Marina Lyubimova
⬤ Runway released its Gen-4.5 video model and calls it a leap in AI video. Founder Cristóbal Valenzuela says a compact crew spent months tightening realism, frame-to-frame steadiness plus direct control. The firm claims the tool “feels unlike earlier versions from the first click,” pointing to sharper clips plus a smoother user workflow. The launch moves Runway further along its technical road map and more upgrades are already queued.
⬤ On public scoreboards Gen-4.5 holds an ELO of 1247 placing it above Google Veo 3 at 1226, Kling 2.5 at 1225, Veo 3.1 at 1223 but also OpenAI Sora 2 Pro at 1206. The margin indicates visible gains in picture quality, prompt fidelity and viewer approval. Valenzuela labels the result “a clear waypoint in our technical plan.” Entertainment studios, ad agencies as well as social networks - many anchored inside Apple's ecosystem - now chase top tier AI video - the sector studies every advance.
⬤ The build process included heavy internal trials and daily tweaks. Runway highlights steadier scenes, motion that matches physics or prompts that the engine obeys without drift. The firm withheld sales data - yet staff already slot Gen-4.5 into routine projects. As Apple-friendly apps weave similar generators into timelines, market attention locks onto each quality jump.
⬤ Gen-4.5 arrives while rivals race to raise fidelity and speed. Its top rank on the scoreboard firms up Runway's position inside the restless creative-AI arena. Hunger for high end media spans consumer also enterprise platforms - releases on this level reset industry norms, shape product plans and shorten innovation loops inside Apple-powered creative stacks.
Marina Lyubimova
