MiniCut vs Runway
MiniCut and Runway both turn a written idea into a finished short drama. MiniCut shows the credit cost of every generation on the button before you confirm it, starting at $16/month, with 40 free credits on signup. Runway's cheapest paid plan is $12/month, read on runwayml.com/pricing, 2026-08-11.
Side by side
| Row | Minicut | Runway |
|---|---|---|
| Price shown before you confirm | Yes, on the Generate button | Varies |
| Free tier | 40 credits, can generate video | not published |
| Cheapest paid plan | $16/mo | $12/mo |
| What one generation costs | $0.17 for a 5-second shot on Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast | not published |
| Cast consistency | Reference-locked, held across episodes | not published |
| Chinese interface | Yes | not published |
Source: runwayml.com/pricing. Checked 2026-08-11.
Where Runway is the better choice
Runway's Max tier carries a one-month credit rollover, which is rare among the tools we compared. Runway is also a broad general-purpose video model, not built around a recurring cast or a series structure.
Where Minicut is the better choice
Runway's free tier is a one-time 125 credits under a personal-use licence with no commercial use. Runway generates a clip; it does not carry a cast, a script stage or a genre structure across episodes the way Minicut does, because it is not built as a drama tool.
Cast consistency, side by side
The same premise, run through both. Both outputs embedded once we have generated them.
This comparison run has not been generated yet.
Upgrade your plan
You buy credits. Every generation has its own credit price, and that number sits on the button before you confirm it.
Free
For seeing whether it works
Free
No Seedance 2.5 on this plan. From Plus up.
Models and limits
- Every model we carry
- The cheapest models
- Seedance 2.5 · Seedance 2.0 · Kling v3.0 · Kling 3.0 Turbo · Google Veo 3.1 · Wan 3.0 Prime · Kling O3 Omni
- Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast · Seedream 4 · Chatterbox
- New models land here first
- 1 generation at once
- 3D Scene Composer
- MCP access
- Agent chat, 3 a day
- 20 MB storage
- No watermark
- Top-up credits
Entry
save 20%For your first few shorts
$16$12billed yearly
Saves $38.40 against monthly
No Seedance 2.5 on this plan. From Plus up.
Models and limits
- Every model we carry
- Every model except the flagship line-up
- Seedance 2.5 · Seedance 2.0 · Kling v3.0 · Kling 3.0 Turbo · Google Veo 3.1 · Wan 3.0 Prime · Kling O3 Omni
- Seedance 2.0 Mini · Seedance 1.5 Pro · Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast · 33 more
- New models land here first
- 2 generations at once
- 3D Scene Composer
- MCP access
- Agent chat, unlimited
- 200 MB storage
- No watermark
- Top-up credits
Plus
save 20%For posting every week
$55$44billed yearly
Saves $132 against monthly
Models and limits
- Every model we carry
- Seedance 2.5 · Seedance 2.0 · Kling v3.0 · Kling 3.0 Turbo · Google Veo 3.1 · Wan 3.0 Prime · Kling O3 Omni
- Seedance 2.0 Mini · Seedance 1.5 Pro · Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast · 33 more
- New models land here first
- 6 generations at once
- 3D Scene Composer
- MCP access
- Agent chat, unlimited
- 1 GB storage
- No watermark
- Top-up credits
Pro
save 20%Best valueFor running a channel
$125$100billed yearly
Saves $300 against monthly
Models and limits
- Every model we carry
- Seedance 2.5 · Seedance 2.0 · Kling v3.0 · Kling 3.0 Turbo · Google Veo 3.1 · Wan 3.0 Prime · Kling O3 Omni
- Seedance 2.0 Mini · Seedance 1.5 Pro · Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast · 33 more
- New models land here first
- 8 generations at once
- 3D Scene Composer
- MCP access
- Agent chat, unlimited
- 5 GB storage
- No watermark
- Top-up credits
Studio
save 20%Lowest cost per creditFor a team shipping every day
$349$279billed yearly
Saves $837.60 against monthly
Models and limits
- Every model we carry
- Seedance 2.5 · Seedance 2.0 · Kling v3.0 · Kling 3.0 Turbo · Google Veo 3.1 · Wan 3.0 Prime · Kling O3 Omni
- Seedance 2.0 Mini · Seedance 1.5 Pro · Seedance 1.0 Pro Fast · 33 more
- New models land here first
- 12 generations at once
- 3D Scene Composer
- MCP access
- Agent chat, unlimited
- 20 GB storage
- No watermark
- Top-up credits
FAQ
- Can I use MiniCut and Runway together?
- Yes, they are independent tools; using one does not stop you from using the other.
- How current is the data on this page?
- Every claim about Runway on this page carries the date it was checked. A field we have not verified reads "not published" rather than a guess.