LTX Studio vs Runway
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
LTX Studio
Script-to-storyboard AI video studio with reusable characters
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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 | 6.8 / 10 | 7.6 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | 800 one-time credits; LTX-2.5, LTX-2.3 and Z-Image models; personal-use licence only (no business, marketing or paid work) | 125 one-time credits that do not expire, 5GB storage and a selection of models to test |
| Paid from | $15/mo monthly or $12/mo billed yearly (Lite) | $12/month (Standard, billed yearly; $15 monthly) for 625 credits |
| Has API | ✗ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✓ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | — | ~4M registered users (≈1.2M monthly active, 2025-2026) |
| Founded | 2024 | 2018 |
| Maker | Lightricks Ltd. (LTX spin-off announced Jul 2026) | Cristobal Valenzuela, Alejandro Matamala, Anastasis Germanidis |
| Verdict | LTX Studio is built for scene-level work rather than one-off clips: upload a script, get scenes and a storyboard, then direct each shot, with saved Elements carrying characters and locations across a project. Partner mod... |
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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