Pick HeyGen if
marketers and L&D teams who want a presenter on camera without a shoot.
Read the HeyGen pageHeyGen vs Runway
Our take
Pick HeyGen if marketers and L&D teams who want a presenter on camera without a shoot. Pick Runway if creators who want text-to-video or timeline edits and will burn credits. Skip HeyGen if people who need a general text-to-video model (Runway) or speech-only TTS (ElevenLabs). Skip Runway if people who need a presenter avatar (HeyGen, Synthesia) or speech-only TTS (ElevenLabs).
Best for
HeyGen A talking-head video from a script
Runway Generate or edit moving pictures
Free plan
HeyGen $0 · /mo. Entry card for creators; credit and length caps are on the live page
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
HeyGen Creator $29/mo
Runway Standard $12/mo yearly
Next step up
HeyGen Pro from $49/mo
Runway Pro $28/mo yearly
Coding agent
HeyGen Create menu
Runway Agent
Runs where
HeyGen Hosted
Runway Hosted
Watch out
HeyGen Credits, not unlimited minutes
Runway Free is 125 credits once
Last checked
HeyGen 2026-10-19 · heygen.com/pricing
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