Runway is 100% cheaper
than HeyGen
$0/mo (Free) vs HeyGen Creator at $29/mo — covering 75% of the 8 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
single user, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Creator plan at $29/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Free: 0 USD/monthly.
HeyGen costs $29/mo on the Creator plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 1 of them covers at least 75% of the 8 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Runway covers 75% of the 8 capabilities compared against HeyGen. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Runway | HeyGen |
|---|---|---|
| AI avatars | ✗ | ✓ |
| Text-to-video | ✓ | ✓ |
| Image-to-video | ✓ | ✓ |
| Translation & dubbing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Voice cloning | ✓ | ✓ |
| API access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Watermark removal | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lip sync | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities HeyGen has that Runway lacks.
- AI avatars — Generate video of a talking AI avatar.Missing from Runway.
- Translation & dubbing — Translate and dub video into another language.Missing from Runway.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free | Free |
| Standard | $15/mo |
| Pro | $35/mo |
| Max | $95/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Free | Free |
| Creator | $29/mo |
| Pro | $49/mo |
| Business | $149/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Runway than HeyGen?
100% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free vs $29/mo on Creator. That is $348 a year.
What does Runway lack compared with HeyGen?
AI avatars, Translation & dubbing — 2 of the 8 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
HeyGen: 2026-10-29; Runway: 2026-10-26 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.heygen.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-29)
- https://www.heygen.com (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- Runway data last verified 2026-10-26