Which should you pick?
Pixverse 5.6 Image to Video is the cheaper job: 35-300 credits against 250-500 credits for Runway Gen-4.5. Those are the credits one complete generation costs, not a headline rate, so they are directly comparable even though the two models bill differently.
At their most expensive settings the gap widens: Runway Gen-4.5 tops out at 500 credits a job versus 300, driven by clip length.
Runway Gen-4.5 supports more aspect ratios (6: 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 1:1, 21:9), giving it more format flexibility.
Pixverse 5.6 Image to Video requires a starting image; Runway Gen-4.5 can generate from a text prompt alone.
What a job costs
Pixverse 5.6 Image to Video
35-300 credits
It bills by output resolution, audio and clip length, and the price moves with output resolution.
- 360p35 credits
- 540p35 credits
- 720p45 credits
- 1080p75 credits
Runway Gen-4.5
250-500 credits
It bills per second of output, and the price moves with clip length.
- Price50 credits
All figures are Versely credits. Your plan's credit allowance is on the pricing page.
Spec comparison
| Spec | Pixverse 5.6 Image to Video | Runway Gen-4.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Pixverse | Runway |
| Cost per job | 35-300 credits | 250-500 credits |
| Billing | by output resolution, audio and clip length | per second of output |
| Max resolution | 1080p | — |
| Aspect ratios | — | 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 1:1, 21:9 |
| Durations | 5s, 8s, 10s | 5s, 10s |
| Frame rates | — | — |
| Qualities | 360p, 540p, 720p, 1080p | — |
| Requires starting image | Yes | No |
| Accepts video input | No | No |
| Reference images | — | — |
| Leaderboard | #14 in image to video | #14 in text to video |
| Released | Jan 26, 2026 | Dec 1, 2025 |
What each one does that the other doesn't
Only Pixverse 5.6 Image to Video
motion control
Only Runway Gen-4.5
text to video, text to video, camera control
Both list: image to video, image to video, cinematic.
Leaderboard positions
Versely ranks each capability on its own leaderboard, so a position is only comparable between two models within the same row.
Pixverse 5.6 Image to Video
- Image to video#14
Runway Gen-4.5
- Text to video#14
- Image to video#22
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Pixverse 5.6 Image to Video or Runway Gen-4.5?+
Pixverse 5.6 Image to Video is cheaper per job: 35-300 credits against 250-500 credits for Runway Gen-4.5.
What can Pixverse 5.6 Image to Video do that Runway Gen-4.5 can't, or vice versa?+
Only Pixverse 5.6 Image to Video lists motion control. Only Runway Gen-4.5 lists text to video, text to video, camera control. Both list image to video, image to video, cinematic.
How do Pixverse 5.6 Image to Video and Runway Gen-4.5 bill?+
Pixverse 5.6 Image to Video bills by output resolution, audio and clip length, and its price moves with output resolution. Runway Gen-4.5 bills per second of output, and its price moves with clip length. Both are charged in Versely credits.
Which ranks higher, Pixverse 5.6 Image to Video or Runway Gen-4.5?+
Pixverse 5.6 Image to Video sits at #14 in image to video and Runway Gen-4.5 at #14 in text to video on Versely's live model rankings. Versely ranks each capability on its own leaderboard, so those positions are only a direct comparison when the category is the same.
How long a clip can Pixverse 5.6 Image to Video and Runway Gen-4.5 generate?+
Pixverse 5.6 Image to Video supports 5s, 8s, 10s; Runway Gen-4.5 supports 5s, 10s.
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