Runway AI Pricing and How to Pay: Crypto, PayPal and Gift Cards
Runway Standard is $15 a month, Pro $35 and Max $95. Which payment methods Runway accepts, why there’s no crypto or gift card, and what you can do instead.
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The big change this year: Runway stopped selling its Unlimited plan on June 1, 2026 and replaced it with Max, at the same $95 a month. Its website has also moved from runwayml.com to runway.com. The prices below are the ones on runway.com on October 7, 2026.
Runway plans and prices
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly | What it’s for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | — | 125 one-time credits to try selected models |
| Standard | $15 | $12 a month (saves $36 a year) | 625 credits a month, all models, no watermarks |
| Pro | $35 | $28 a month (saves $84 a year) | 2,250 credits a month and one custom voice clone |
| Max | $95 | $76 a month (saves $228 a year) | 9,500 credits a month and early model access |
| Team | $69 per seat | $55 per seat a month | 6,900 pooled credits per seat, for 2 to 9 people |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | — | SSO, analytics and priority support |
Prices are in US dollars, and Runway doesn’t publish UK or EU prices. Yearly billing is 20% off.
Runway plans run on credits. Gen-4.5 video uses 12 credits a second, so Standard’s 625 credits buy “52s of Gen-4.5, 104s of Gen-4 Turbo, or 78 Gen-4 Images (1080p)”. Standard and Pro credits reset each billing cycle, while Max rolls unused credits over for one month. Extra credits come in batches of at least 1,000 from the Plans & Billing page, and Runway says “Any additional credits you purchase never expire.”
Verified students and educators get 25% off subscription plans, up from 20%, checked through SheerID.
How Runway takes payment
Runway’s help center lists “Credit or debit card, Amazon Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Stripe Instant Bank Payments (U.S. only), Alipay, Cash App Pay, WeChat Pay”. It adds: “Not all payment methods are available in all locations.”
| Payment method | Accepted? |
|---|---|
| Credit and debit cards | Yes |
| Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay | Yes |
| Cash App Pay, Alipay, WeChat Pay | Yes, where available |
| Bank payment | US only, through Stripe Instant Bank Payments |
| PayPal | No |
| Crypto (Bitcoin, USDT and others) | No |
| Gift cards or prepaid codes | No, only discount coupons |
| App Store (iPhone) | Yes, Standard, Pro and Max in the Runway app |
| Google Play (Android) | Yes, in-app purchases in the Runway app |
Upgrades are prorated and start straight away. If you downgrade, the unused balance becomes credit toward your next cycle.
Can you pay for Runway with crypto?
No. Crypto isn’t on Runway’s list of payment methods, and we found no crypto option anywhere on its billing pages.
There are three legitimate options.
Subscribe in the iPhone app. The Runway: AI Image & Video app is iPhone only and sold by Runway AI, Inc. In the US App Store it sells Standard at $14.99 a month or $143.99 a year, Pro at $35.00 a month and Max at $95.00 a month. Credit packs run from 1,000 credits for $10.00 to 10,000 for $100.00. Apple charges your Apple Account balance before your card, though it notes that some subscriptions can’t be paid from balance.
The plan attaches to your Runway account, and the app says “your work syncs between your phone and your computer automatically.” Your web billing page will then say the plan is managed by Apple, and Runway support can’t change it. To switch to web billing later, cancel the Apple subscription first, then subscribe on the web.
Subscribe on Android through Google Play. Runway says plans bought in the app “are billed by Apple or Google”. Google Play lists in-app purchases from $7.49 to $899.99 per item, and you cancel in your device settings.
Use a crypto debit card. It works like any other card at checkout, so Runway sees an ordinary card payment. It can be declined for the same reasons as any other card, and the card issuer will ask for your ID.
What you shouldn’t do is buy a “Runway subscription”, top-up or year-long Max account from a third-party marketplace. Runway’s terms say “You may not share your Account, password, or API keys with anyone”, allow one account per platform, and ban selling or transferring any of its services.
Gift cards and paying for someone else
Runway doesn’t sell gift cards, gift subscriptions or prepaid codes. Its billing help has four articles, and the only codes it covers are discount coupons: “Runway offers various coupons to you to access features and get discounts on credits and plans.” The terms add that only one trial or promotional membership is available per user.
If you want to pay for other people, the Team plan covers groups of 2 to 9: $69 per seat a month, or $55 billed yearly, with 6,900 credits per seat pooled across the workspace. Teachers can get “up to 25% off for classes of 3 or more licenses.”
Alternatives you can pay for with crypto
If you want AI video or images and would rather pay with Bitcoin, USDT, Monero or other coins, these are the closest plans we sell:
- SuperGrok includes Grok Imagine for images and video, with “HD 720p, 30-second video” on the SuperGrok tier. Our Grok pricing guide explains the limits.
- X Premium+ includes SuperGrok. We sell it as a year of Premium+ that X gifts to your @handle.
- ChatGPT Plus makes images but no longer makes video: OpenAI shut down the Sora web and app experiences on April 26, 2026. ChatGPT Go vs Plus vs Pro compares the plans.
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Does Runway accept PayPal?
No. PayPal isn’t on Runway’s list of payment methods, which covers cards, Amazon Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, US instant bank payments, Alipay, Cash App Pay and WeChat Pay.
Can I pay for Runway with crypto?
No. Runway has no crypto option. Besides the website checkout, you can subscribe through the App Store or Google Play in the Runway app.
Is there a Runway gift card?
No official one. Runway offers discount coupon codes only, and sells no gift cards or gift subscriptions.
What happened to the Runway Unlimited plan?
Runway stopped new Unlimited subscriptions on June 1, 2026 and replaced the plan with Max, at $95 a month with 9,500 credits. Existing Unlimited access runs through November 30, 2026, when monthly subscribers move to Max at the same price.
How much is Runway Standard?
$15 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly ($144 a year). In the iPhone app it costs $14.99 a month or $143.99 a year.
Can I get a refund on Runway?
Yes, within 30 days of a purchase or renewal if the plan is unused or close to unused. App Store and Google Play purchases are refunded by Apple or Google.
Sources
- Runway: Pricing, Team plan, Educators and Terms of Use, updated September 15, 2026
- Runway Help Center: Payment methods, Coupon codes, Refunds, Billing (Mobile), Managed by Apple, Unlimited plan is switching to Max and Student and educator discounts
- Apple App Store: Runway: AI Image & Video
- Google Play: Runway: AI Image & Video
- Apple Support: How apps, content and subscriptions are billed
What you can pay for with crypto here
Official plans on your own account. Pick your plan and your account’s country, then pay in USDT, Bitcoin, Monero or another coin.
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