Pick Hailuo AI if
motion-heavy short-form editors who want MiniMax H3 in the Hailuo tab or via API.
Read the Hailuo AI pageHailuo AI vs Runway
Our take
Pick Hailuo AI if motion-heavy short-form editors who want MiniMax H3 in the Hailuo tab or via API. Pick Runway if creators who want text-to-video or timeline edits and will burn credits. Skip Runway if people who need a presenter avatar (HeyGen, Synthesia) or speech-only TTS (ElevenLabs).
Best for
Hailuo AI An H3 clip from a sentence or a still
Runway Generate or edit moving pictures
Free plan
Hailuo AI No free plan
Runway $0 · /month. 125 one-time credits that don’t expire (not a monthly refill). 5GB storage. A selection of models to test
Lowest paid
Hailuo AI MiniMax-H3-Max $0.05
Runway Standard $12/mo yearly
Next step up
Hailuo AI MiniMax-H3 $0.08
Runway Pro $28/mo yearly
Coding agent
Hailuo AI Agent + Tab inside the editor
Runway Agent
Runs where
Hailuo AI Hosted
Runway Hosted
Watch out
Hailuo AI The public canvas printed $9.99 / mo
Runway Free is 125 credits once
Last checked
Hailuo AI 2026-10-22 · platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/pricing-video
Runway 2026-10-19 · runwayml.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Runway if
creators who want text-to-video or timeline edits and will burn credits.
Read the Runway page