Model Licensing | Runway

This post introduces model licensing as a new offering, allowing enterprises to license, fine-tune, and self-host Runway model weights on their own infrastructure for commercialization. It details the benefits of starting with state-of-the-art models, fine-tuning on proprietary data, self-hosting for data privacy, and receiving white-glove service from researchers. Use cases are provided for various industries, and a comparison is made between Runway Dev (API access) and Runway License (model ownership). The process for evaluation and deployment is outlined, addressing common questions about model obsolescence, open-source alternatives, build vs. license decisions, fine-tuning capabilities, and hosting environments.