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Runway Gen-4 Turbo

Generates a ten-second clip in roughly thirty seconds, about five times faster than the standard Gen-4, and the Gen-4 family is specifically tuned for keeping characters and locations consistent across shots. No native audio on this family — budget for a separate audio pass.

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stable Runway Runway Gen-4 gen4_turbo

Price

$0.05

/ video sec

Context

not token-based

Max output

varies

Pricing caveat: Billed as 5 credits per second at $0.01 per credit. No native audio on the Gen-4 family.

Where Runway Gen-4 Turbo fits

  • Consistent characters across scenes
  • Fast creative iteration
  • Editor-grade production workflows
  • Image-to-video animation

Specifications

API model ID
gen4_turbo
Provider
Runway
Model family
Runway Gen-4
Released
April 2025
Knowledge cutoff
Context window
Max output
Native reasoning
No
Relative latency
low
Input modalities
text, image
Output modalities
video
Open weights
No
Cached input
Batch discount

Frequently asked

How much does Runway Gen-4 Turbo cost?

Runway Gen-4 Turbo is billed at $0.05 / video sec.

What is Runway Gen-4 Turbo's context window?

Context limits for Runway Gen-4 Turbo depend on the input format rather than a token count.

Is Runway Gen-4 Turbo a reasoning model?

No. Runway Gen-4 Turbo answers directly without a native thinking phase, which keeps latency and cost predictable.

What is Runway Gen-4 Turbo best for?

Fast iteration inside an editing suite. Generates a ten-second clip in roughly thirty seconds, about five times faster than the standard Gen-4, and the Gen-4 family is specifically tuned for keeping characters and locations consistent across shots. No native audio on this family — budget for a separate audio pass.