Amazon Q vs Runway

A detailed comparison to help you choose the right AI tool for your needs.

Amazon Web Services

Amazon Q Developer

4.5
Try Amazon Q
Runway

Runway Gen-3

4.5
Try Runway

Feature Comparison

Feature
Amazon Q
Runway
Ratings
Overall Rating
4.5
4.5
Coding
4.6
-
Writing
4.0
-
Reasoning
4.4
-
Speed
4.5
4.0
Value
4.7
4.3
Pricing
Monthly Price
$19
$15
Free Tier
Input (per 1M tokens)
-
-
Output (per 1M tokens)
-
-
Features
Context Window
200K
-
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.