Runway Act-One
Runway
Product status: Historical record
The original Gen-3 Act-One feature is no longer available according to Runway's guide. Gen-3 Alpha retired on 2026-07-08 and Turbo on 2026-07-30. This entry remains historical; it does not describe the availability of the Runway platform, Act-Two or newer models. No account availability test was performed. This page preserves a historical product record. It is excluded from current recommendations. The descriptions, features, screenshots and editorial opinions below describe its historical offering, not a service available to buy or use now.
- Hosted service:
- Discontinued
Status source checked: · Status source
Runway Act-One — Historical record. The original Gen-3 Act-One feature is no longer available according to Runway's guide. Gen-3 Alpha retired on 2026-07-08 and Turbo on 2026-07-30. This entry remains historical; it does not describe the availability of the Runway platform, Act-Two or newer models. No account availability test was performed.
Historical product information
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Decision notes
This page preserves a historical product record. It is excluded from current recommendations. The descriptions, features, screenshots and editorial opinions below describe its historical offering, not a service available to buy or use now.
Official-document research
Based on the cited documentation. We did not use the product, purchase a plan, or run quality, speed or reliability tests in this review.
Consider it for
- Researchers reviewing legacy Runway workflows
- Owners auditing old project dependencies
Choose another approach if
- New production depending on Gen-3 Act-One access
- Assuming Act-Two or Max restores the original feature
Pricing and conditions
Current terms unconfirmed
There is no verified current purchasable price for the retired Gen-3 Act-One workflow. The current Runway page's Free one-time 125 credits, Standard/Pro/Max subscriptions, annual equivalents and newer-model rates are platform offerings, not an Act-One quotation or access promise. The retained paid classification is historical. Old Act-One credit rates, currency, taxes, region and billing conditions were not re-established; successor/API/enterprise costs must be evaluated separately.
Pricing source read:
Pricing or terms sourceCode, model and service licensing
The original hosted feature did not grant downloadable source or model weights. Current general Runway terms do not restrict compliant commercial use of outputs, but users need rights to inputs, performances, likenesses and voices; results are not guaranteed unique or cleared. Those terms permit input/output use for model training and point Enterprise to separate terms. The present agreement does not establish what a 2024 customer's contract said, and no successor license is inferred for Act-One.
Basis and limits of the recorded score
The existing 4.6 is preserved as a historical score with no available original worksheet. It was not rerated and is not evidence of present availability, acting quality or value.
Overview
Act-One was introduced on October 22, 2024 as a performance-driven character-animation tool inside Gen-3 Alpha. The launch article described using a recorded actor's video and voice performance to drive a generated character. These are historical vendor-described capabilities, not measured evidence of expression fidelity, timing or cinematic quality.
The dedicated help article now states that this feature is no longer available: Gen-3 Alpha retired July 8, 2026 and Gen-3 Alpha Turbo July 30, 2026. Both dates precede this review. This entry therefore documents the original workflow rather than recommending a new purchase. Act-Two and current Runway plans are separate offerings; a surviving launch page or platform subscription does not restore Gen-3 Act-One. We did not generate or inspect an output.
Sources
The factual claims in this review were read from the pages below. Each date is when an editor last opened the source, not when the product changed.
- Vendor changelog Checked 2026-10-15
- Vendor documentation Checked 2026-10-15
- Vendor pricing page Checked 2026-10-15
- Vendor documentation Checked 2026-10-15
Pros / Cons
Pros
- Original release documents the input concept
- Dedicated help page gives explicit retirement dates
- Historical workflow can be distinguished from later products
Cons
- Original feature is no longer available
- Current subscriptions are not an Act-One quote
- No current capability or output quality was tested
Who it's for
Reviewing the original Gen-3 performance workflow
Auditing a legacy tutorial or saved project
Identifying migration requirements before selecting a successor
Bottom line
Historical reference only: Gen-3 Act-One is unavailable. Evaluate any successor and its pricing as a separate product.
Historical features
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Frequently asked questions
Is Runway Act-One currently available?
The original Gen-3 Act-One feature is no longer available according to Runway's guide. Gen-3 Alpha retired on 2026-07-08 and Turbo on 2026-07-30. This entry remains historical; it does not describe the availability of the Runway platform, Act-Two or newer models. No account availability test was performed. This page preserves a historical product record. It is excluded from current recommendations. The descriptions, features, screenshots and editorial opinions below describe its historical offering, not a service available to buy or use now.
What is Runway Act-One?
Historical product information: Historical Gen-3 character-performance tool launched in 2024. Its Gen-3 Alpha and Turbo workflow is no longer available after their July 2026 retirements. This page preserves a historical product record. It is excluded from current recommendations. The descriptions, features, screenshots and editorial opinions below describe its historical offering, not a service available to buy or use now.
What costs and terms should I check for Runway Act-One?
The directory records Paid as the historical pricing model for Runway Act-One, without a recorded pricing check date. It is not a current price, free tier or purchasable offer. Refer to the status source for the closure or historical context. There is no verified current purchasable price for the retired Gen-3 Act-One workflow. The current Runway page's Free one-time 125 credits, Standard/Pro/Max subscriptions, annual equivalents and newer-model rates are platform offerings, not an Act-One quotation or access promise. The retained paid classification is historical. Old Act-One credit rates, currency, taxes, region and billing conditions were not re-established; successor/API/enterprise costs must be evaluated separately.
Is Runway Act-One open source?
A source-code link is a historical or repository reference. It does not mean the former hosted service is available, maintained or ready to run. Check the repository status and license separately. The original hosted feature did not grant downloadable source or model weights. Current general Runway terms do not restrict compliant commercial use of outputs, but users need rights to inputs, performances, likenesses and voices; results are not guaranteed unique or cleared. Those terms permit input/output use for model training and point Enterprise to separate terms. The present agreement does not establish what a 2024 customer's contract said, and no successor license is inferred for Act-One.
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Basic Info
- Historical pricing model
- Paid
The historical pricing check date is not recorded; this is not a current offer.
There is no verified current purchasable price for the retired Gen-3 Act-One workflow. The current Runway page's Free one-time 125 credits, Standard/Pro/Max subscriptions, annual equivalents and newer-model rates are platform offerings, not an Act-One quotation or access promise. The retained paid classification is historical. Old Act-One credit rates, currency, taxes, region and billing conditions were not re-established; successor/API/enterprise costs must be evaluated separately.
- Historical editorial score
- 4.6 / 5 How we score
- Platforms
- Web
- Launched
- 2024
- Last verified
- 2026-10-12
