HeyGen vs Runway
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
HeyGen
Script-to-video with AI avatars, digital twins and lip-synced translat...
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Runway
AI video generation and editing, from Gen-4.5 to an agent that runs ca...
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| RECATOOLS Score | 8 / 10 | 7.6 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | Free plan: 3 videos a month up to 1 minute each, Avatar IV access, 1 custom video avatar, 30+ languages | 125 one-time credits that do not expire, 5GB storage and a selection of models to test |
| Paid from | $29/month (Creator, 600 credits), or $24/month billed annually | $12/month (Standard, billed yearly; $15 monthly) for 625 credits |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | 31M+ registered users (100k+ paying business customers) | ~4M registered users (≈1.2M monthly active, 2025-2026) |
| Founded | 2020 | 2018 |
| Maker | Joshua Xu, Wayne Liang | Cristobal Valenzuela, Alejandro Matamala, Anastasis Germanidis |
| Verdict | HeyGen is the established choice for avatar-presented training, sales and marketing video: Avatar V digital twins from a short recording, lip-synced translation in 175-plus languages, SCORM and LMS output on Business, an... |
Runway pairs strong in-house video models, Gen-4.5 for generation and Aleph 2.0 for editing, with a broad catalogue of third-party models, an Agent, HDR and ProRes output and plugins for the main editing suites. A $315 m... |
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