Amazon Q vs Runway
A detailed comparison to help you choose the right AI tool for your needs.
Feature Comparison
Feature
Amazon Q
Runway
Ratings
Overall Rating
4.5
4.5
Coding
4.6
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Writing
4.0
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Reasoning
4.4
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Speed
4.5
4.0
Value
4.7
4.3
Pricing
Monthly Price
$19
$15
Free Tier
Input (per 1M tokens)
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-
Output (per 1M tokens)
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-
Features
Context Window
200K
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Vision/Images
Audio
Video
Code Generation
AI Agents
Amazon Q Developer
Pros
- Best-in-class AWS integration
- 66% on SWE-Bench Verified
- Code transformation (Java 8 to 17)
- Built-in security scanning
- Generous free tier
Cons
- AWS-focused, less general-purpose
- Learning curve for non-AWS users
Runway Gen-3
Pros
- Best video generation quality
- Extensive editing tools
- Text-to-video and image-to-video
- Professional-grade outputs
- Active development
Cons
- Credits run out fast
- Expensive for heavy use
- Generation can be slow
- Learning curve for advanced features
Choose Amazon Q if you need:
AWS developers, cloud migrations, code modernization
Choose Runway if you need:
Video content creators, marketers, filmmakers
Ready to get started?
Both tools offer free tiers or trials. Try them out and see which one works best for your workflow.