Runway is the original AI video lab: it builds its own models (Gen-4.5, Aleph), sells them with others in a creative suite, and now ships an agent, team projects and an MCP. cnemai doesn't make models. It's the studio around them: a script that's a shot list, cast sheets, takes, a timeline and a review round, at one price for the team.
| cnemai | Runway | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | A film studio: script → shot list → cast sheets → takes → timeline → review | Its own models plus others, apps, workflows, an agent and a timeline editor |
| Team price | $99 a month for the whole studio, no per-seat fee | Team $69 a seat a month, 2–9 seats; Enterprise beyond |
| Renders | A wallet that never expires, priced per take before it renders | Monthly credits; Max and Team roll over one month, top-ups never expire |
| Team review | Versions, propose, vote and approve on every cut | Shared projects and comments on any generation |
| Consistency | Cast, world and prop sheets on every take | Reference images per generation |
| Claude and ChatGPT | MCP connector into your film project | Runway MCP from the Pro plan |
| Output | 1080p master | 4K upscaling; ProRes and HDR on Max |
Runway read on runway.com on 2026-10-15.
Choose Runway when
- you want Runway's own models, Aleph's frame edits, or Act-Two performance capture;
- you need 4K, ProRes or HDR, or Premiere and After Effects plugins;
- you work alone and Max's included seconds cover your month.
Choose cnemai when
- more than two or three people work on the film and you don't want to pay per seat;
- the cut needs a review round and an approval before it ships;
- you want the script, the cast and the cut in one project, with every version kept.