Runway

AI video, image and audio generation (Runway Gen-4.5 plus third-party models), usable for trailer shots, teasers and marketing material.

Visit official site ↗Free tier + paidCommercial use allowed

#2 in Trailers & marketingranked on game-dev fit · how we rank

Can I use Runway in a commercial game?

Yes Yes. Runway's published terms allow commercial use on every plan.

What the terms say: Terms of Use 4.4: Runway does not claim ownership of Inputs or Outputs and does not restrict your commercial use of Outputs. Inputs and Outputs may be used to train its models. Read the vendor's terms ↗ · Checked

Verdict: For generating trailer and teaser shots; the terms don't restrict commercial use of outputs, but Runway may train on your inputs and outputs.

Best for
Trailer and teaser video shots
Tasks
Trailers & marketing, Concept art & 2D assets
Engines
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Price & free tier
Free trial or credits only 125 one-time credits
Free $0 (125 one-time credits). Standard US$12/month, Pro US$28/month and Max US$76/month, billed annually (US$15, US$35 and US$95 billed monthly). Gen-4.5 uses 12 credits per second of video.
Source: https://runwayml.com/pricing
Export formats
Not stated by vendor
Commercial use & licence
Commercial use allowed
Terms of Use 4.4: Runway does not claim ownership of Inputs or Outputs and does not restrict your commercial use of Outputs. Inputs and Outputs may be used to train its models.
Source: https://runwayml.com/terms-of-use
Revenue share / caps
Not stated by vendor
API
Available Runway developer API
Source: https://docs.dev.runwayml.com/
MCP server
Official MCP server Runway Dev MCP server (OAuth)
Source: https://docs.dev.runwayml.com/guides/mcp/
Last checked

We summarise what the vendor's own pages say on the date above. "Not stated by vendor" means we couldn't find that detail on the vendor's pages. Read the vendor's current terms before you ship anything.

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