Gen-1
No estimate
No hardware requirements for this model
The weights for this model have not been published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any size. It is reachable only through its provider, and no graphics card changes that.
On record
Full specification
Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.
Origin
Who built this model, where, and when it was published.
- Organisation
- Runway
- Organisation type
- Industry
- Country
- United States of America
- Published
- 6 February 2023
- Authors
- Patrick Esser, Johnathan Chiu, Parmida Atighehchian, Jonathan Granskog, Anastasis Germanidis
What it does
The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.
- Domain
- Video
- Task
- Video generation, Text-to-video
Size
How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.
- Training data
- tokens
Availability
Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.
- Weights
- Closed — provider access only
- Model access
- API access
- Training code
- Unreleased
How it is classified
Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.
- Likely above 10²³ FLOP
- Yes
- Why it is tracked
- SOTA improvement
- Record confidence
- Unknown
- Citations
- 734
I don't see on which standard benchmarks they claim SOTA results
Sources
Where this record came from and when it was last checked.
- Reference
- Structure and Content-Guided Video Synthesis with Diffusion Models
- Last updated
- 25 May 2026
What the numbers mean
What this model is
Gen-1 was published by Runway, in United States of America, in February 2023. It comes out of industry.
It works in Video, and is recorded as doing video generation, Text-to-video.
Its weights were never published, so it can only be reached through its provider. No graphics card changes that.
How it was trained
It is tracked in the underlying dataset for one reason in particular: sOTA improvement.
Answers
Gen-1 — common questions
When was Gen-1 released?
Gen-1 was published in February 2023. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.
What is Gen-1 used for?
Gen-1 works in Video, and is recorded as handling video generation, Text-to-video. A model can carry several of each, so these are the areas it was built for rather than a limit on what it will attempt.
What GPU do I need to run Gen-1?
None. Gen-1 is a closed model — its weights were never published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any price. It is reachable only through its provider.
Is Gen-1 open source?
No. Gen-1 has not had its weights published, so it exists only as a service controlled by its owner.
How many parameters does Gen-1 have?
No parameter count has been published for Gen-1, which is why no memory or speed figure appears on this page.
Who created Gen-1?
Gen-1 was published by Runway, based in United States of America, categorised as industry.
The other direction
Looking at it from the other side?
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