Alternatives
Best cheaper alternatives to Gen-3 Alpha
Looking for a cheaper or smarter replacement for Gen-3 Alpha by Runway? We compared every Video model with verifiable pricing on real input/output cost, context window, intelligence and modalities. 18 options are meaningfully cheaper.
Category: Video
Grok Imagine Video100% CHEAPER
xAI
Same category
$0.01 in · $0.05 out / 1 Second 98%
Veo 3.1 Lite99% CHEAPER
Google
Same category
$0.05 in · $0 out / 1 Second 98%
Veo 3.1 Fast99% CHEAPER
Google
Same category
$0.1 in · $0 out / 1 Second 98%
ByteDance Seedance 1.0 Lite100% CHEAPER
Together AI
Same category
$0 in · $0.14 out / 1 Video 96%
PixVerse v5100% CHEAPER
Together AI
Same category
$0 in · $0.3 out / 1 Video 96%
Marengo Video Indexing100% CHEAPER
TwelveLabs
Same category
$0.042 in · $0 out / 1 Minute Video 96%
Pika 1.099% CHEAPER
Pika Labs
Same category
$0.1 in · $0 out / Credit 90%
D-ID Agents95% CHEAPER
D-ID
Same category
$0.5 in · $0 out / Credit 90%
Sora 295% CHEAPER
OpenAI
Same category
$0.5 in · $0 out / 1 Second 85%
Veo 3.196% CHEAPER
Google
Same category
$0.4 in · $0.6 out / 1 Second 80%
Photo Avatar100% CHEAPER
HeyGen
Same category
$0.0333 in · $0.0167 out / request 78%
Digital Twin100% CHEAPER
HeyGen
Same category
$0.0333 in · $0.0167 out / request 78%
Studio Avatar100% CHEAPER
HeyGen
Same category
$0.0333 in · $0.0167 out / request 78%
Lipsync100% CHEAPER
HeyGen
Same category
$0.0333 in · $0.0667 out / image 78%
Avatar Creation90% CHEAPER
HeyGen
Same category
$1 in · $1 out / image 78%
HeyGen Avatar 3.080% CHEAPER
HeyGen
Same category
$2 in · $0 out / 1 Min Video 95%
Synthesia Expressive Avatars75% CHEAPER
Synthesia
Same category
$2.5 in · $0 out / 1 Min Video 95%
Marengo Search API60% CHEAPER
TwelveLabs
Same category
$4 in · $0 out / 1000 Queries 96%
Costs are normalised to a blended 1M-token workload (or per-unit price for non-token models) using each model's latest verified pricing. Models with pricing under review are excluded from recommendations.