Runway vs Vidu

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

	Runway Video	Vidu Video
Tagline	Pro-grade AI video editor and Gen-4 generation.	Multimodal AI video generator with strong reference-image consistency for characters and props.
Category	Video	Video
Pricing	Paid· $15/mo Standard; $35/mo Pro; $95/mo Unlimited	Freemium· Free credits on signup; Creator Plan + CPP paid tiers; unlimited off-peak generations
Model	Gen-4	Vidu (proprietary)
Editorial score	9.0 / 10	—
Use cases	short filmVFXimage-to-video	text-to-videoimage-to-videocharacter-consistencysocial-videoanime-animation
Pros	Pro editing timeline Best-in-class control (motion brush, etc.) Used in real productions Generation + editing in one tool	Multi-reference input keeps characters and props consistent across clips Free credits plus unlimited off-peak generation lower the cost of experimenting First/last-frame control on image-to-video for tighter shot direction Public API available for developers via platform.vidu.com
Cons	Expensive for hobby use Render times can be long	Closed-source with limited transparency about underlying model Short clip lengths — not built for long-form narrative video Credit-based pricing can get expensive at production volumes
Website	runwayml.com	www.vidu.com

Pick Runway if

Pick Vidu if

✅ Multi-reference input keeps characters and props consistent across clips
✅ Free credits plus unlimited off-peak generation lower the cost of experimenting
✅ First/last-frame control on image-to-video for tighter shot direction
✅ Public API available for developers via platform.vidu.com