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Seedance 2.5 on Runway

August 7, 2026

Seedance 2.5 is now on Runway. Build entire worlds full of characters with up to 50 references per generation, create clips up to 30 seconds with full sound and dialogue, then edit and extend them however your story needs.

MiniMax H3 on Runway

July 30, 2026

MiniMax H3 is now available on Runway. Access it alongside every other frontier model on one platform.

Workflows in Runway Agent

July 24, 2026

Runway introduced Workflows in Runway Agent: build, run, or edit node-based workflows through natural language. Workflows unlock high-quality outputs at scale. Call the /Workflow skill to try it.

Introducing Runway Media Router

July 23, 2026

Runway introduced Media Router, the first preference-optimized router for generative media. Instead of hand-picking a model for every request, you define what 'best' means once, cost, quality, or latency, and the router selects the right video, image, or audio model for you.

Runway Opens Paris Office

July 6, 2026

Runway announced the opening of its first office in France — a new research hub in Paris anchored by an initial team of ten. Runway called France one of the world's strongest AI ecosystems and is hiring in Paris and across Europe.

Agent Skills

July 2, 2026

Runway introduced Agent Skills — build an ad campaign, create a commercial, localize your ads, and more with a simple command. Type /, choose a Skill, and Agent gets to work. Scale your marketing on command.

Gemini Omni Flash in Runway

July 1, 2026

Generate and edit video with Gemini Omni Flash, now in Runway — start with a prompt, image, or video and create anything you can imagine. Get started or ask Agent to use Omni.

Nano Banana 2 Lite in Runway

July 1, 2026

Nano Banana 2 Lite is now available in Runway — create images at warp speed without compromising on quality. Get started or ask Agent to use Nano Banana 2 Lite.

Runway × Bertelsmann Partnership

July 1, 2026

Runway announced a creative partnership with Bertelsmann, bringing Runway's AI creative tools to one of the world's largest media companies.

Seed Audio 1.0

June 29, 2026

Seed Audio 1.0 is now available on Runway for all paid plans — generate up to 120 seconds of dynamic speech, sound design, and music from simple text prompts.

Localize Ads Recipe on the Runway API

June 27, 2026

Localize Ads is now available as a Recipe via the Runway API — translate static ads and graphic assets into other languages with a single API call.

Introducing Agent 2.0

June 25, 2026

Runway Agent 2.0 turns a simple prompt into fully realized marketing briefs and campaign assets, analyzes performance data to improve your creative, and scales it across platforms, formats, and markets.

Localize Ads — One Image, Any Language

June 24, 2026

You can now localize ads in Runway — input a single ad image and get a version for every market in any language, all with a single click.

Recipes on the Runway API

June 21, 2026

New on the Runway API: Recipes — drop production-ready generative media features into your platform with one API call. Runway-built endpoints with prompting and workflow expertise packaged in: create product ads from an image, swap a product in a video, and more, at scale.

Aleph 2.0 API

June 6, 2026

Aleph 2.0 is now available via the Runway API — bring precise video editing into your apps and products, editing up to 30 seconds at 1080p across multi-shot sequences.

Figma Weave Integration

June 6, 2026

Runway Aleph 2.0 is now in Figma Weave — reframe shots, swap characters, and change backgrounds without starting from scratch.

Cosmos Coalition

June 6, 2026

Runway joins the Cosmos Coalition — a global initiative with NVIDIA and leading AI labs to build and open-source frontier world models for physical AI.

Runway Opens London HQ

June 6, 2026

Runway opens its London headquarters, expanding the team in the UK.

Runway MCP

May 28, 2026

Connect Runway directly into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Replit, and more. Generate images and videos with Gen-4.5, Seedance 2.0, GPT Images 2.0, Kling, and more — right from where you are already working.

Project Luxo

May 27, 2026

Runway introduces Project Luxo — a new initiative exploring how AI-generated video has crossed the uncanny valley. Over the past few weeks, Runway shared a series of short films with Hollywood executives, producers, directors, writers, actors, and reporters.

Aleph 2.0 in the New Edit Studio

May 21, 2026

Aleph 2.0 is here. Edit a single frame in your video, preview the change, and Aleph 2.0 carries that edit across the rest of the clip. Available now in the new Edit Studio on web.

Runway Expands to Japan

May 15, 2026

Runway is opening a Tokyo office and investing $40M in Japan, one of its largest and fastest-growing markets. Enterprise customer base tripled in the last 12 months, with Yamaha, NHN, and SoftBank adopting Runway across marketing, advertising, and creative content.

Meet Runway Agent

May 13, 2026

Your new AI creative partner that helps you ideate and execute fully finished, sound-designed, and edited videos — all with just a simple conversation. From ads to shorts to social content, Runway Agent makes it easy to make more of what you need. Available on the web today.

How We Built Runway Characters

May 5, 2026

Runway shared the technical breakdown of how it built Runway Characters: real-time conversational video agents that turn one image into an expressive video character streaming in HD at 24fps, with just 1.75s of end-to-end latency.

GPT Image 2 on Runway

April 25, 2026

GPT Image 2 is now available on Runway. If you can dream it, you can see it — down to the last detail.

Seedance 2.0 on Runway iOS App

April 18, 2026

Seedance 2.0 is now available in the Runway iOS app. First-time subscribers get up to 50% off 3 months of any plan.

Scripted Characters Now Live

April 18, 2026

You can now bring your Runway Characters to life with a script. Choose or create a Character, type in your script, click Generate.

Seedance 2.0 Now on Runway API

April 18, 2026

Seedance 2.0 is now available via the Runway API.

Seedance 2.0 in 1080p on Runway

April 18, 2026

Seedance 2.0 is now available in 1080p on Runway. More pixels, more detail, more reasons to zoom in.

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