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Artisan vs Runway

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

Verdict

Artisan is listed under AI Agents and Runway under Image & Visual AI. Runway scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.4 vs 7.4 out of 10). Only Runway has a free plan or trial. Only Runway is available on iOS and Android and offers an API.

Best overall

Runway

  • Filmmakers
  • Video creators
  • Marketers and ad teams
  • Designers

Choose Artisan if

  • You want a tool built for automating outbound prospecting, email outreach and meeting booking without adding BDR headcount.
  • Covers lead data, enrichment, sequencing, replies and meeting booking in one platform.
  • Approval, tone lock, banned phrases and escalation rules allow human oversight.

Choose Runway if

  • You want a tool built for Text-to-video and image-to-video generation.
  • Combines video, image and audio generation and editing in one workspace.
  • Offers Runway's own Gen-4.5 plus third-party models such as Seedance 2.0.
Best value
Runway
Best for beginners
Artisan
Best for business
Artisan

Features

18 features compared.

  • AI Lead Discovery
    Artisan
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Autonomous Campaigns
    Artisan
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Autonomous Replies and Booking
    Artisan
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Human-in-the-Loop Controls
    Artisan
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Intent Signals
    Artisan
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • AI Dialer Add-On
    Artisan
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Own-Domain Sending
    Artisan
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • CRM Sync
    Artisan
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Security and Compliance
    Artisan
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Gen-4.5 video model
    Artisan
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Creative Agent
    Artisan
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Multiple models
    Artisan
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Characters
    Artisan
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Aleph and Act-Two
    Artisan
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Audio tools
    Artisan
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Workflows and Recipes
    Artisan
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Runway Dev API
    Artisan
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Runway MCP
    Artisan
    Not available
    Runway
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Artisan
    Paid
    Runway
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Artisan
    No
    Runway
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Artisan
    Custom
    Runway
    $0
  • Plans
    Artisan
    3 plans
    Runway
    4 plans

Artisan plans

  • Team

    Custom/custom

    For teams running their first serious outbound motion

    • ~2,500 leads contacted/mo
    • every campaign type
    • autonomous replies and meeting booking
    • 250M+ verified B2B contacts
    • Salesforce and HubSpot sync
    • CSM support and onboarding

  • Scale

    Most popular

    Custom/custom

    For teams scaling outbound across reps and segments

    • ~6,000 leads contacted/mo
    • everything in Team
    • dedicated CSM
    • CRM setup included
    • priority support

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    For custom volume, security and rollout support

    • Everything in Scale
    • forward-deployed strategist
    • full onboarding buildout
    • dedicated strategic support
    • advanced security controls and audit logs

Runway plans

  • Free

    $0

    125 one-time credits that do not expire

    • A selection of generative models
    • 5GB storage

  • Standard

    $15/month

    625 credits per month; $12 per month billed annually

    • All video and image models
    • Creative Agent
    • 5 parallel generations
    • Music and voice and sound effects
    • Up to 3 projects
    • No watermarks
    • 4K upscaling
    • 20GB storage

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $35/month

    2,250 credits per month; $28 per month billed annually

    • Everything in Standard
    • 15 parallel generations
    • Up to 5 projects
    • 1 Brand Kit
    • 1 custom voice clone
    • Top-up credits
    • Runway MCP
    • Unlimited 4K video upscaling
    • 100GB storage

  • Max

    $95/month

    9,500 credits per month; $76 per month billed annually

    • Everything in Pro
    • Early access to new models
    • 20 parallel generations
    • Up to 10 projects
    • Up to 3 Brand Kits
    • Up to 3 custom voice clones
    • HDR and ProRes and image sequence outputs
    • 500GB storage

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

Artisan
7.4overall
Runway
8.4overall

  • Ease of Use

    Artisan
    7.8
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    Artisan
    8.0
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Artisan
    6.5
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Performance & Speed

    Artisan
    7.5
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Artisan
    7.2
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Video Quality

    Artisan
    Not rated
    Runway
    9.0

  • Camera & Motion Control

    Artisan
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.8

  • Model Variety

    Artisan
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.5

  • Editing Tools

    Artisan
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.6

  • Pricing Clarity

    Artisan
    Not rated
    Runway
    7.2

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Artisan

Pros

  • Covers lead data, enrichment, sequencing, replies and meeting booking in one platform.
  • Approval, tone lock, banned phrases and escalation rules allow human oversight.
  • SOC 2 Type II, SSO/SAML and audit logs are stated for security-conscious buyers.
  • Bi-directional Salesforce and HubSpot sync.
  • Onboarding with CSM support in a shared Slack channel on every plan.

Cons

  • No published prices or free trial; every plan requires a sales conversation.
  • Third-party sources report widely different costs, making budgeting harder.
  • The dialer is a separate per-seat add-on.
  • Web only; no public mobile app found.

Runway

Pros

  • Combines video, image and audio generation and editing in one workspace
  • Offers Runway's own Gen-4.5 plus third-party models such as Seedance 2.0
  • Creative Agent builds videos from a conversation
  • Runway Dev API with Node and Python SDKs
  • Free plan with 125 credits that do not expire
  • Native iOS and Android apps

Cons

  • Credit-based pricing: a 5-second Gen-4.5 clip costs 60 credits, so the 625 credits on Standard cover about 10 such clips
  • Standard and Pro credits do not roll over at the end of the month
  • Some App Store reviewers complain about the cost of failed or unusable generations
  • 4K upscaling is unlimited only on Pro and Max

Platforms

  • Web
    Artisan
    Supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • Windows
    Artisan
    Not supported
    Runway
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Artisan
    Not supported
    Runway
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Artisan
    Not supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • Android
    Artisan
    Not supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • API
    Artisan
    Not supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    Artisan
    Not supported
    Runway
    Not supported

Integrations

Artisan

3 integrations
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Slack

Runway

5 integrations
  • Runway MCP
  • ChatGPT plugin
  • Meta Ads
  • Google Ads
  • TikTok Ads

Company

  • Company
    Artisan
    Artisan AI Inc.
    Runway
    Runway AI, Inc.
  • Founded
    Artisan
    2023
    Runway
    2018
  • Headquarters
    Artisan
    San Francisco, CA
    Runway
    New York, NY
  • Listing
    Artisan
    Claimed
    Runway
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Artisan better than Runway?

It depends on your workflow. Artisan is built for automating outbound prospecting, email outreach and meeting booking without adding BDR headcount. Runway is built for Text-to-video and image-to-video generation.

What are the key feature differences between Artisan and Runway?

Artisan: AI employees for go-to-market teams, starting with Ava, an autonomous AI BDR. Runway: AI video, image and audio creation suite with Gen-4.5, agents and an API.

Does Artisan or Runway have a free plan?

Runway has a free plan or trial; Artisan is paid only.

Which is cheaper, Artisan or Runway?

Artisan starts at Custom and Runway starts at $0. See the pricing table above for what each tier includes.