Gen 2 Runway - Text-to-Video Generation in Runway
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Gen 2 Runway Brief overview
Runway Gen-2 was a multimodal AI video generation model from Runway that could create novel videos from text prompts, images, or video clips. It was designed for “no camera” style creation—generating new footage without traditional filming—while also supporting transformations like applying a prompt/image “look” onto existing video structure (video-to-video).
Important status note: Gen-2 is a legacy model and was fully deprecated on May 11, 2025 (Runway began revoking access in mid‑March 2025). Runway recommends using newer models (for example, Gen‑4 Video) instead.
Simple how-to-use
- Create a Runway account and open the Runway web app (the model was used inside Runway’s product interface).
- Choose a Gen-2 input mode depending on what you have:
- Start with Text to Video if you only have an idea.
- Use Text + Image to Video if you want a specific look/composition anchored to a reference image.
- Use Image to Video (Variations Mode) to animate or vary a single image.
- Use video-based modes to restyle/transform existing footage.
- Write a short, descriptive prompt, then generate multiple versions and pick the best result (common practice with generative video tools).
- Today: since Gen-2 is no longer available, use Runway’s current video models (Runway explicitly points users to newer options like Gen‑4 Video).
Key features and functions
Gen-2 supported multiple creation and transformation paths, including:
- Mode 01: Text to Video – generate video from a text prompt alone.
- Mode 02: Text + Image to Video – combine a reference image with a prompt to drive the output.
- Mode 03: Image to Video (Variations Mode) – generate animated variations from a single image.
- Mode 04: Stylization – transfer the style of an image or prompt across video frames.
- Mode 05: Storyboard – turn mockups into stylized/animated renders.
- Mode 06: Mask and Mode 07: Render – additional video transformation workflows shown on the Gen‑2 research page.
- Motion Brush (Gen-2-specific) – Runway confirms this feature was specific to Gen‑2 and is not available on newer models.
Gen 2 Runway Pricing
Runway uses subscription plans plus a credit system (credits are consumed when generating media). Credits do not roll over; Free includes a one-time credit deposit, while paid plans include monthly credits.
- Free:$0; includes 125 credits (one time).
- Standard:$12/user/month billed annually ($144); includes 625 credits monthly.
- Pro:$28/user/month billed annually ($336); includes 2250 credits monthly.
- Unlimited:$76/user/month billed annually ($912); includes 2250 credits monthly plus an “Explore Mode” for broad unlimited generation at a relaxed rate (per Runway’s plan description).
- Enterprise: custom pricing (“Contact Us”).
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