Runway Removes Gen-3 Alpha Turbo from Free Plan, Impacting Access to Image to Video Features
What happened
Between the Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025 captures of Runway's pricing page, Pulse recorded 5 changes: Act-Two (Performance Capture) added to Standard plan; Unlimited plan Explore Mode updated: Aleph and Act-Two added, Act-One removed; Gen-3 Alpha Turbo (Image to Video) removed from Free plan; Aleph (Video Editing) added to Standard plan; Gen-3 Alpha (Text, Image and Video to Video) removed from Standard plan. Pulse files it as a product change (feature added, feature change, feature removed) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 21, 2026) lists Standard at $12, Pro at $28 and Max at $76.
Runway's previous recorded change was "Runway Transforms Unlimited Plan to Credit-Based Model, Enhances Free Plan with Gen-4 Text to Image Feature" (Q2 2025). Runway has been tracked since 2024-11-17.
In the same window Synthesia, Adobe and Loom also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
“Runwayml” is the name Runway’s pricing page uses; Pulse files the change under Runway, the company it tracks.
- Standard · FeatureFeature added
Act-Two (Performance Capture) added to Standard plan
- Unlimited · FeatureAddedNot listedAleph and Act-Two
- — · FeatureFeature removed
Gen-3 Alpha Turbo (Image to Video) removed from Free plan
- Standard · FeatureFeature added
Aleph (Video Editing) added to Standard plan
- Standard · FeatureFeature removed
Gen-3 Alpha (Text, Image and Video to Video) removed from Standard plan
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Feature | Act-Two (Performance Capture) added to Standard plan | Feature added | |
| Unlimited | Feature | Not listed | Aleph and Act-Two | Added |
| — | Feature | Gen-3 Alpha Turbo (Image to Video) removed from Free plan | Feature removed | |
| Standard | Feature | Aleph (Video Editing) added to Standard plan | Feature added | |
| Standard | Feature | Gen-3 Alpha (Text, Image and Video to Video) removed from Standard plan | Feature removed | |
Values as written on Runway's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Runway's pricing page (runway.com) from Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where Aleph and Act-Two now appears.
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Runway, the last 90 days
Full history- Apr 13, 2026packagingRunway launches Seedance 2.0 globally with 50% off for 3 months
- Apr 4, 2026improvedRunway Expands Free Tier with Gemini 3 Pro and Generative Audio Tools
- Jan 12, 2026improvedRunway Unveils Gen-4.5 Text to Video for Standard Plan, Enhancing Creative Capabilities
- Q3 2025packagingRunway Removes Gen-3 Alpha Turbo from Free Plan, Impacting Access to Image to Video Features · this change
- Q2 2025packagingRunway Transforms Unlimited Plan to Credit-Based Model, Enhances Free Plan with Gen-4 Text to Image Feature
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- SynthesiaJan 12Synthesia Introduces AI Dubbing [Beta] for Enterprise Plan, Enabling Video Translation in 29 Languages with Original Voice Preservation
- AdobeJan 10Adobe Creativecloud Introduces Firefly Pro Plan at $29.99/mo with Early Access Pricing, Amidst Multiple Price Increases for Other Plans
- LoomJan 10Loom Introduces Unlimited Meeting Recording Length Across All Tiers, Enhancing Accessibility for Users
Questions about this change
Did Runway raise prices in October 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature added, feature change, feature removed.
What changed on Runway's pricing page between Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025?
Act-Two (Performance Capture) added to Standard plan; Unlimited feature: Not listed → Aleph and Act-Two, added; Gen-3 Alpha Turbo (Image to Video) removed from Free plan; Aleph (Video Editing) added to Standard plan; Gen-3 Alpha (Text, Image and Video to Video) removed from Standard plan. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Runway change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Runway in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Runway Transforms Unlimited Plan to Credit-Based Model, Enhances Free Plan with Gen-4 Text to Image Feature" in Q2 2025; Runway has been tracked since 2024-11-17.