Synthesia is 100% cheaper
than Runway
$0/mo (Basic) vs Runway Standard at $15/mo — covering 50% of the 10 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.
Standard plan at $15/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Basic: 0 USD/monthly.
Runway costs $15/mo on the Standard 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 10 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Synthesia covers 50% of the 10 capabilities compared against Runway. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Synthesia | Runway |
|---|---|---|
| Text-to-video | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiple generation models | ✗ | ✓ |
| AI generation | ✗ | ✓ |
| API access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | ✗ | ✓ |
| Watermark removal | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Image-to-video | ✗ | ✓ |
| Video-to-video | ✗ | ✓ |
| Lip sync | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Runway has that Synthesia lacks.
- Multiple generation models — Choose between multiple underlying video generation models.Missing from Synthesia.
- AI generation — Generate design drafts or assets from a text prompt.Missing from Synthesia.
- Upscaling — Increase the resolution of generated or uploaded video.Missing from Synthesia.
- Image-to-video — Turn a still image into a moving video clip.Missing from Synthesia.
- Video-to-video — Transform an existing video into a new style or version.Missing from Synthesia.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Basic | Free |
| Starter | $29/mo |
| Creator | $89/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Free | Free |
| Standard | $15/mo |
| Pro | $35/mo |
| Max | $95/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Synthesia than Runway?
100% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $0/mo on Basic vs $15/mo on Standard. That is $180 a year.
What does Synthesia lack compared with Runway?
Multiple generation models, AI generation, Upscaling, Image-to-video, Video-to-video — 5 of the 10 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Runway: 2026-08-26; Synthesia: 2026-08-31 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://runwayml.com (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)
- https://runwayml.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)
- https://runwayml.com/product (feature_page, checked 2026-08-26)
- Synthesia data last verified 2026-08-31