Which should you choose?
Pick Runway Gen-4.5 for high-quality production work and mature tooling. Pick Wan 3 · 480p for cheap iteration and motion previsualization. Use the same prompt brief, aspect ratio and acceptance rubric across both.
Cost at production volume
At 1,000 ten-second generations, Runway Gen-4.5 is about $1200 and Wan 3 · 480p is about $500, before retries and ancillary fees.
Method
We prioritize first-party API pricing and explicitly label resolution and audio. Speed descriptions are directional unless the provider publishes a repeatable benchmark.