Video
Runway
Video generation and editing suite for text-to-video, image-to-video, and inpainting.
- Best for
- music video, cinematic clip, image to video
- Pricing note
- Freemium · Standard about $15/mo
- Rough public note from the catalog. Plans change.
Starter prompts
One prompt per catalog best-for line, written for Runway.
music video
You are helping me inside Runway. The job: music video. Give me 8 shots with duration, camera move, and a paste-ready generation prompt for each. Keep the subject and palette consistent, and mark which shots hit the main beat. Use a concrete first pass I can react to. Ask at most two questions, and only if you are blocked.
cinematic clip
You are helping me inside Runway. The job: cinematic clip. Give me 8 shots with duration, camera move, and a paste-ready generation prompt for each. Keep the subject and palette consistent, and mark which shots hit the main beat. Use a concrete first pass I can react to. Ask at most two questions, and only if you are blocked.
image to video
You are helping me inside Runway. The job: image to video. Give me 8 shots with duration, camera move, and a paste-ready generation prompt for each. Keep the subject and palette consistent, and mark which shots hit the main beat. Use a concrete first pass I can react to. Ask at most two questions, and only if you are blocked.
Alternatives
Closest catalog neighbors by shared best-for lines, tags, and category. Sponsor fields are not used.
Freemium · see current plans
Kling AI
Kling AI — High-motion text-to-video and image-to-video model from Kuaishou. Use it for “music video.”
High-motion text-to-video and image-to-video model from Kuaishou. Shared catalog best-for lines with Runway: “music video”, “cinematic clip”. Catalog price note: Freemium · see current plans.
Starter prompt
You are helping me inside Kling AI. The job: music video. Give me 8 shots with duration, camera move, and a paste-ready generation prompt for each. Keep the subject and palette consistent, and mark which shots hit the main beat. Use a concrete first pass I can react to. Ask at most two questions, and only if you are blocked.
Freemium · see current plans
Luma Dream Machine
Luma Dream Machine — Dream Machine turns prompts and stills into video with strong camera motion. Use it for “music video.”
Dream Machine turns prompts and stills into video with strong camera motion. Shared catalog best-for lines with Runway: “music video”, “image to video”. Catalog price note: Freemium · see current plans.
Starter prompt
You are helping me inside Luma Dream Machine. The job: music video. Give me 8 shots with duration, camera move, and a paste-ready generation prompt for each. Keep the subject and palette consistent, and mark which shots hit the main beat. Use a concrete first pass I can react to. Ask at most two questions, and only if you are blocked.
Paid · via ChatGPT Plus about $20/mo or Pro
Sora
Sora — OpenAI's video generator for longer cinematic shots from a text or image prompt. Use it for “music video.”
OpenAI's video generator for longer cinematic shots from a text or image prompt. Shared catalog best-for lines with Runway: “music video”, “cinematic clip”. Catalog price note: Paid · via ChatGPT Plus about $20/mo or Pro.
Starter prompt
You are helping me inside Sora. The job: music video. Give me 8 shots with duration, camera move, and a paste-ready generation prompt for each. Keep the subject and palette consistent, and mark which shots hit the main beat. Use a concrete first pass I can react to. Ask at most two questions, and only if you are blocked.
Jobs that currently include Runway
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- Best AI tools for making a music video (2026)Query: make a music video
- Best AI tools for turning an image into video (2026)Query: image to video social clip
- Best AI tools for generating a cinematic clip (2026)Query: cinematic clip
- Best AI tools for making a talking-head video (2026)Query: talking head avatar video lipsync