Gen 3a Turbo API

runway/gen3a_turbo
Runway Gen-3 Turbo generates high-quality videos from images quickly and efficiently, enhancing creative workflows
Output
$0.065 / sec (variable)
Released
Dec 4, 2025

How to use Gen 3a Turbo API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to runway/gen3a_turbo.
import requests, time

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY}
job = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations",
    headers=headers,
    json={
      "model": "runway/gen3a_turbo",
      "prompt": "A serene timelapse of clouds over a mountain range"
    },
).json()
gid = job["id"]

while True:
    res = requests.get(f"https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations?generation_id={gid}", headers=headers).json()
    if res.get("status") in ("completed", "error"):
        break
    time.sleep(5)
print(res["video"]["url"])
const headers = {
  Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
};
const job = await (await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations", {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "runway/gen3a_turbo",
    "prompt": "A serene timelapse of clouds over a mountain range"
  }),
})).json();

let res;
do {
  await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 5000));
  res = await (await fetch(`https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations?generation_id=${job.id}`, { headers })).json();
} while (!["completed", "error"].includes(res.status));
console.log(res.video.url);
# submit the generation — the response contains the job "id"
curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"runway/gen3a_turbo","prompt":"A serene timelapse of clouds over a mountain range"}'

# then poll until status is "completed" — video.url holds the result
curl "https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations?generation_id={id}" -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY"

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.

Gen 3a Turbo API Pricing

TypePrice
Output
$0.065 / sec (variable)

Gen 3a Turbo Benchmarks

BenchmarkScoreWhat it measuresSourceRetrieved
Image-to-Video Arena
999 (Elo)
Human preference Elo from blind pairwise comparisons of videos animated from the same input image, measured independently by Artificial AnalysisSourceJuly 16, 2026

Gen 3a Turbo vs other models

ModelInputOutputContextBest for
Gen 3a Turbo
This page
$0.065 / sec (variable)
Video generation
$0.26 / sec (variable)
Video generation
$0.13 / sec (variable)
Video generation
$1.95 / 1M tokens
$22.75 / 1M tokens
Video generation
$0.09243–$1.014 / sec (by resolution)
Cinematic video + native audio

Frequently asked questions

Gen 3a Turbo takes image, text, video as input and returns video.

Gen 3a Turbo became available on December 4, 2025.

Gen 3a Turbo is priced at $0.065 / sec (variable).

Gen 3a Turbo is billed per generation — a fixed charge per output rather than by prompt length.

Yes, Gen 3a Turbo accepts image input as well as a text prompt.

Gen 3a Turbo was built by Runway.

Use runway/gen3a_turbo as the model id on AI/ML API.

Yes. Gen 3a Turbo is served through AI/ML API, so the same key and endpoint format used for other models applies.

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