HeyGen vs Runway
A side-by-side comparison of features, pricing, and characteristics.
HeyGen
HeyGen is an all-in-one AI video generator that creates professional videos from text, images, or audio using lifelike avatars.
Read the full reviewRunway
Runway is an AI creative toolkit for generating and editing video content.
Read the full review| Attribute | HeyGen | Runway |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing type | Free + paid (from $29/mo) | Free + paid (from $12/mo) |
| Korean support | No | No |
| Platforms | CLI, API, Desktop | Web, iOS |
| Open source | No | No |
| API available | Available | Available |
| SDK | Available | Available |
| LLM-based | Yes | Yes |
| Multimodal | Yes | Yes |
| AI model | Avatar IV, Video Agent | Gen, Aleph, Google Veo |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Vendor | HeyGen | Runway ML |
| Category | Content Creation | Content Creation |
| Details | View | View |
HeyGen key features
- Lifelike AI avatar generation
- Text-to-video and image-to-video conversion
- Video translation with lip-sync (175+ languages)
- Custom voice cloning and branding options
Runway key features
- Gen-4.5 text-to-video generation
- Video editing and transformation tools
- Custom node-based workflows