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Hailuo AI vs Runway
Pick up to three tools. Prices are read from each official pricing page and shown per month.
Hailuo AI is the cheapest to start, at $9.99 a month.
Key differences
- Both have a free plan, so you can try each before paying.
- Cheapest paid plan: Hailuo AI Basic at $9.99/mo, against Runway Standard at $15/mo.
- Over a year that's $60.12 less on Hailuo AI than Runway at the entry level.
- Paying yearly for Runway Standard saves $36 a year (20%).
- No price changes recorded for either in the last six months.
Worked out from each official pricing page: Hailuo AI pricing (confirmed 8 Oct 2026) · Runway pricing (confirmed 8 Oct 2026).
| Attribute | Hailuo AI | Runway |
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| Category | Video generation | Video generation |
| Good for | video, images, social media | video, video editing, images, voice |
| Starts at | $9.99/mo | $15/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free tier limits | Daily free credits for a few short, watermarked 720p clips with a limited queue; paid plans remove watermarks. | 125 one-time credits, access to select models and 5GB storage; outputs carry watermarks until a paid plan. |
| Free plan details | Not stated on the pricing page | Not stated on the pricing page |
| The catch | None stated on the pricing page | None stated on the pricing page |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Free plan + paid |
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| Data confirmed | 8 Oct 2026 (from the pricing page) | 8 Oct 2026 (from the pricing page) |
| Popularity | Top 20,000 website worldwide (Cloudflare Radar) | #30 generative AI service · Top 200,000 website worldwide (Cloudflare Radar) |
| Last price change | None recorded | None recorded |
| Visit Hailuo AI | Visit Runway |
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