SolidMeta vs Runway

Runway is a web platform for generating and editing video, images and audio, with its own Gen-4.5, Aleph and Act-Two models and many third-party ones. SolidMeta is built for images and film of a real product that must look exactly right: it starts from your CAD, 3D or photos and checks every frame against them. For cinematic range and post-production, Runway is strong; for product accuracy and regulated teams, SolidMeta is built for it.

Facts as of 1 November 2026 · Sources

Side by side

Topic	SolidMeta	Runway
What it is	A production platform for product-accurate images and video, from the source to client delivery.	A web platform for generating and editing video, images and audio, for marketing and creative teams.^[1]^[2]
Starts from	CAD (STEP, JT, CATPart and more), 3D models (GLB, FBX, OBJ, USD), product photos or a script.	Text, images and video, plus Brand Kits of reference images and videos. Its API lists text, image and video as inputs.^[2]^[3]
Product accuracy	Auto Heal checks every frame against your CAD or photos and reports each fix before sign-off.	Gen-4 References and Brand Kits keep characters, locations and objects consistent. Runway lists as a Gen-4.5 limitation that objects may vanish or appear unexpectedly.^[1]^[4]
AI models	Flux, Gemini, GPT, Seedance, Veo, Wan, LTX, MiniMax, Grok and Qwen, among others; admins choose per workspace.	Its own Gen-4.5, Gen-4, Gen-4 Image, Aleph 2.0, Act-Two and Ruby, plus Kling, Seedance, Nano Banana, Seedream, Wan and others.^[1]^[5]
Editing	Board nodes for image and video, Heal and retouch, and a timeline editor for the cut.	Video-to-video editing with Aleph, performance capture with Act-Two, 4K upscaling, HDR and ProRes export on Max, and Adobe and DaVinci Resolve plugins.^[1]^[5]
Teams	Workspaces and roles, comments on the board, review, and client delivery with roles.	Team plan for 2 to 9 seats with shared projects and frame-accurate comments; custom permissions on Enterprise.^[6]^[7]
Security	European clients' data processed in the EU.	SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001 certified. US-headquartered; data region not specified.^[8]^[9]
Private deployment	On-prem, air-gapped or private cloud on Enterprise.	Runs in Runway's cloud; on-prem deployment is not offered on its pages. Enterprise offers model weight licensing.^[7]
Your content	No AI training on customer content, on any plan. You keep ownership of what you make.	Enterprise: no training on customer data. Under the general terms, inputs and outputs may be used to train Runway's models.^[7]^[10]
AI labelling	A machine-readable AI marker in every image and video, plus optional visible EU AI labels.	C2PA metadata on all generated outputs.^[11]
Pricing	Free (no AI). Pro $25, Pro+ $125, Ultra $250 a month, tax included. Studio from $49 per seat.	Free (125 one-time credits). Standard $15, Pro $35, Max $95 a month, Team $69 per seat; about 20% less billed yearly. Tax not stated.^[1]^[6]

Where Runway is stronger

Cinematic range: performance capture with Act-Two, video-to-video editing with Aleph, and HDR grading with ProRes export.
A broad catalogue of its own and third-party video, image and audio models, updated every few weeks.
A lower entry price, from $12 a month billed yearly, and a free tier.
Plugins for Adobe and DaVinci Resolve, plus an API and an MCP server.
SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001 certifications, and C2PA metadata on every output.

Where SolidMeta is stronger

It starts from your product's CAD or approved photos, not from a prompt or a reference.
Every frame is checked against that source, and each fix is reported before sign-off.
Runs on-prem, air-gapped or in a private cloud on Enterprise.
European data processed in the EU.
No AI training on customer content on any plan, not only on Enterprise.

Which one fits

Choose Runway if…

you make cinematic or experimental video, need performance capture or video-to-video editing, or work mostly inside Adobe or DaVinci Resolve.

Choose SolidMeta if…

you make images and film of a real product that must match the CAD or the approved photos, need review and delivery for a team, or work under automotive security rules.

FAQ

Questions about SolidMeta and Runway

Is SolidMeta a Runway alternative?

For product work, yes. SolidMeta starts from your CAD, 3D or photos and checks every frame against them. For cinematic and experimental video, Runway has the broader toolset.

Can SolidMeta use the same video models as Runway?

Some of them. SolidMeta runs Seedance, Veo, Wan, MiniMax and others; Runway's own models such as Gen-4.5 and Aleph are only available from Runway.

Does SolidMeta train AI on my videos?

No. Your content is not used to train AI models, ours or anyone else's, on any plan, and you keep ownership of what you make.

Can SolidMeta run on-premise?

Yes, on Enterprise: on-prem, air-gapped or in a private cloud.

Sources

Runway, pricing: https://runway.com/pricing (accessed 1 November 2026)
Runway, Agent: https://runway.com/product/agent (accessed 1 November 2026)
Runway API: https://dev.runwayml.com/ (accessed 1 November 2026)
Runway research, Introducing Gen-4.5: https://runway.com/research/introducing-runway-gen-4.5 (accessed 1 November 2026)
Runway, changelog: https://runway.com/changelog (accessed 1 November 2026)
Runway, Team plan: https://runway.com/team-plan (accessed 1 November 2026)
Runway, Enterprise: https://runway.com/enterprise (accessed 1 November 2026)
Runway, data security: https://runway.com/data-security (accessed 1 November 2026)
Runway, privacy policy: https://runway.com/privacy-policy (accessed 1 November 2026)
Runway, terms of use: https://runway.com/terms-of-use (accessed 1 November 2026)
Runway research, The Turing Reel: https://runway.com/research/theturingreel (accessed 1 November 2026)

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