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Runway Builders Program | Runway
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The Runway Builders Program gives Seed to Series C startups complementary API credits and early access to build with Runway Characters.
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Generative video and conversational AI are converging. The startups that move now will define what's built next. Runway Builders is how you get there first.
The Runway Builders Program gives Seed to Series C startups complimentary API credits. No barriers. Just credits, higher rate limits, and something to build.
We're launching Runway Builders alongside the release of
Runway Characters
— Runway's real-time conversational avatar API powered by GWM-1, Runway's General World Model. Characters are persistent AI personas with a defined appearance, voice and personality. Create once, deploy anywhere, reuse across every session.
Use cases Runway Builders and Enterprises are already exploring: AI customer support agents, interactive brand characters, personalized onboarding experiences, real-time sales assistants and synthetic media tools.
Runway Builders receive:
Free API Credits
Up to 500k free API credits to start building immediately
Highest Usage Limits
Unlock Tier 5 access — Runway's highest API usage tier — for maximum throughput
Runway Characters Access
Access to Runway Characters via the Runway API
A Dedicated Builder Community
Private Runway Builders community: Slack access, training sessions and direct support
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Models
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Model Router
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Robotics
Overview
Policy Model
Offline Policy Evaluation
Data Augmentation
Video Model Licensing
Get Access
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Overview
Data Security
Customer Stories
For Education
Contact Sales
Research
Research Hub
Research News
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Solaris
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General World Models
GWM-1
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Aleph 2.0
Act-Two
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