Image and video
Runway alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
nexu-io/open-design★84,284 GitHub starsApache-2.0 licenceLocal-first desktop creative studio for prototypes, images, video, and export.Open on GitHub ↗Anil-matcha/Open-Generative-AI★25,747 GitHub starsMIT licenceSelf-hosted AI image and video generation studio with many models and tools.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Runway's proprietary large models (Gen-4.5, GWM-1, Aleph) and their quality
- Integrated, polished in-browser video editor and many prebuilt model apps
- Enterprise features: SSO, workspace analytics, priority support and custom credit packages
- Model catalog breadth, first-access to newest models, and optimizations for large-scale video
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Runway, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.