to the published API rate. credits_per_second=5 confirmed from API docs. Effective rate: $0.05/second.

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Capability profile

How Gen-4 Turbo rates across core capability dimensions, with the task-level evidence behind each rating.

image to video quality Strong

Runway's flagship strength; I2V output faithfully preserves reference image composition and style.

Prompt adherence Moderate
temporal consistency Strong

Consistent subject identity across the clip duration.

motion quality Moderate

Turbo trades some motion quality for speed vs the full Gen-4 model.

native audio Weak

No audio generation.

Inference speed Strong

Fastest Gen-4 variant; significantly lower latency than full Gen-4.

clip duration ceiling Moderate

Max 10 seconds per call.

cost efficiency Strong
video editing Weak

T2V and I2V only via Runway developer API. Runway's character/style reference feature appears to be a consumer web-app capability rather than a published API parameter; verify at docs.dev.runwayml.com if upgrading to moderate.

Ratings are estimated — limited independent data is available for this model.

Operator guidance

Image-to-video only (not available on T2V endpoint). At $0.05/s (5 credits × $0.01/credit) it's the lowest-cost Runway option. As of mid-2026, Seedance 2 Mini ($0.16/s) is the default Runway recommendation for new projects — it adds T2V, V2V, native audio, and clips up to 15s. Gen-4 Turbo remains relevant for I2V-only pipelines where minimum cost is the constraint and Seedance 2 Mini's 3× price premium is not justified.

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