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HeyGen vs Runway: Runway fits most teams of 5

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Creators and marketers making short videos from text or images

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Our pick for most teams

Runway

73.6/ 100

Price
From $69/user/mo · $660/user/yr
Free plan
“125 one-time credits to explore Runway’s AI tools”

HeyGen

49.6/ 100

Price
From $149/mo (monthly only)
Free plan
3 videos a month, up to 1 minute each; 1 user seat

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Which one fits your team

  • Checked 2026-10-18
  • 5 sources

The score is worked out from the facts below. How we score tools. What we earn is not part of it.

Runway: who it fits and who it does not

Good for
  • Creators and marketers making short videos from text or images
  • Small teams testing many video ideas on credits
Not for
  • Anyone needing a fixed number of videos: each generation uses credits
  • Teams of 10 or more: the Team plan covers 2 to 9 seats
The catch
Wide choice of video and image models with commercial rights, but everything runs on monthly credits that heavy use burns fast.

Data last verified: 2026-10-18

How we make money · How we score tools

HeyGen: who it fits and who it does not

Good for
  • Training, sales and explainer videos without filming
  • Translating one video into many languages
Not for
  • Anyone who needs image generation: the pricing page does not list it
  • Solo users wanting team features: Creator and Pro have 1 seat
The catch
Fast talking-avatar videos and translation, but team features start at the $149 Business plan.

Data last verified: 2026-10-18

How we make money · How we score tools

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What each one costs over five years

Same team size, cheapest plan of each, paid monthly or yearly.

Runway

Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $16,500

On the Team plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.

Paid monthly, one year
$4,140
Paid yearly, one year
$3,300

Paying yearly saves $840 a year (20%).

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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18

HeyGen

Five years for a team of 5, paid monthly: $8,940

On the Business plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.

Paid monthly, one year
$1,788
Paid yearly, one year
Not verified
  • "Business" has no verified annual price

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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18
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The four facts that decide it

Every figure comes from the vendor's own pages, listed under Sources.

Runway

Score out of 100
73.6
Cheapest plan
Team
Free plan
“125 one-time credits to explore Runway’s AI tools”
Works with (apps)
0

HeyGen

Score out of 100
49.6
Cheapest plan
Business
Free plan
3 videos a month, up to 1 minute each; 1 user seat
Works with (apps)
4

Feature by feature, on the same list

Open a row for the vendor's own wording and the page we read it on.

Text to imageRunway: Not verifiedHeyGen: Yes
Runway
Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified
HeyGen
Access to all AI image models from Standard
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Image editingRunway: Not verifiedHeyGen: Not verified
Runway
Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified
HeyGen
Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified
Text to videoRunway: Not verifiedHeyGen: Yes
Runway
Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified
HeyGen
Access to all AI video models from Standard
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Image to videoRunway: Not verifiedHeyGen: Yes
Runway
Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified
HeyGen
Gen-4.5 Image to Video: first-frame image plus a text prompt
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
AI avatarsRunway: YesHeyGen: Not verified
Runway
500+ stock avatars on Free; 700+ and unlimited photo avatars on paid plans
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
HeyGen
Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified
Voice generationRunway: YesHeyGen: Yes
Runway
Voice cloning on every plan; 1,000+ voice library from Creator
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
HeyGen
Music, voice and sound effects generation from Standard
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Video translationRunway: YesHeyGen: Not verified
Runway
30+ languages on Free; 175+ languages and dialects on paid plans
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
HeyGen
Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified
Safe for business useRunway: Not verifiedHeyGen: Yes
Runway
Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified
HeyGen
You keep ownership and can use content commercially; no credit to Runway needed
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Team workspaceRunway: YesHeyGen: Not verified
Runway
Workspace collaboration and team management on Business
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
HeyGen
Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified
Connects to your other apps (API)Runway: YesHeyGen: Yes
Runway
Separate API pricing, not part of the plans
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
HeyGen
Separate developer pricing
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18

What you risk by starting

Runway

Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Runway.

HeyGen

Trial, refunds and getting your data out of HeyGen.

Where these facts come from

Runway

https://runway.com/team-plan · checked 2026-10-18https://runway.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-18https://runway.com/changelog · checked 2026-10-18https://help.runwayml.com/hc/en-us/articles/21668707517587-Can-I-use-the-content-I-made-in-Runway-for-commercial-purposes · checked 2026-10-18

HeyGen

https://www.heygen.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-18

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Data last verified: 2026-10-18