Hailuo 02 vs Runway Gen-4.5 · AI video head-to-head

Same prompt: “A knight in battered armour rides through a burning village at dusk, embers drifting across the frame, low-angle tracking shot”

Hailuo 02 vs Runway Gen-4.5: who wins?

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Hailuo 02

Runway Gen-4.5

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Hailuo 02

fal.ai API

Endpoint: fal-ai/minimax/hailuo-02/pro/text-to-video

Closed model: the prompt is sent as written, everything else is the provider's default.

Runway Gen-4.5

Runway API

Endpoint: gen4.5
ratio: 1280:720
duration: 5

Closed model: the prompt is sent as written, everything else is the provider's default.

Spec	Hailuo 02	Runway Gen-4.5
Provider	MiniMax	Runway
Elo	1027	1000
Win rate (all duels)	89%	50%
Max length	6s	10s
Resolution	1080p	1080p
Native audio	No	No
Price	≈ €0.45 per 6 s clip	≈ €0.90 per 8 s clip
Where to try	Hailuo AI	Runway
Speed	⚡⚡	⚡⚡

Verdict

Not enough votes yet to call a winner between Hailuo 02 and Runway Gen-4.5.

Pick Hailuo 02 if you need physics, water & cloth. Pick Runway Gen-4.5 if control, references matter more (≈ €0.90 per 8 s clip on Runway vs ≈ €0.45 per 6 s clip for Hailuo 02).

Watch out: Runway Gen-4.5 is most often flagged for plain prompts underperform; Hailuo 02 for colour can look flat.

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