Runway is 100% cheaper
than Luma
$0/mo (Free) vs Luma Plus at $30/mo — covering 64% of the 14 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.
Plus plan at $30/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Free: 0 USD/monthly.
Luma costs $30/mo on the Plus plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 14 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Runway covers 64% of the 14 capabilities compared against Luma. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Runway | Luma |
|---|---|---|
| Text-to-video | ✓ | ✓ |
| Image-to-video | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiple generation models | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Social media designs | ✗ | ✓ |
| SAML single sign-on | ✗ | ✓ |
| Video-to-video | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lip sync | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto captions | ✗ | ✓ |
| Team collaboration | ✗ | ✓ |
| Commercial use rights | ✗ | ✓ |
| API access | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Luma has that Runway lacks.
- Social media designs — Create graphics sized for social media posts.Missing from Runway.
- SAML single sign-on — Sign in through your company's SAML single sign-on.Missing from Runway.
- Auto captions — Automatically generate captions for video.Missing from Runway.
- Team collaboration — Share projects and collaborate with teammates.Missing from Runway.
- Commercial use rights — Use generated video for commercial purposes.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 |
| Plus | $30/mo |
| Pro | $90/mo |
| Ultra | $300/mo |
| Team | Contact sales |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Runway than Luma?
100% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free vs $30/mo on Plus. That is $360 a year.
What does Runway lack compared with Luma?
Social media designs, SAML single sign-on, Auto captions, Team collaboration, Commercial use rights — 5 of the 14 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Luma: 2026-09-07; Runway: 2026-08-26 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://lumalabs.ai/dream-machine (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://lumalabs.ai/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)
- Runway data last verified 2026-08-26