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Managing your subscription

This article covers everything you need to know about managing your Runway subscription, including how to change or cancel your plan, how billing cycles work, how credits are allocated and refreshed, and how to find and understand your invoices.

 

On an Enterprise plan? Subscription changes are managed through your Account Manager — visit Contacting Enterprise Support.


 

Upgrading or downgrading your plan

Upgrading your plan

Upgrading your plan takes place on the Billing section of your Dashboard. See the links below for step-by-step instructions to upgrade your subscription.

Free plan upgrades How do I upgrade or resubscribe to a paid subscription?
Paid plan upgrades How do I upgrade from a lower plan to a higher plan?

When you upgrade an existing paid plan mid-cycle, you pay only the time-adjusted difference — not the full cost of the new plan. 

Downgrading your plan

To downgrade, you'll follow the plan update steps and select a lower-tier or free plan:

  1. Navigate to https://app.runwayml.com/settings/billing
  2. Choose Manage Billing
  3. Click on your current plan beneath Active plan to view more options
  4. Select Update Plan on payment page
  5. Toggle the Monthly or Annual tab of the plan to update the cadence
  6. Select the desired plan
  7. Click Continue then Confirm

When you downgrade to a plan mid-cycle — for example from annual to monthly, or from Max to Pro — the unused amount of your current plan is refunded automatically to the card you paid with.

In a few cases the unused amount stays on your account as credit toward future payments instead, and our support team can help with a refund:

  • You reduced the number of seats on a Team plan
  • Your Enterprise plan is billed manually
  • You signed up through an affiliate and are downgrading in your first billing period
  • The plan you’re leaving was paid for with account credit (for example, a second downgrade in the same billing period)

 

Switching between monthly and annual plans

You may update the billing cadence at any point through your dashboard:

  1. Navigate to https://app.runwayml.com/settings/billing
  2. Choose Manage Billing
  3. Click on your active plan to view more options
  4. Select Update Plan on payment page
  5. Toggle the Monthly or Annual tab of the desired plan to adjust the billing cadence
  6. Select desired plan
  7. Click Continue then Confirm
If I switch from Annual to Monthly, what happens to the difference of the payment I made?

If you switch from an annual to a monthly plan, the remaining balance of the annual payment will be added to your account as an invoice credit balance. Future monthly subscriptions will automatically deduct from this credit balance until fully exhausted before charging the card on file.

If you'd instead prefer a refund of this balance, please get in touch with our support.

Why am I unable to switch plans?

If payment hasn't completed yet, the transaction may show as "pending" for up to 24 hours. Wait, then try again and select monthly. Once the charge goes through, follow the steps above to switch to a monthly plan and receive a balance credit for the difference.

If I switch from annual to monthly, what happens to the difference of the payment I made?

The unused part of your annual payment is refunded automatically to the card you paid with as soon as you switch. The exceptions listed under Downgrading your plan apply — in those cases the amount stays on your account as credit and our support team can help.


 

Managing your invoices

Your invoices and billing profile are on the Plans and Billing page. You can download past invoices there, and update the name, address and tax ID that appear on them from your billing profile.

  1. Select your profile icon in the bottom-left corner
  2. Select Plans and Billing
  3. Select Manage billing
  4. Select Wallet in the left-hand sidebar
  5. Under Billing profile, select Edit profile
  6. Update your details
  7. Select Save

Updated invoices are available on the Plans and Billing page, under Invoices. Your payment methods are on the same Wallet page, under Payment methods. For the full walkthrough, see Updating your Runway Invoice.

Adding a business name

Enter your business name in the Name or Address Line 1 field.

Downloading invoice history

There's no bulk download option. Click Download next to each invoice individually on your billing page.

Updating invoices on a Free plan

Invoice editing is only available on paid accounts. Upgrade to a paid plan first, then update your details.

iOS billing

Payments made through the Runway iOS app are managed by Apple. To update billing info or download receipts, use Apple's payment settings guide.


 

Understanding your billing cycle

Your billing day is the date you first activated your plan. To find it:

  1. Go to your billing page
  2. Scroll to the Invoices section — your billing day matches the date on your last invoice
Subscription renewal

All subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Monthly plans renew on your billing day each month. Annual plans renew one year after initiation — your credits still reset monthly, but you won't be charged again until the following year.

Monthly credits

Plan credits reset within 24 hours of your billing day. On Max and Team, up to one month of unused credits rolls over; on Standard and Pro plans, unused credits don't carry over.

Purchased credits

Purchased credits never expire. They stay on your account until spent and aren't affected by your billing cycle. Generations always draw from monthly plan credits first — you can't manually choose which balance to use.


 

Cancelling your plan

You can cancel your plan at any time by downgrading to a Free plan. See the links below for step-by-step instructions based on how you originally subscribed, whether directly through Runway or through the Apple App Store.

Runway Purchases How do I cancel my plan?
iOS Purchases Billing for iOS

After cancellation, you keep access to paid features until the end of your current billing cycle. The subscription will not renew.

Note: If you only see Update subscription and Don't cancel subscription, your cancellation is already confirmed. The cancellation date is shown at the top of the Stripe confirmation page.

What happens after cancellation?
  • You keep access to paid features until the end of your billing cycle.
  • Your assets and projects stay on your account unless you delete your account entirely.
  • On the Free plan, you can't create new projects if you already have more than three.
  • Purchased credits remain on your account — but your plan level determines feature availability (e.g., generations on the Free tier include watermarks regardless of when credits were purchased).

 

Requesting a refund

For subscription and payment refunds, see Requesting a refund for your plan or payment.


 

FAQs

Do credits roll over to the next month?

It depends on your plan. On Standard, Pro and Unlimited, plan credits reset on your billing day and don't carry over. On Max and Team, up to one month of unused credits rolls over. Purchased credits never expire. See How do credits work? for the full breakdown.

Can I subscribe for a set amount of time, like three months?

Not currently. Runway doesn't offer custom subscription durations — you'll need to cancel manually when you're ready to stop.

Can I change my plan at any time?

Yes. If you upgrade, you pay only the difference for the rest of your billing cycle. If you downgrade, the unused amount of your current plan is refunded to your card. See Downgrading your plan for the few cases where it stays as account credit instead.

What happens to my credits if I upgrade mid-cycle?

Your credits update immediately to match your new plan's allocation, and you're charged the prorated difference.

Can I cancel if my renewal payment failed?

Yes. Select Cancel plan on your billing page, share any feedback, then confirm in Stripe. To keep your plan instead, select Update Payment Details and add a new card. See How do I cancel my plan? for the full steps.

I cancelled but I'm still being charged. What happened?

Make sure you completed all cancellation steps, including the final confirmation in Stripe. If your billing page only shows "Update subscription" and "Don't cancel subscription," your cancellation is already confirmed.