Google Flow vs Runway
Both handle creative shorts, product and ad content. Below we compare only what the official sites publish: prices, annual billing, models and credit rules. We don't judge whose output is better — we have no side-by-side samples to publish, so it would be a guess.
Which to choose, and when
- If a confirmed price matters: we verified Runway's price; Google Flow is currently "Manually recorded price", so recheck its amounts below on the official site before ordering.
- To try one month on monthly billing: Google Flow is cheaper, Plus at $4.99/mo; the cheapest on Runway is Standard at $15/mo.
- If you plan to subscribe inside the iPhone app: we have no Google Flow in-app prices to compare with its website; Runway costs the same in the app as on its website. Compared at US prices, which exclude tax on both sides.
There is no "better overall" verdict. Each point above fits one situation; choose by whichever matters most in yours.
Prices side by side
| Item | Google Flow | Runway |
|---|---|---|
| Price status | Manually recorded price | Price verified |
| Cheapest plan | Plus · $4.99/mo | Standard · $15/mo |
| That plan, billed annually | — | $144 $12/mo equivalent · official per-month figure ×12 |
| Most expensive plan | Ultra 20x · $199.99/mo | Max · $95/mo |
| Credit cycle | Monthly | Monthly |
| Edition | International website subscription | International website · individual plans |
| Price last confirmed | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
Amounts are list prices published on the official websites, in US dollars, before tax, and do not mean you can buy in your region.
All Google Flow plans
| Plan | Monthly | Annual total | Annual, per month | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plus | $4.99 | — | — | 200 |
| Pro | $19.99 | — | — | 1,000 |
| Ultra 5x | $99.99 | — | — | 10,000 |
| Ultra 20x | $199.99 | — | — | 25,000 |
All Runway plans
| Plan | Monthly | Annual total | Annual, per month | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $15 | $144 | $12 | 625 |
| Pro | $35 | $336 | $28 | 2,250 |
| Max | $95 | $912 | $76 | 9,500 |
Credit rules
Google Flow
Monthly Flow credits do not roll over. Veo 3.1 Fast and Lite cost half as many credits on the Ultra plans, and the table below works each plan out separately.
Runway
Standard and Pro credits reset every month; Max carries unused credits into the next month. Rules last confirmed on Sep 14, 2026.
Credits are not a shared currency: one Google Flow credit and one Runway credit buy different things, so the counts cannot be compared directly.
Which models it offers
Google Flow
Runway
Gen-4.5, Gen-4 Turbo, Aleph 2.0, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.5, Seedance 2.0 Fast, Seedance 2.0 Pro
From each tool's own official pages (pricing or model pages). Which models a plan includes changes between versions; each model page gives its source and when it was last confirmed.