Clypmint vs Runway
Runway makes footage that never existed. Clypmint edits the footage you already shot.
Runway’s prices as published on 2026-08-28. Sign up and choose a plan to start creating. Plans start at $29 a month. Upload your footage, choose a style, and review your finished video. No watermark. Cancel any time.
What each one is
Runway. Runway is a generative video platform. Its models make new video from a text prompt or an image.
Clypmint. You upload footage you already shot and pick one of 25 Clypmint styles. Clypmint cuts the footage, writes the captions, and adds the motion graphics in that style, then hands back a finished video. You ask for changes in plain words.
What Runway meters: Credits a month, spent per generation. What Clypmint meters: editing credits, based on upload length and extra outputs. We show the total before you start.
What Runway is genuinely good at
- The generation models are among the best that exist. If you need a shot you cannot film, this is where you go.
- It has real creative tools: inpainting, motion brush, camera control.
- It is used on actual film and commercial work, not just social posts.
- Its pricing page publishes both monthly and annual prices, which most of this category does not.
Price, side by side
| Runway plan | Per month | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 125 one-time credits. They do not refresh. |
| Standard | $15 | 625 credits a month. $12 a month if you pay for a year. |
| Pro | $35 | 2,250 credits a month. $28 a month if you pay for a year. |
| Max | $95 | 9,500 credits a month. $76 a month if you pay for a year. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom pricing. |
Read from https://runway.com/pricing on 2026-08-28. Prices change. Check theirs before you buy.
| Clypmint plan | Per month | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $29 | 120 editing credits a month. For example: 30 short videos a month*. Make videos in any format, including Shorts. 1 brand. Upload videos up to 15 minutes long. Three rounds of changes per video. No Clypmint mark on a download. |
| Pro | $89 | 400 editing credits a month. For example: 4 YouTube videos + 12 Shorts*. Make videos in any format, including Shorts. Make your own style (100 credits). 1 brand. Upload videos up to 90 minutes long. Three rounds of changes per video. No Clypmint mark on a download. |
| Operator | $189 | 900 editing credits a month. More editing for 3 brands or clients. Make videos in any format, including Shorts. Make your own style (100 credits). Up to 3 brands or clients. Upload videos up to 3 hours long. Three rounds of changes per video. No Clypmint mark on a download. |
| Agency | $499 | 2,400 editing credits a month. More editing for up to 10 clients. Make videos in any format, including Shorts. Make your own style (100 credits). Up to 10 brands or clients. Upload videos up to 3 hours long. Three rounds of changes per video. No Clypmint mark on a download. |
Credits do not mean the same thing at two companies. Vizard and quso.ai count a credit as a minute of video you put in. Klap counts clips that come out. Submagic counts videos you export. Captions does not say what a credit buys. HeyGen spends credits per minute of avatar video, and Runway per generation. So compare the price and the finished videos, not the credit numbers.
Choose Runway if
- You want to create footage that does not exist yet.
- You need visual effects work on a shot.
- You are making something artful rather than something to post on Monday.
Choose Clypmint if
- You already shot the footage and you need it edited.
- You want captions, cuts, and graphics on a real recording of a real person.
- You want a finished post, not a generated clip.
Questions
Is Clypmint a good Runway alternative?
Runway makes footage that never existed. Clypmint edits the footage you already shot. If the sentence after the full stop describes what you need, Clypmint is the better fit. If the sentence before it does, stay where you are.
How much does Runway cost?
Free plan with 125 one-time credits. They do not refresh each month. Standard is $15 a month. Pro is $35 a month. Max is $95 a month. Read from https://runway.com/pricing on 2026-08-28.
How much does Clypmint cost?
Starter is $29 a month for 120 editing credits. Pro is $89 a month for 400 editing credits. Operator is $189 a month for 900 editing credits. Agency is $499 a month for 2400 editing credits. You are billed monthly and you can cancel any time.
Does Runway have a free plan?
Yes. Free plan with 125 one-time credits. They do not refresh each month. Clypmint has no free plan. Sign up and choose a plan to start creating. Plans start at $29 a month. Upload your footage, choose a style, and review your finished video. No watermark. Cancel any time.
Can I use both Runway and Clypmint?
Yes, and for some workflows that is the right answer. They do different jobs, and nothing stops you running a recording through one and then the other.
Other comparisons
Try it on your own footage.
Sign up and choose a plan to start creating. Plans start at $29 a month. Upload your footage, choose a style, and review your finished video. No watermark. Cancel any time.