Head-to-Head

Runway vs Descript

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, features, and our honest verdict.

🎥 Runway
8.7
Best Quality
VS
📝 Descript
8.3
Best Editor

Pricing Comparison

Plan 🎥 Runway 📝 Descript
Free Yes
125 credits (~25 sec Gen-3), watermarked
 Yes
10 transcription hours, 5 AI voice mins, watermarked
Starter
$15/mo Cheaper
Standard
625 credits/month, Gen-3 Alpha, 720p export, 3 editor projects
$24/mo
Hobbyist
20 transcription hours/month, 1 hr AI voice, 4K export
Pro
$35/mo
Pro
2250 credits/month, unlimited projects, 4K, Green Screen, custom models
$33/mo Cheaper
Business
40 hrs transcription, 10 hr AI voice, team features, brand kit
Enterprise
$95/mo
Unlimited
Unlimited Gen-3, 4K, all tools, priority processing
Custom
Enterprise
Custom pricing, unlimited everything, SSO, admin controls

Key Features

🎥 Runway
  • ✓ Gen-3 Alpha text-to-video
  • ✓ Image-to-video
  • ✓ Motion Brush
  • ✓ Green Screen AI
  • ✓ Video-to-video style transfer
  • ✓ Inpainting & outpainting
📝 Descript
  • ✓ Text-based video editing
  • ✓ AI voice cloning
  • ✓ Auto-transcription
  • ✓ Filler word removal
  • ✓ Screen recording
  • ✓ AI eye contact correction

Pros & Cons

🎥 Runway
Pros
  • + Most impressive visual quality
  • + True creative AI (not template-based)
  • + Cutting-edge research team
  • + Used by real studios
Cons
  • − Expensive per second of video
  • − Steep learning curve
  • − Short clip lengths (5-10 sec)
  • − Not for business/marketing content
📝 Descript
Pros
  • + Revolutionary editing paradigm
  • + Best podcast/video editing workflow
  • + Filler word removal is magic
  • + Eye contact correction works well
Cons
  • − Not for AI video generation
  • − Learning the text-editing model takes time
  • − Heavy app (slow on older machines)

Best For

🎥 Runway

Creative professionals and filmmakers pushing AI boundaries

📝 Descript

Podcasters and video editors who want faster post-production

Our Verdict
🎥 Runway wins this one
8.7

Nothing matches Runway on pure visual quality. But you pay for it, both in credits and learning curve. This is a creative tool, not a marketing tool.

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