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Shotz vs Runway

Runway generates video from scratch. Shotz starts with yours.

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At a glance.

What each one is built to do. Plenty of people use both.

What you need
Shotz
Runway
Generate video from a prompt
Choose between model makers
Edit your own footage
Partly
Search footage by what happens
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Characters that stay the same
Partly
Captions and transcript editing
Partly
Free plan
Partly

Why people pick Shotz.

Footage first

Runway starts from a prompt. Shotz starts from what you filmed.

Finds the moment

Search everything you filmed for one moment, then cut around it.

A real editor

Generated shots land on a timeline with captions, music and export.

Where Runway is great.

Its own models

Research-led video models with distinctive looks.

Creative tools

Tools for transforming, extending and restyling clips.

For artists

A strong community of filmmakers and artists pushing what AI video can do.

Questions.

If you mostly make video from prompts, Runway is built for that. If you have footage and need an edit with a few generated shots, Shotz is built for that.

Yes. Drop them in like any other footage.

Yes. The editor is free with no watermark. Starter is from $12 a month with 1,000 credits for generating, Pro from $33 with 3,000, and Team from $129 for up to five people.

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