Task Cost API
API responses now include the credit cost of each task, both while running as an estimate and on completion as the final cost. This makes it easy for platforms to meter and display per-generation pricing to their own users.
Runway changelog: July 2026
22 releases from to
Everything Runway shipped in July 2026, collected from official Runway sources. Each entry is dated and links to the page it came from.
July 2026 at a glance
July 2026 was Runway's busiest month of the 7 we had tracked by then: 22 releases, about 4.1× its monthly average of 5. That was 18 releases more than June 2026. Most were Model (8), followed by API (6) and Product (6).
Releases
22
+18 vs June 2026
Rank of 7 months
1st
Average 5.4 a month
Most shipped
Model
8 releases
Notable Runway launches in July 2026
- Model
Eleven v3 on Runway Dev
Eleven v3 (eleven_v3) is now available on Runway Dev. Generate expressive speech with audio tags like [laughs] and [whispers] in the script. Same Runway preset voices as Multilingual v2. Billed at 1 credit per 50 characters, with a 1 credit minimum.
Source: Runway API Changelog - Model
SAM3 Video Segmentation
Pass in any video with a text prompt describing an entity to cut it out as a transparent webm video. You can also invert your selection to remove the background instead.
Source: Runway Changelog - Model
Seedance 2.0 4K
Runway MCP now supports Seedance 2.0 video generation in 4K resolution. Just explicitly request 4K to generate at the higher resolution.
Source: Runway Changelog
All Runway releases in July 2026
Newest first. Each entry links to the official page it came from.
July 202622 releases
Gen-3 Alpha Turbo and Gen-4 Aleph sunset
Gen-3 Alpha Turbo (gen3a_turbo) and Gen-4 Aleph (gen4_aleph) are no longer available on Runway Dev. Requests that use these model identifiers will fail. Upgrade from Gen-3 Alpha Turbo to Gen-4.5 (best quality) or Gen-4 Turbo (fastest), and from Gen-4 Aleph to Aleph 2.0 (aleph2).
Eleven v3 on Runway Dev
Eleven v3 (eleven_v3) is now available on Runway Dev. Generate expressive speech with audio tags like [laughs] and [whispers] in the script. Same Runway preset voices as Multilingual v2. Billed at 1 credit per 50 characters, with a 1 credit minimum.
Eleven v3
ElevenLabs v3 is now available on Runway Dev. Generate expressive text-to-speech with inline audio tags like [laughs] and [whispers] via POST /v1/text_to_speech.
Capacity Fallbacks in Model Router
When you hit your concurrency limit on a model, Model Router can now automatically fall back to the next-best eligible model with capacity instead of queuing your request. Opt in per model router in the dev portal to scale past your per-model concurrency limits without added lat…
SAM3 Video Segmentation
Pass in any video with a text prompt describing an entity to cut it out as a transparent webm video. You can also invert your selection to remove the background instead.
Organization workspace reporting
Organizations on an enterprise plan can now export per-generation credit usage and audit log history for the Runway web app workspaces linked to their API project. /v1/organization/webapp/usage returns one row per generation with the credits it cost, and /v1/organization/webapp/…
Agent Workflows
Agent can now build and run entire Workflows for you. Just describe what you want in plain language, and it assembles the full multi-step pipeline, nodes, inputs and all, which you can still inspect and edit yourself.
Seedance 2.0 4K
Runway MCP now supports Seedance 2.0 video generation in 4K resolution. Just explicitly request 4K to generate at the higher resolution.
Seedance 2.0 Mini and Fast
Two new lightweight Seedance 2.0 tiers are now available through Runway MCP. Seedance 2.0 Fast delivers quick 480p/720p turnaround with full text-to-video, image-to-video, audio, and keyframe support, while Seedance 2.0 Mini offers the cheapest and fastest option for rapid itera…
Nano Banana 2 Lite
Nano Banana 2 Lite is now available through Runway MCP. It's the fastest and most affordable Nano Banana model, ideal for quick iteration and experimentation at scale, at 4 credits per image and free in explore mode.
Model Routers
Configure allow/deny lists, cost caps, and optimization preferences for cost, latency, or quality, and Runway Dev will automatically select the best video model for each generation request. Build your integration once and stay on the best model as new ones are released, without…
Nano Banana 2
Nano Banana 2 is now available in Runway MCP. Generate images at 1K, 2K or 4K resolution for 7 credits per image, a more affordable option for experimentation.
Seedream 5.0
Seedream 5.0 is now available as an image model in tool mode. Use up to 14 reference images and generate at 2K or 3K resolution across eight aspect ratios.
Aleph 2.0 in MCP
Aleph 2.0 is now available through the Runway MCP. Ask your agent to edit videos, such as adding new elements to the background, using the new Edit Video tool.
Seedream 5.0 Lite
Seedream 5.0 Lite is now available on Runway Dev. Generate images at 4 credits per image using the same text-to-image endpoint as Seedream 5.0 Pro.
Nano Banana 2 Lite
Nano Banana 2 Lite is now available in Tool Mode on mobile, with support for up to 14 reference images and fast image generation.
Timeline in Agent
Studio's timeline editor now lives inside Agent, so you can generate, assemble, refine and export a video in a single conversation. Ask the agent to sync clips to a track or assemble a multi-shot scene, or build and edit the timeline by hand.
Custom Agent Skills
Agent can now build custom Skills for you. Ask it to create one from scratch or turn an existing conversation into a reusable Skill you can share with your workspace.
PDF Input for Agent
Agent can now read PDFs you upload, pulling their content directly into generation. Drop in a brief, script or style guide up to 10MB and skip the copy-pasting.
Runway Agent Skills
Introducing Agent Skills. Build an ad campaign, create a commercial, localize your ads and more with a simple command.
Nano Banana 2 Lite
Nano Banana 2 Lite is now available in Runway. Create images at warp speed, without compromising on quality.
Where July 2026 sits
Runway releases per month, for July 2026 and the 6 months before it. A taller bar means more releases that month; the dated entries for each month are on its own page.
Other companies in July 2026
15 of the companies we track shipped in July 2026; Runway ranks 1st by number of releases.
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