Runway is an AI video platform for text, image, and video generation plus editing workflows such as expand, erase, references, lip sync, and upscale.
Starting May 2026, YouTube moves AI labels to prominent positions and begins auto-detecting photorealistic AI content. A pre-upload checklist for teams using Sora, Runway, Google Flow, or Synthesia.
A practical Sora alternatives guide for teams choosing between Runway, Google Flow, Synthesia, and HeyGen after the March 13, 2026 Sora 1 sunset in the U.S. and the current Sora 2 app and API rollout.
A practical workflow for turning real product images into AI video clips that stay on-brand, with prompt templates, QA checks, and clear guidance on when to use Sora or Runway.
Updated for 2026-03-30: a practical guide to Sora, Runway, Google Flow, Kling, Luma Dream Machine, Pika, Synthesia, Vidu, PixVerse, Hailuo AI, HeyGen, and Dreamina (Seedance 2.0). Now includes OpenAI's announcement that Sora will be fully discontinued (app on April 26, API on September 24), and ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 limited global rollout via CapCut.