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AI model rankingsImage to videoRunway Gen-4.5

Runway Gen-4.5

Runway720p Released December 2025

Visit Runway
#29 of 33 for image-to-video 3,470 votes Updated Nov 2, 2026, 11:25 AM UTC

At a glance

How Runway Gen-4.5 compares with the other 32 image-to-video models.

  • Behind the leaders. Ranked #29 of 33, 254 Elo points behind #1 and ahead of 13% of models.

  • Close race with 7 models. Its score range overlaps with Veo 3.1 Fast, Veo 3.1 Lite, Vidu Q3 Turbo and 4 more, so you may not notice a difference.

  • Usually loses. Against a typical model it gets picked in about 34% of blind votes.

Model details

Made by
Runway
Category
Image to video
Version
720p
Released
December 2025 · 11 months ago
Best Runway model
This one
Win rate vs all
36%
Companies ranked
19

Rank

#29

of 33 models

Elo rating

901

254 behind #1

typical 1,019

± range

±18

how certain the score is

Votes

3,470

blind comparisons

Where it ranks

This model next to its closest competitors. Click another bar to open that model.

Head-to-head chances

How often people would pick this model over another in a blind vote, based on the Elo scores.

  • USvs Utopai X · #1 overall19%
  • vs LTX-2.5 Pro · The model just above (#28)49%
  • vs Kling O1 Pro · The model just below (#30)55%
  • vs Kling 3.0 Omni 1080p · A typical model (the median)34%

Also ranked in

The same model in other categories.

  • Video generation#28 of 36

Nearby in the ranking

  • Vidu Q3 Pro

    Vidu

    909

    Elo

    #27

    rank

  • LTX-2.5 Pro

    Lightricks

    908

    Elo

    #28

    rank

  • Runway Gen-4.5

    Runway720p

    901

    Elo

    #29

    rank

  • Kling O1 Pro

    KlingAIJanuary

    866

    Elo

    #30

    rank

  • Pika 2.5

    Pika Art

    850

    Elo

    #31

    rank

Questions people ask

Is Runway Gen-4.5 the best image-to-video model?
Not quite: it's #29 of 33. The leader is Utopai X by Utopai Studios, 254 Elo points ahead. People would still pick Runway Gen-4.5 over it in about 19% of blind votes.
How is this ranking made?
People are shown two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the one they like more. Runway Gen-4.5 has been in 3,470 of these votes. The votes are turned into an Elo score, the same system used to rank chess players.
Who makes Runway Gen-4.5?
Runway (runwayml.com). This is their only model in this ranking.
What are alternatives to Runway Gen-4.5?
Vidu Q3 Pro (Vidu), LTX-2.5 Pro (Lightricks), Kling O1 Pro (KlingAI), Pika 2.5 (Pika Art) are ranked closest to it. The best model from another company is Utopai X by Utopai Studios.

People see two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the better one. Gaps under about 20 Elo points are hard to notice in practice.

Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis, an independent benchmarking company. Rankings refresh every few hours.