# Runway: Up to 500k free Runway API credits, plus Tier 5 API access

> Markdown copy of https://perq.sh/offers/runway-builders-program. Index of every page for agents: https://perq.sh/llms.txt. Search API and MCP server: https://perq.sh/agents.

- Status: live
- Category: Image & video
- Offer type: startup program
- Credit value: Up to 500k free Runway API credits, plus Tier 5 API access
- Eligibility: Seed to Series C startups
- How to claim: Apply to the Runway Builders Program.
- Claim URL: https://runway.com/product/builders
- Source URL: https://runway.com/product/builders
- Last verified: 2026-11-11T06:20:52-05:00 (Nov 11, 2026, 6:20 AM ET), HTTP 200
- Notes: Page: "The Runway Builders Program gives Seed to Series C startups complementary API credits and early access to build with Runway Characters." Also unlocks Tier 5, Runway's highest API usage tier. Separate from runway-free (125 one-time credits).

> Source quote (verbatim from the source page):
> "Up to 500k free API credits to start building immediately"

Page: https://perq.sh/offers/runway-builders-program