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Langfuse vs Runway

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

Verdict

Langfuse is listed under Developer Tools and Runway under Image & Visual AI. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Langfuse is available on CLI. Only Runway is available on iOS and Android.

Best overall

Langfuse

  • AI Engineers
  • Software Developers
  • ML Engineers
  • Product Teams

Choose Langfuse if

  • You want a tool built for production tracing and debugging of LLM apps and agents, prompt versioning, and systematic evaluation on real data.
  • MIT-licensed core with free self-hosting, avoiding vendor lock-in.
  • Covers tracing, prompt management and evaluation in one platform.

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 for beginners
Langfuse
Best for business
Langfuse

Features

17 features compared.

  • Tracing
    Langfuse
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Evaluation
    Langfuse
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Prompt Management
    Langfuse
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Playground
    Langfuse
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Datasets and Experiments
    Langfuse
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Cost and Latency Dashboards
    Langfuse
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Open-Source Self-Hosting
    Langfuse
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • APIs and MCP Servers
    Langfuse
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Gen-4.5 video model
    Langfuse
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Creative Agent
    Langfuse
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Multiple models
    Langfuse
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Characters
    Langfuse
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Aleph and Act-Two
    Langfuse
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Audio tools
    Langfuse
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Workflows and Recipes
    Langfuse
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Runway Dev API
    Langfuse
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Runway MCP
    Langfuse
    Not available
    Runway
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    Langfuse
    Freemium
    Runway
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Langfuse
    Yes
    Runway
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Langfuse
    $0
    Runway
    $0
  • Plans
    Langfuse
    4 plans
    Runway
    4 plans

Langfuse plans

  • Hobby

    $0

    Free cloud tier for individuals and early projects

    • 50k units/month
    • 30 days data access
    • 2 users
    • community support

  • Core

    $29/month

    Paid tier for small production teams

    • 100k units/month included
    • 90 days data access
    • unlimited users
    • in-app support

  • Pro

    $199/month

    Teams needing long retention and compliance reports

    • 100k units/month included
    • 3 years data access
    • data retention management
    • SOC 2 and ISO 27001 reports
    • HIPAA BAA available
    • high rate limits

  • Enterprise

    $2,499/month

    Large organizations with security and support requirements

    • Everything in Pro
    • audit logs
    • SCIM API
    • uptime and support SLAs
    • named lead support engineer
    • invoice or AWS Marketplace billing

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 November 2026.

Langfuse
8.4overall
Runway
8.4overall

  • Ease of Use

    Langfuse
    7.8
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    Langfuse
    8.8
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Langfuse
    8.7
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Performance & Speed

    Langfuse
    8.4
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Langfuse
    8.5
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Video Quality

    Langfuse
    Not rated
    Runway
    9.0

  • Camera & Motion Control

    Langfuse
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.8

  • Model Variety

    Langfuse
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.5

  • Editing Tools

    Langfuse
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.6

  • Pricing Clarity

    Langfuse
    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

Langfuse

Pros

  • MIT-licensed core with free self-hosting, avoiding vendor lock-in.
  • Covers tracing, prompt management and evaluation in one platform.
  • Free Hobby tier with 50k units per month and no credit card required.
  • Over 100 integrations, plus OpenTelemetry for languages without a native SDK.
  • Core plan at $29/month with unlimited users.

Cons

  • Hobby is limited to 2 users and 30 days of data access.
  • SOC 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA support start at the $199/month Pro plan, and SSO and RBAC need a $300/month add-on.
  • Audit logs, SCIM and SLAs are restricted to the $2,499/month Enterprise plan.
  • Usage-based unit overage adds cost for high-volume tracing.

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
    Langfuse
    Supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • Windows
    Langfuse
    Not supported
    Runway
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Langfuse
    Not supported
    Runway
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Langfuse
    Not supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • Android
    Langfuse
    Not supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • API
    Langfuse
    Supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    Langfuse
    Not supported
    Runway
    Not supported
  • CLI
    Langfuse
    Supported
    Runway
    Not supported

Integrations

Langfuse

23 integrations
  • LangChain
  • Vercel AI SDK
  • LiteLLM
  • Pydantic AI
  • Google ADK
  • CrewAI
  • LlamaIndex
  • OpenAI Agents
  • Mastra
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
  • Amazon Bedrock
  • Azure OpenAI
  • Google Gemini
  • Mistral AI
  • vLLM
  • Groq
  • Claude Code
  • Cursor
  • Dify
  • n8n
  • PostHog
  • OpenTelemetry

Runway

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

Company

  • Company
    Langfuse
    Langfuse
    Runway
    Runway AI, Inc.
  • Founded
    Langfuse
    2023
    Runway
    2018
  • Headquarters
    Langfuse
    Berlin, Germany
    Runway
    New York, NY
  • Listing
    Langfuse
    Claimed
    Runway
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Langfuse better than Runway?

It depends on your workflow. Langfuse is built for production tracing and debugging of LLM apps and agents, prompt versioning, and systematic evaluation on real data. Runway is built for Text-to-video and image-to-video generation.

What are the key feature differences between Langfuse and Runway?

Langfuse: Open-source platform to trace, evaluate and improve LLM applications and agents. Runway: AI video, image and audio creation suite with Gen-4.5, agents and an API.

Does Langfuse or Runway have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Langfuse is freemium and Runway is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Langfuse or Runway?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.