Runway Ruby in Tool Mode
Ruby is now available as its own model in the Tool Mode model selector, with a dedicated UI. Bring in videos from outside Runway and color-grade them with Ruby.
Runway changelog: August 2026
28 releases from to
Everything Runway shipped in August 2026, collected from official Runway sources. Each entry is dated and links to the page it came from.
August 2026 at a glance
August 2026 was Runway's busiest month of the 8 we had tracked by then: 28 releases, about 3.4× its monthly average of 8. That was 6 releases more than July 2026. Most were Model (15), followed by Enterprise & Security (4) and Product (4).
Releases
28
+6 vs July 2026
Rank of 8 months
1st
Average 8.3 a month
Most shipped
Model
15 releases
Notable Runway launches in August 2026
- Model
Runway Ruby in Tool Mode
Ruby is now available as its own model in the Tool Mode model selector, with a dedicated UI. Bring in videos from outside Runway and color-grade them with Ruby.
Source: Runway Changelog - Model
WAN 3.0 on Runway Dev
WAN 3.0 (wan3) is now available on Runway Dev. Generate up to 30 seconds of video with native audio from a text prompt or a start-frame image. WAN 3.0 is built for reference-driven shots - pass images, video, or audio to keep characters and style consistent, or use first and las…
Source: Runway API Changelog - Model
Muse Image on Runway Dev
Meta Muse Image (muse_image) is now available on Runway Dev. Generate images from text with optional reference images - when references are provided, the model edits and combines them as the prompt describes. Supports prompts up to 4,000 characters, up to 10 reference images, ou…
Source: Runway API Changelog
All Runway releases in August 2026
Newest first. Each entry links to the official page it came from.
August 202628 releases
ACEScg EXR delivery
HDR outputs can now be delivered as scene-referred ACEScg OpenEXR sequences - in both ACES 1.3 and ACES 2.0 variants, with outputFormat: "hdr_exr_acescg_sequence_1_3" or "hdr_exr_acescg_sequence_2_0" matching your pipeline’s config version - on /v1/video_to_hdr and on Gen-4.5 HD…
HDR Video Conversion on Runway MCP
Runway MCP now supports upgrading your video content to HDR, wherever your agents are. Choose from HDR10, HLG, or HDR ProRes output formats.
WAN 3.0 on Runway Dev
WAN 3.0 (wan3) is now available on Runway Dev. Generate up to 30 seconds of video with native audio from a text prompt or a start-frame image. WAN 3.0 is built for reference-driven shots - pass images, video, or audio to keep characters and style consistent, or use first and las…
Muse Image on Runway Dev
Meta Muse Image (muse_image) is now available on Runway Dev. Generate images from text with optional reference images - when references are provided, the model edits and combines them as the prompt describes. Supports prompts up to 4,000 characters, up to 10 reference images, ou…
Wan 3.0
Wan 3.0 is now available in Runway in tool mode and workflows. Generate near state-of-the-art video with audio, using multiple image, video, and audio reference inputs, at 480p, 720p, or 1080p.
Org Config Alerts
Org admins now see alerts in org settings when workspaces are missing SSO enforcement or lack a low-credit email, with a link to fix each issue directly.
Default SSO for New Workspaces
Org admins can now set a default SSO configuration that automatically applies to every new workspace created in the org. This removes the need to manually copy SSO settings each time a new workspace is spun up.
Workflow Support in Runway MCP
Agents can now list workflows in your workspace, open one in the web app editor, tweak it, and run it from chat. Built for advanced, re-runnable pipelines you don't want to put together by hand.
SDR to HDR in Runway API
Ruby (ruby) is now available via the Runway API. Convert any SDR video - uploads or generations from any model - into true HDR, delivered as 10-bit HEVC in HDR10 (outputFormat: "hdr10", the default) or HLG ("hlg") with BT.2020 signaling and measured HDR10 metadata, as a BT.2020…
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. Convert outputs from any model, first or third party, or your own existing video files, and get updated brightness and color range for professi…
HDR output formats for Gen-4.5 and Aleph 2.0
Gen-4.5 text to video and image to video can now deliver directly in HDR and post-production formats via outputFormat: hdr10 and hlg streaming HDR, sdr_rec709_10bit for 10-bit SDR grading, and mastering-grade hdr_pq_12bit_master (12-bit lossless), hdr_prores (ProRes 422 HQ), hdr…
Seedream 5.0 Pro Layers
Split images into layers with a new tool that lets you toggle and transform each layer independently. Ideal for fine-grained image editing and asset extraction.
Compositing Nodes
Compose and blend images and video together with new compositing workflow nodes, now available to all customers.
Seedance 2.5 1080p
Seedance 2.5 (seedance2_5) now supports 1080p output on text-to-video, image-to-video, and video-to-video. Pass a 1080p ratio such as 1920:1080 (16:9) or 1080:1920 (9:16). 4K stays on Seedance 2.0.
SD2.5 1080p
Seedance 2.5 now generates in 1080p across all surfaces. Get sharper, higher-resolution results wherever you create.
Ideogram 4.0
Ideogram's latest image model is now available in Runway MCP as ideogram-4, for text-to-image or remixing from a single reference. It excels at accurate, readable text in designs, with support for ultra-tall 9:21 and ultra-wide 21:9 aspect ratios.
Grok Imagine 1.5 Video
xAI's Grok Imagine 1.5 is now available in Runway MCP as grok-imagine-1.5, supporting text-to-video and image-to-video from any MCP client. Generate 1-15 second clips with native audio, up to 1080p resolution.
Seedance 2.5
Seedance 2.5 is now available in Runway MCP. Generate up to 30 seconds of video with native audio, using text-to-video, image-to-video, or video-to-video, with first frame, last frame, and reference image controls, all directly from your AI agent.
Projects + Brand Kits in Agent
Agent sessions now live inside Projects, so you can start a session directly from a Project or move existing ones in. Your Project's assets and Brand Kits are instantly accessible from inside the session, so you never re-upload logos, product shots or style references.
Grok Imagine Image 2 on Runway Dev
Grok Imagine Image 2 (grok_imagine_image_2) is now available on Runway Dev. Generate images from text with optional reference images, an edit mode for direct image editing or combining references, quality of low or medium (default medium), outputCount from 1-4, and fixed width:h…
ProRes / PNG Sequence Export
Tool Mode and Edit Studio now let you export Gen-4.5 and Aleph 2 generations as ProRes 4444 with PCM audio or a PNG sequence, instead of a compressed MP4. Drop your output straight onto a Resolve or Premiere timeline for a true editorial-grade workflow.
Seedance 2.5 on Runway Dev
Seedance 2.5 (seedance2_5) is now available on Runway Dev. Generate cinematic videos from text, images, or video with optional generated audio, larger reference budgets, and durations from 4-30 seconds at 480p or 720p. Text-to-video can run from references alone (omit promptText…
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 on Runway Dev
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 (grok_imagine_1_5) is now available on Runway Dev. Generate videos from text or a start-frame image with optional native audio, prompt-addressable image references, and audio references. Text-to-video supports ratio values 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, a…
Comments on Assets
Leave feedback directly on an image or video with the new Comments tab. Pin comments to an exact spot or moment in a video, and @-mention teammates to notify them by email.
MiniMax Hailuo 3.0
MiniMax Hailuo 3.0 is now live on Runway Dev. Generate video from text, image, or video, with support for keyframes plus reference images, videos, and audio.
Hailuo 3.0 on Runway Dev
Hailuo 3.0 (hailuo3) is now available on Runway Dev. Generate videos from text, images, or video with support for keyframe control, reference images, reference videos, and reference audio. Hailuo 3.0 supports text-to-video, image-to-video, and video-to-video generation modes, wi…
Model Router Routing History
Every live routed request is now recorded, so you can see which model your Model Router picked and why. View it in the Activity tab of the dev portal or fetch the same records via the public API, and click any row for the full pipeline breakdown.
Where August 2026 sits
Runway releases per month, for August 2026 and the 7 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 August 2026
20 of the companies we track shipped in August 2026; Runway ranks 1st by number of releases.
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