Runway Unlimited ends November 30: what changes with Max

From the video's published English caption track. Prices said in the video were correct on the day it was made; see the comparison above for today's check.

0:00 What’s changing on November 30

If you pay for Runway Unlimited, check your email. Your plan is changing, even though the listed monthly price is staying the same. Runway says eligible legacy Unlimited subscriptions move to Max on November thirtieth, twenty twenty-six. Monthly subscribers switch automatically at the same listed ninety-five dollars a month.

The big change? Max doesn't have Explore Mode. Instead, you get more monthly credits. Whether that's a good trade depends on how you've been using Unlimited.

0:25 Why Runway is switching to Max

This isn't a new plan appearing overnight. Runway launched Max on June first and stopped offering Unlimited to new subscribers. November thirtieth is the transition date for eligible legacy subscriptions. Runway says relaxed generation could lead to queues, and describes the move as a way to prioritize speed.

That's the company's explanation, not a speed test we've carried out.

0:46 2,250 + Explore vs 9,500 credits

Here's the difference. The old plan included two thousand two hundred and fifty credits a month, plus Explore. On supported tools and models, Explore let you generate at a slower, relaxed rate without spending those credits. It didn't cover everything, but it was a separate way to keep experimenting.

Max comes with nine thousand five hundred monthly credits, and no Explore Mode. That bigger number can look like a straightforward upgrade. But comparing the credits alone misses part of what Unlimited offered. If you relied on Explore to try different versions of a scene, those attempts would now use credits.

That's the change to look at, not just the bigger allowance.

1:21 What credits actually buy

There isn't one fixed number of videos those credits will buy, either. The model and length of the clip affect the cost. More credits doesn't automatically mean more videos than you could make before. For a concrete example, Runway's credits guide lists Gen four point five at twelve credits per second.

A five-second generation costs sixty credits; ten seconds costs a hundred and twenty. Generate five separate ten-second attempts at that rate, and that's six hundred credits, even if you only choose one for the edit. That's an illustration of generation costs, not a prediction of how many usable clips you'll get. Max does let up to one month of unused plan credits roll into the following month.

That's useful if one month is quiet and the next is busy. It isn't a balance you can keep building forever. There's also a distinction between the credits in your plan and credits you buy separately. Runway says purchased credits don't expire, and Max users can buy more, with a minimum purchase of a thousand credits.

That gives you an option if you run out, but it's an additional purchase, not part of the ninety-five-dollar monthly allowance.

2:22 Annual plans and what’s still unclear

If you paid annually, there's a separate decision. Runway says that in November, you can cancel for a refund of the remaining months of your annual Unlimited plan, or accept a credit bonus to move to Max. The public migration page doesn't give the bonus amount or the exact steps. It also doesn't clearly explain the default for annual subscribers who do nothing.

Runway says subscribers have been emailed the full details. Check that message for your account, especially before cancelling. Don't assume the usual cancellation process will automatically claim this particular refund offer. November thirtieth is the published switch date, but the page doesn't specify a cutoff time or time zone.

If you need to choose, do it beforehand.

3:01 Should you keep it?

So, would you keep it? I'd look at recent usage. Were you mostly spending credits already, or did you depend on Explore? If you mostly used credits, the larger allowance may help.

If you used Explore heavily, losing it could change the value of the plan quite a bit. Think about two different jobs. For a client deadline, waiting less may matter more than being able to keep experimenting. For an open-ended personal project, you might be happy to wait while you try more variations.

That's why the same plan change can land differently. Before deciding, look at the models you use, the lengths you generate, and the attempts behind each finished shot—not just the clips you eventually export. Check your migration email and compare the offer with how you actually work. The new name won't tell you that.

These details were checked on November seventh, twenty twenty-six. Runway's official pages are linked below.