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Runway's Gen-4 Image image model

Name: Runway Gen‑4
Version: 4
Variant: Image
Creator: Runway

Gen-4 Image can mix a few characters into one picture using image references. You toss in up to three pics and it spits out movie-like images with no extra training needed. Works well for folks making storyboards product shots or scenes with different camera angles.

What it does Cinematic style results. Makes high-quality pics with a movie feel Character matching. Uses reference pics to keep faces and outfits the same Multi-person images. Combines different characters in one shot Fast results. Takes about 60 seconds to make

Picture sizes 1:1 (1024x1024) 4:3 (1440x1080) 3:4 (1080x1440) 16:9 (1920x1080) 9:16 (1080x1920)

Runway's Gen-4 Image Examples

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Pretty good result. With more tries could likely gert it perfect, except the t-shirt print text Generated on September 16, 2025
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Nice expressiveness, but text is garbled, and somehow there's more of it than requested Generated on August 30, 2025
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We can use Runway's reference model for simple image generation too. Generated on August 26, 2025
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Generated on July 3, 2025
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