TWO PROVIDERS / NO QUALITY MEDALS
Runway vs Recraft.
Different image models, different credit economics. Choose the model before deciding what “cheaper” means.
Runway
$15
New cash for 100 images with a qualified model outputs · monthly billing · no existing balance.
Standard · Google Nano Banana (original)
Resolution: unverified
Recraft
$12
New cash for 100 images with a qualified model outputs · monthly billing · no existing balance.
Basic · Recraft V4.1
Resolution: unverified
The differences that change the bill
| Question | Runway | Recraft |
|---|---|---|
| Verified image models | Google Nano Banana (original), Nano Banana Pro, Gen-4 Image | Recraft V4.1 Flash, Recraft V4.1, Recraft V4.1 Pro, Recraft V4.1 Vector |
| Verified video rates | Five-second profiles available | No verified video offering |
| Annual subscription evidence | Available; full year charged now | Available; full year charged now |
| Published top-up rate | Unverified; no assumed purchase | Available in listed plans |
This comparison has no shared verified image model. A lower cost across these models is not evidence of equivalent quality. Recraft plan names such as Pro 2K do not establish output resolution.
Private and commercial claims are plan-specific. Leonardo requires Private Mode on; Runway private assets do not establish exclusion from training. Check the selected profile and official terms.
Compare my own workload ↗Official sources
- Runway pricing ↗Verified 2026-10-17
Official monthly Standard $15 / 625 credits, Pro $35 / 2,250, Max $95 / 9,500. Annual upfront $144 / $336 / $912; monthly credit allocations remain unchanged. Top-up pack prices were not established.
- Runway model credit rates ↗Verified 2026-10-17
Original Google Nano Banana 5 credits/image; Nano Banana Pro 2K 20/image; Gen-4 Image 1080p 8/image; Gen-4.5 12/second; WAN 2.6 Flash 720p 5/second and 1080p 10/second. Video entries derive five-second totals. Rates do not prove unspecified resolutions or audio.
- Runway usage rights ↗Verified 2026-10-17
Runway states users may commercially use generated content. This does not clear third-party intellectual property rights.
- Runway asset management ↗Verified 2026-10-17
Assets are private by default. This is asset visibility evidence, not a promise that inputs are excluded from training.
- Runway affiliate program ↗Verified 2026-10-17
Official affiliate program exists. Commission and current acceptance were not verified.
- Recraft paid plans ↗Verified 2026-10-18
Basic $12 / 1,000 credits, Pro 2K $20 / 2,000, Pro 4K $40 / 4,000 monthly. Annual upfront $120 / $192 / $384; monthly credits unchanged. Plan names are not output-resolution evidence.
- Recraft credits ↗Verified 2026-10-17
V4.1 Flash 1 credit/image, V4.1 2/image, V4.1 Pro 10/image, Vector 4/image. Paid plans can buy 200 credits for $2. Output resolutions were not established.
- Recraft commercial rights and ownership ↗Verified 2026-10-17
Paid generated assets include commercial rights and private visibility. This does not guarantee third-party rights clearance.
- Recraft creator program ↗Verified 2026-10-17
Creator program page exists; an affiliate commission or paying referral agreement was not verified.