Runway: Gen-4 Turbo Image to Video API

Gen-4 Turbo Image-to-Video is Runway's ultra-efficient latent diffusion model, optimized for rapid iteration and high-performance creative workflows. It employs a "Distilled Temporal Transformer" architecture that dramatically reduces sampling steps while maintaining the core structural integrity of the Gen-4 series. This model is specifically tuned for "Immediate Visual Feedback," allowing directors and designers to preview complex motion concepts in near real-time. Despite its speed, Gen-4 Turbo retains sophisticated understanding of light, shadow, and material physics, making it the industry's top choice for rapid social media content production and interactive AI installations in 2026.

• Input: text, image
• Output: video
• File input: Supported
• Released: 2025-11-11
• Knowledge cutoff: 2026-01-31