Available AI Models
The API exposes the following models. See pricing for per-model costs. Create an account to use the Runway API.
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Generate Video
Section titled “Generate Video”Model Name | Input | Output | Learn More |
|---|---|---|---|
seedance2 | Text, Image, or Video | Video | Guide Reference |
seedance2_fast | Text, Image, or Video | Video | Guide Reference |
seedance2_mini | Text, Image, or Video | Video | Guide Reference |
aleph2 | Video + Text/Image | Video | Guide Reference |
gen4.5 | Text or Image | Video | Guide Reference |
gen4_turbo | Image | Video | Guide Reference |
gen4_aleph Deprecated* | Video + Text/Image | Video | Guide Reference |
act_two | Image or Video | Video | Reference |
veo3 Deprecated* | Text or Image | Video | Reference |
veo3.1 | Text or Image | Video | Reference |
veo3.1_fast | Text or Image | Video | Reference |
happyhorse_1_0 | Text or Image | Video | Reference |
gemini_omni_flash | Text, Image, or Video | Video | Reference |
Real-time
Section titled “Real-time”Model Name | Input | Output | Learn More |
|---|---|---|---|
gwm1_avatars | Text (conversation) | Video + Audio | Guide Reference |
Generate Images
Section titled “Generate Images”Model Name | Input | Output | Learn More |
|---|---|---|---|
seedream5_pro | Text/Image (References) | Image | Reference |
seedream5_lite | Text/Image (References) | Image | Reference |
gen4_image | Text/Image (References) | Image | Guide Reference |
gen4_image_turbo | Text+Image (References) | Image | Guide Reference |
gemini_image3_pro | Text/Image (References) | Image | Guide Reference |
gemini_image3.1_flash | Text/Image (References) | Image | Reference |
gpt_image_2 | Text/Image (References) | Image | Reference |
gemini_2.5_flash | Text/Image (References) | Image | Reference |
Upscale Image
Section titled “Upscale Image”Model Name | Input | Output | Learn More |
|---|---|---|---|
magnific_precision_upscaler_v2 | Image | Image | Reference |
Upscale Video
Section titled “Upscale Video”Always set model to magnific_video_upscaler_creative on POST /v1/video_upscale. Input videos can be at most 30 seconds.
Model Name | Input | Output | Learn More |
|---|---|---|---|
magnific_video_upscaler_creative | Video | Video | Reference |
Generate Audio
Section titled “Generate Audio”Model Name | Input | Output | Learn More |
|---|---|---|---|
seed_audio | Text or Audio | Audio | Text to Speech Sound Effect |
eleven_multilingual_v2 | Text | Audio | Reference |
eleven_text_to_sound_v2 | Text | Audio | Reference |
eleven_voice_isolation | Audio | Audio | Reference |
eleven_voice_dubbing | Audio | Audio | Reference |
eleven_multilingual_sts_v2 | Audio | Audio | Reference |