Week 45
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Verified
ToolMarketCap
HeyGenHeyGen · Video
Entry price
$29/mo
Free tier
Yes
Logged activity · 90d
Insufficient history

Browser platform vs web app

2Verified differences6Shared1Not yet verified
RunwayRunway AI · Video
Entry price
$15/mo
Free tier
Yes
Logged activity · 90d
67/100

HeyGen vs Runway

2Verified differences1Pricing differences0HeyGen · verified changes 30d3Runway · verified changes 30d
Entry priceRunway starts $14 lower: HeyGen $29/mo, Runway $15/mo.
Free tierBoth offer a verified free tier.
DeliveryDelivery differs: HeyGen — Browser platform; Runway — Web app.
Last 30 daysHeyGen logged 0 verified changes, Runway 3 verified changes.
Evidence8 of 9 compared facts are verified for both; 1 only for Runway.

At a glance

Verified values · no winner is picked
HeyGen and Runway: price, free tier, licence, self-hosting, enterprise
DimensionHeyGenRunway
Entry price$29/mo$15/mo
Free tierYesYes
Open sourceNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Self-hostingNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Enterprise (SSO + offering)YesYes
Switch from HeyGenSwitch from RunwayAdd HeyGen to a stackAdd Runway to a stack

Where they differ

2
Delivery
HeyGenBrowser platform — plus developer APIs
heygen.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
HeyGen — official site

heygen.com: "Type your idea. Click generate. Get a share-ready video faster than you can think." with sign-in to the web product; "HeyGen for Developers" offers "production-ready, scalable APIs".

https://www.heygen.com ↗
RunwayWeb app — also iPhone and Android apps, plus the Runway Dev API
runway.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Runway — official site

runway.com links "Try Runway" to app.runwayml.com, lists the Runway app for iPhone and for Android, and describes Runway Dev as "The AI media platform for developers".

https://runway.com ↗
Outputs
HeyGenVideo — AI avatar video, video translation, lipsync
developers.heygen.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
HeyGen — official developer documentation

developers.heygen.com: APIs for Video Generation, Video Translation, Lipsync, Realtime Video (Live Avatar), and Avatar Management.

https://developers.heygen.com/ ↗
RunwayVideo, image, audio — Runway and partner-lab models
docs.dev.runwayml.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Runway — official API documentation

docs.dev.runwayml.com: the API brings "video, image and audio models from Runway and other labs", with image-to-video, video-to-video, and text-to-image endpoints.

https://docs.dev.runwayml.com/ ↗

Pricing face-off

USD list price · monthly billing
HeyGenFree tier: Yes
Entry price · Creator
$29/mo
Free$0/mo
Creator (annual)$24/mo, annual
Creator$29/mo
Pro$49/mo
Business$149/mo
heygen.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
HeyGen — official pricing page
https://www.heygen.com/pricing ↗
RunwayFree tier: Yes
Entry price · Standard
$15/mo
Free$0/mo
Standard$15/mo
Pro$35/mo
Max$95/mo
runway.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Runway — official pricing page
https://runway.com/pricing ↗

Where they match

6Toggle
Commercial use
HeyGenYes — on paid plans (Creator, Pro, Business); not on the Free plan
heygen.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
HeyGen — official terms

heygen.com/terms: on paid plans "you own all rights in your User Input or User Output" and may use outputs commercially; Free Plan outputs are licensed "solely for personal, non-commercial, and internal evaluation purposes".

https://www.heygen.com/terms ↗
RunwayYes — terms do not restrict commercial use of outputs
runway.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Runway — official terms of use

runway.com/terms-of-use §4.4: "Subject to your compliance with the Agreement, the Company does not restrict your commercial use of your Outputs."

https://runway.com/terms-of-use ↗
API
HeyGenYes — Video Generation, Translation, Lipsync, and Live Avatar APIs, self-serve and enterprise tiers
developers.heygen.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
HeyGen — official developer documentation

developers.heygen.com: self-serve API keys with batch APIs and webhooks; an enterprise tier with higher concurrency, reserved compute, and custom workflows.

https://developers.heygen.com/ ↗
RunwayYes — Runway Dev API with Node and Python SDKs
docs.dev.runwayml.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Runway — official API documentation

docs.dev.runwayml.com (API Documentation | Runway Dev): access through the developer portal, with Node and Python SDK examples.

https://docs.dev.runwayml.com/ ↗
Business model
HeyGenFreemium — free plan, monthly credit plans Creator, Pro, and Business, $20 seats for Business, Enterprise via sales
heygen.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
HeyGen — official pricing page

heygen.com/pricing: Creator 600 credits, Pro 1,000 credits, Business 1,500 credits ("$149/month plus $20/seat/month"); credits are "HeyGen's single currency for video and asset creation"; Enterprise "Contact Sales".

https://www.heygen.com/pricing ↗
RunwayFreemium — one-time free credits, monthly credit plans Standard, Pro, and Max, Enterprise via sales
runway.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Runway — official pricing page

runway.com/pricing: Free (125 one-time credits), Standard (625 credits/month), Pro (2,250/month), Max (9,500/month); Enterprise through Contact sales.

https://runway.com/pricing ↗
Free tier
HeyGenYes — 3 watermarked videos a month, up to 1 minute each; personal, non-commercial use only
heygen.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
HeyGen — official pricing page

heygen.com/pricing Free: "3 videos a month, watermarked", "Videos up to 1 minute each"; heygen.com/terms limits Free Plan output to "personal, non-commercial, and internal evaluation purposes".

https://www.heygen.com/pricing ↗
RunwayYes — Free plan with 125 one-time credits that don't expire
runway.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Runway — official pricing page

runway.com/pricing: "Free forever." "125 one-time credits to explore Runway's AI tools"; FAQ: "a one-time deposit of 125 credits that doesn't expire."

https://runway.com/pricing ↗
Single sign-on
HeyGenYes — Business plan (SAML/SSO); SCIM on Enterprise
heygen.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
HeyGen — official pricing page

heygen.com/pricing: SAML/SSO in the Business feature list; Enterprise adds "SCIM user provisioning and team member MFA".

https://www.heygen.com/pricing ↗
RunwayYes — Enterprise (Single Sign On)
runway.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Runway — official enterprise page

runway.com/enterprise lists "Single Sign On (SSO)" under Scalable and Secure.

https://runway.com/enterprise ↗
Enterprise
HeyGenEnterprise via sales — no maximum video length, custom commercial terms, invoice billing, SCIM provisioning
heygen.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
HeyGen — official pricing page

heygen.com/pricing Enterprise: "No maximum video length", "Custom commercial terms and invoice billing", "SCIM user provisioning and team member MFA".

https://www.heygen.com/pricing ↗
RunwayEnterprise via sales — SSO, SOC 2 Type 2, customizable access and permissions, model weights licensing
runway.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Runway — official enterprise page

runway.com/enterprise lists "Single Sign On (SSO)", "SOC 2 Type 2", "Customizable access & permissions", and Model Weights Licensing at "Custom pricing".

https://runway.com/enterprise ↗

Not yet verified for one or both

1
Platforms
HeyGenNot yet verified
RunwayWeb, iOS, Android
runway.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Runway — official site

runway.com lists the web app (app.runwayml.com), the Runway app for iPhone, and the Runway app for Android.

https://runway.com ↗

References

Links — shown, never counted as differences
Documentation
HeyGendevelopers.heygen.com
developers.heygen.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
HeyGen — official developer documentation

HeyGen's developer documentation (docs.heygen.com redirects here).

https://developers.heygen.com/ ↗
Runwaydocs.dev.runwayml.com
docs.dev.runwayml.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Runway — official API documentation

Runway's API documentation, linked as Documentation from runway.com.

https://docs.dev.runwayml.com/ ↗
Changelog
HeyGenNot yet verified
Runwayrunway.com/changelog
runway.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Runway — official changelog

Runway's dated changelog, linked from runway.com.

https://runway.com/changelog ↗
Source repository
HeyGenNot yet verified
RunwayNot yet verified

Recent record

Each side’s own record · not a score
Recent record of HeyGen and Runway, side by side
ReadingHeyGenRunway
Verified changes0 in 30 days · 0 in 90 days · Video median 23 in 30 days · 4 in 90 days · Video median 2
Last verified changeNone logged27 Oct 2026 · 10 days ago
Activity · 90 daysNo value (insufficient history)67 · above the Video median of 48 · limited history
Latest list-price moveNone observedNone observed
Pricing on record5 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $294 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $15
Comparable facts8 of 9 verified9 of 9 verified

HeyGen · latest 3

No logged change yet.

Runway · latest 3

  1. Release

    Runway launches Runway Ads for generating and publishing ad variants

    Runway Ads finds high-performing ads, creates on-brand variants, and publishes the ones the user approves.

    runway.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 27 Oct 2026
    Runway — official changelog
    https://runway.com/changelog ↗
  2. Release

    Runway launches App Studio for building custom creative apps

    App Studio builds and hosts custom creative apps from plain-language descriptions, using Runway's models and the user's brand files.

    runway.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 26 Oct 2026
    Runway — official changelog
    https://runway.com/changelog ↗
  3. Release

    Runway adds project credit caps for Enterprise workspaces

    Enterprise workspace admins can set a credit budget on a project, pausing generation once it is reached; enabled through the account team.

    runway.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 9 Oct 2026
    Runway — official changelog
    https://runway.com/changelog ↗

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Compared using 20 verified facts · oldest record verified 28 Oct 2026. Tools appear in URL order, alphabetically by identifier — it implies no ranking.