Outside models arriving on Runway
Runway announced 10 outside video models or settings between 7 April 2026 and 18 September 2026. For 4 of them the maker's own dated note exists; the table gives both dates and the days between. As of 2026-09-25.
Runway's changelog announces outside models under their own names, often with the surface they reach first: Runway's app, its developer API or its MCP server for agents. Ten such entries fall between April and September 2026, five of them Seedance versions or settings. For the newest models the gap from the maker's own note was short: Gemini Omni Flash reached Runway the day of its preview, Grok Imagine 1.5 thirteen days after xAI's note and Wan 3.0 eighteen days after Alibaba Cloud's. Kling is the exception: its 3.0 and O3 models reached Runway's MCP in September 2026, months after Kling rolled out 3.0, and the note speaks only of the MCP surface.
| Date | Line | Version | What Runway says | Maker's note | Days after it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 2026 | Seedance | Seedance 2.0 | Seedance 2.0 reaches Runway on Unlimited and Enterprise plans outside the US | No dated maker note | N/A |
| 30 June 2026 | Gemini Omni | Gemini Omni Flash | Gemini Omni Flash arrives in Runway | 30 June 2026 | 0 |
| 21 July 2026 | Seedance | Seedance 2.0 Mini | Seedance 2.0 Mini and Fast reach Runway through its MCP | No dated maker note | N/A |
| 22 July 2026 | Seedance | Seedance 2.0 | Seedance 2.0 in 4K through Runway's MCP | No dated maker note | N/A |
| 5 August 2026 | MiniMax Hailuo | Hailuo 3.0 | Runway's developer API adds a model it names MiniMax Hailuo 3.0 | No dated maker note | N/A |
| 11 August 2026 | Seedance | Seedance 2.5 | Seedance 2.5 reaches Runway through its MCP, up to 30 seconds | No dated maker note | N/A |
| 13 August 2026 | Grok Imagine | Grok Imagine 1.5 | Grok Imagine 1.5 reaches Runway's MCP, 1 to 15 seconds with audio | 31 July 2026 | 13 |
| 15 August 2026 | Seedance | Seedance 2.5 | Seedance 2.5 at 1080p across Runway | No dated maker note | N/A |
| 24 August 2026 | Wan | Wan 3.0 | Wan 3.0 arrives in Runway at 480p, 720p or 1080p | 6 August 2026 | 18 |
| 18 September 2026 | Kling AI | Kling 3.0 | Kling 3.0 and O3 models, including 4K, reach Runway's MCP | 31 January 2026 | 230 |
Inclusion rule. Every entry in Runway's changelog announcing a video model made by someone else. Order. By date, oldest first.
1Each announcement
7 April 2026, Seedance 2.0
Now available on Unlimited and Enterprise plans outside the US.
Runway, changelog
30 June 2026, Gemini Omni Flash
Generate and edit video with Gemini Omni Flash, now in Runway.
Runway, changelog
21 July 2026, Seedance 2.0 Mini
Two new lightweight Seedance 2.0 tiers are now available through Runway MCP.
Runway, changelog
22 July 2026, Seedance 2.0
Runway MCP now supports Seedance 2.0 video generation in 4K resolution.
Runway, changelog
5 August 2026, Hailuo 3.0
MiniMax Hailuo 3.0 is now live on Runway Dev.
Runway, changelog
11 August 2026, Seedance 2.5
Generate up to 30 seconds of video with native audio
Runway, changelog
13 August 2026, Grok Imagine 1.5
Generate 1-15 second clips with native audio, up to 1080p resolution.
Runway, changelog
15 August 2026, Seedance 2.5
Seedance 2.5 now generates in 1080p across all surfaces.
Runway, changelog
24 August 2026, Wan 3.0
Wan 3.0 is now available in Runway in tool mode and workflows.
Runway, changelog
18 September 2026, Kling 3.0
Kling O3 4K, Kling 3.0 Standard, Kling O3 Standard, and Kling 3.0 Motion Control are now available on Runway MCP.
Runway, changelog
2The other platform
3Notes read
- Runway, changelog, read 2026-09-25
- Google, Gemini API changelog, read 2026-09-25
- xAI, API release notes, read 2026-09-25
- Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, newly released models, read 2026-09-25
- Kling AI, release notes, read 2026-09-25