Runway: a new model or snapshot, note by note
9 Runway entries on a new model or snapshot, 1 July 2024 to 20 August 2026, across Gen-3 Alpha, Gen-3 Alpha Turbo, Act-One and Gen-4 and more. The latest: Ruby converts SDR video to HDR. As of 2026-09-25.
| Line | Entries |
|---|---|
| Adobe Firefly Video | 1 |
| Amazon Nova Reel | 2 |
| Gemini Omni | 4 |
| Google Veo | 4 |
| Grok Imagine | 3 |
| HappyHorse | 2 |
| Kling AI | 10 |
| LTX | 3 |
| Luma Ray | 3 |
| Midjourney video | 1 |
| MiniMax Hailuo | 5 |
| PixVerse | 5 |
| Runway | 9 |
| Seedance | 4 |
| Sora | 2 |
| Vidu | 2 |
| Wan | 10 |
Inclusion rule. Lines with at least one entry of this kind. Order. Alphabetical by line.
Runway has 9 entries on a new model or snapshot in the register, the first of them dated 1 July 2024.
1The entries
1 July 2024, Gen-3 Alpha
It is a major improvement in fidelity, consistency, and motion over Gen-2
Runway, changelog
- Gen-3 Alpha Text to VideoGen-3 Alpha text-to-video, described as a step up in fidelity, consistency and motion
14 August 2024, Gen-3 Alpha Turbo
Generate 7x faster for half the price of the original Gen-3 Alpha
Runway, changelog
- Gen-3 Alpha TurboGen-3 Alpha Turbo: faster and cheaper than Gen-3 Alpha
It came 44 days after the previous one.
25 October 2024, Act-One
A new way to generate expressive character performances inside Gen-3 Alpha using a single driving video and character image.
Runway, changelog
- Act-One in Gen-3 AlphaAct-One drives a character from one performance video and one image
72 days after the entry before it.
1 April 2025, Gen-4
A new way to generate fast, controllable and production-ready media.
Runway, changelog
- Gen-4 is now availableGen-4 is released for paid plans
The gap from the previous entry: 158 days.
17 July 2025, Act-Two
Next-generation motion capture model with major improvements in generation quality and support for head, face, body and hand tracking.
Runway, changelog
- Act-TwoAct-Two tracks head, face, body and hands
107 days after the entry before it.
31 July 2025, Aleph
Aleph is now available for all paid plans. A new way to edit, transform and generate video.
Runway, changelog
- AlephAleph, a model for editing and transforming video, opens to paid plans
The gap from the previous entry: 14 days.
11 December 2025, Gen-4.5
Introducing Gen-4.5, the world's best video model. Now available for all paid plans.
Runway, changelog
- Gen-4.5Gen-4.5 is released for all paid plans
It came 133 days after the previous one.
21 May 2026, Aleph 2.0
Edit a frame the way you want, and Aleph 2.0 — our upgraded video editing model, now in Edit Studio — edits the rest of your video to match.
Runway, changelog
- Aleph 2.0 & Edit StudioAleph 2.0 edits a whole clip to match one edited frame
It came 161 days after the previous one.
20 August 2026, Runway Ruby
Transform any SDR video into true HDR with Runway Ruby, a native color grading model available in Tool Mode, Workflows, and Runway Dev.
Runway, changelog
- Runway RubyRuby converts SDR video to HDR
It came 91 days after the previous one.
2The same kind of change in other lines
- Adobe Firefly Video: 1 entry, October 2024
- Amazon Nova Reel: 2 entries, December 2024 to April 2025
- Gemini Omni: 4 entries, June 2026 to August 2026
- Google Veo: 4 entries, April 2025 to March 2026
- Grok Imagine: 3 entries, January 2026 to August 2026
- HappyHorse: 2 entries, April 2026 to June 2026
- Kling AI: 10 entries, November 2024 to September 2026
- LTX: 3 entries, October 2025 to August 2026
- Luma Ray: 3 entries, September 2025 to June 2026
- Midjourney video: 1 entry, June 2025
- MiniMax Hailuo: 5 entries, February 2025 to August 2026
- PixVerse: 5 entries, August 2025 to April 2026
- Seedance: 4 entries, April 2026 to August 2026
- Sora: 2 entries, October 2025 to January 2026
- Vidu: 2 entries, September 2025 to September 2026
- Wan: 10 entries, January 2025 to August 2026
Runway, every entry · New models and snapshots, every line · Gen-3 Alpha · Gen-3 Alpha Turbo · Gen-4 · Gen-4.5
3Notes read
- Runway, changelog, read 2026-09-25