Runway Gen
Runway
Runway Gen is a video generation model line from Runway. The latest release is Runway Aleph 2.0 (21 May 2026). This page tracks all 8 Runway Gen releases since 6 Feb 2023, with specs, licensing, and how to access each one. Official site →
Runway Aleph 2.0released
Longer clips (up to 30s) and multi-shot propagation; supersedes Gen-4 Aleph
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
- Max duration
- 30s
Date from secondary coverage, not the Runway research page directly.
Runway Gen-4.5released
New flagship; topped Artificial Analysis text-to-video at launch
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
Runway Alephreleased
In-context video editing: edit and transform existing footage rather than generate from scratch
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
Runway Gen-4released
Persistent characters and objects across scenes; reference-consistent generation; multi-shot coherence
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
Date approximate
Runway Framesreleased
Runway's first dedicated image base model (later Gen-4 Images); strong stylistic control and consistent Worlds
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
Separate image model from the Gen video line. Broad rollout to Unlimited/Enterprise around 2025-01-17.
Runway Gen-3 Alphareleased
Cinematic motion quality; temporal consistency leap; trained on new world model infrastructure
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
- Resolution
- 1280x768
- Max duration
- 10s
Runway Gen-2released
Text-to-video and image-to-video; first widely-used commercial T2V product
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
- Max duration
- 4s
Runway Gen-1released
Video-to-video style transfer; applied a reference image style to existing footage
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
FAQ
- When was Runway Aleph 2.0 released?
- Runway Aleph 2.0 was released around 21 May 2026.
- Is Runway Gen open source?
- No. Runway Aleph 2.0 is closed: the weights are not released and it is available through an API or app only.
- Can Runway Gen be used commercially?
- Yes. Commercial use of Runway Aleph 2.0 is allowed under the Proprietary licence.
- Where can I use Runway Gen?
- Runway Aleph 2.0 is available via Official API and Consumer app.
See Runway Gen in context on the video model timeline, or browse all model families.