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Gen-4 Image: Pricing, Performance & Examples
Gen-4 Image is a image generation model from Runway, released in November 2024.
Runway's best in class image generation model. Supports text-to-image and image-to-image generation.
Gen-4 Image examples
Recent arena outputs from Gen-4 Image, picked from the highest-ranked matchups.
Gen-4 Image API
Set for image-to-image / editing models.
Run a request to see the response
Use it in your code
OpenAI-compatible endpoint through the LLM Stats gateway.
import requests
# Create the generation. wait="auto" long-polls (up to 60s) so most short
# jobs return as "completed" in a single round-trip.
res = requests.post(
"https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1/generations",
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
json={
"model": "gen-4-image",
"input": {"prompt": "A beautiful sunset over mountains"},
"wait": "auto",
},
)
job = res.json()
# If it didn't finish inside the wait window, poll the same resource.
while job["status"] in ("queued", "running"):
res = requests.get(
f"https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1/generations/{job['id']}",
params={"wait": 60},
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
job = res.json()
if job["status"] == "completed":
print("image:", job["output"]["media"][0]["url"])
else:
print("Failed:", job["error"]["message"])Need an API key? Create one above in the playground, or read the API documentation.
Gen-4 Image pricing
Providers
Gen-4 Image starts at $0.0500 per generated image via Runway.
| Provider | Price $/image | Latency s | Modalities in / out |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0.0500 | — | / |
Gen-4 Image latency
Gen-4 Image time to first token, sustained output throughput, and failed-request rate from live API traffic over the trailing 7 days.
Gen-4 Image benchmarks
Capability tiers
Standing within each category, adjusted for leaderboard depth.
Performance by category and language
Where Gen-4 Image is strongest across prompt themes and languages. Conservative TrueSkill score (μ − 3σ), only axes with 3+ votes.
Quality Tracker
Similar Models
How Gen-4 Image compares to its closest neighbors on each image arena it competes in.
Gen-4 Image license
Gen-4 Image is a proprietary model available under its provider's product and API terms.
- License
- Proprietary
- Hosted access
Proprietary license - usage restrictions apply
Gen-4 Image resources
Official sources for Gen-4 Image: api documentation.
Models like Gen-4 Image
Other image models ranked closest to Gen-4 Image.
FAQ
Common questions about Gen-4 Image.