Runway Gen-4
A versatile model, balanced across most use cases.
Overview
Runway Gen-4 goes further than Sora for pro use: editing tools (motion brush, keyframes, video-to-video), fine controls, and a complete suite. Heavily used in indie cinema and post-production. More open than Sora on filters.
Skill profile
Not disclosed
Strengths
- Has a free tier
Limitations
- Average speed
- No documented EU residency
Who is it for
- you handle sensitive data with no EU option
- you need very fast responses
Ideal use cases
- Pro video editing
- VFX
- Storyboarding
- Independent cinema
Access & availability
Key specifications
What it costs per month
Estimate from sourced API prices and a hardware tier for self-hosting. Assumptions are editable.
Assumptions: 36-month amortisation, 0.25 €/kWh, 22 days/month, 1 $ = 0.92 €. Excludes labour, software licences, redundancy.
nAIvigate Trust Index
What the vendor offers and documents for professional use in Europe. An undocumented criterion counts as zero and stays visible: the score rises when the vendor publishes, not when we assume.
11/20 criteria documented · 55 %
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[](https://naivigate.com/en/model/runway-gen-4)Data & compliance
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| EU data residency | No |
| Data processing agreement (DPA) | Not documented |
| Transfer outside the EU | Yes |
| Training on your data | Not documented |
| Configurable retention | Not documented |
| Zero Data Retention | Not documented |
| Self-hostable | No |
| Declared hosting | US |
| Anonymisable data | Yes |
Quality of this card’s data
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3/6 documented · 1/6 primary sources
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