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Runway vs Kling AI

The short answer. Both make short video clips from text or a picture. Runway is also an editor, so you can remove objects and add sound in the same place. Kling AI focuses on realistic clips and has a free plan to try it.

Which one should you pick?

Choose Runway if

  • You want to edit video as well as generate it
  • You need to remove or replace things in existing footage
  • You want music, voice and sound effects in one tool

Choose Kling AI if

  • You mainly want realistic-looking clips
  • You want to try on a free plan first
  • You want to copy a person's movement onto a character
Side by side
Runway
Kling AI
Free plan
No
Yes
Price
125 one-time free credits to try it. Paid from $12/month billed yearly ($15 month to month).
Free Basic plan with limits. Paid from Standard, listed at $10/month, with first-month discounts.
Skill needed
No coding
No coding
Made by
Runway AI
Kuaishou
The details

Runway

by Runway AI

Makes and edits short videos from text or images using AI.

People use it to

  • Turn a photo or description into a short video clip
  • Remove or replace objects and backgrounds in video
  • Generate music, voice or sound effects for a clip

What it costs

125 one-time free credits to try it. Paid from $12/month billed yearly ($15 month to month).

Good to know

Video uses credits fast, so a few seconds of footage can use up a month's allowance.

Open RunwayHow to start

Kling AI

by Kuaishou

Turns text or pictures into realistic short videos with sound.

People use it to

  • Turn a photo into a moving video clip
  • Generate a short scene from a written description
  • Copy a person's movement from one video onto a character

What it costs

Free Basic plan with limits. Paid from Standard, listed at $10/month, with first-month discounts.

Good to know

On the free plan videos carry a watermark and are not cleared for commercial use; those need a paid plan.

Open Kling AIHow to start

Prices as listed by each company when we last checked; they change often and can differ by country. Spotted something wrong?

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