# Who uses Runware? 20 companies use Runware on usedby: 4 confirmed, 1 declared by the company, 15 observed and 0 signals. 60% of them are in Artificial Intelligence. Of the 12 with a known size, 42% have 201 to 1,000 employees. Customers include HeyGen, Higgsfield and NightCafe. Latest check 2026-11-12: 20 of 20 companies checked, from 7 public sources. - Category: [AI inference & GPU cloud](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/category/llm-inference.md) - Website: [runware.ai](https://runware.ai/) ## Customers Every line is a customer, at one of three proof levels: confirmed (a case study, a named quote, a press release, or the company's own public account of using the tool (its own site, or a post by one of its executives, VP or above)), observed (the vendor shows the company on its own pages) or signal (a job post shows the company's employees use the tool, the weakest proof). A line the company declared to usedby itself, or that it lists as a sub-processor on its own legal page, is marked declared. The first public proof is a relationship-level date, not an adoption date. Relationship labels describe the source's scope. They do not establish current contract, spend or company-wide deployment. The claim permalink identifies the usedby record; the primary source supports the relationship. These two links provide attribution for a summary. Evidence is selected, not exhaustive; missing evidence or a public archive does not establish that none exists. Relationship-level dates are not verified publication dates of the selected source. | Company | Industry | Proof | First public proof | Source | Relationship | Claim | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | [HeyGen](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/heygen.md) | Artificial Intelligence | Confirmed · checked 2026-11 | — | [runware.ai](https://runware.ai/case-studies/heygen), captured 2026-11-12 | Usage described by a public source | [HeyGen · Runware claim](https://www.usedby.ai/claims/cmwd60fhw00c3uh4eb8k82u8f) | | [Higgsfield](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/higgsfield.md) | Artificial Intelligence | Confirmed · checked 2026-11 | — | [runware.ai](https://runware.ai/case-studies/higgsfield), captured 2026-11-12 | Usage described by a public source | [Higgsfield · Runware claim](https://www.usedby.ai/claims/cmwd609sb00bbuh4ek3kg70ei) | | [NightCafe](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/nightcafe.md) | — | Confirmed · checked 2026-11 | — | [runware.ai](https://runware.ai/case-studies/nightcafe), captured 2026-11-12 | Usage described by a public source | [NightCafe · Runware claim](https://www.usedby.ai/claims/cmwd60cva00bnuh4evw5ya4ze) | | [OpenArt](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/openart.md) | Artificial Intelligence | Confirmed · checked 2026-11 | — | [runware.ai](https://runware.ai/case-studies/openart), captured 2026-11-12 | Usage described by a public source | [OpenArt · Runware claim](https://www.usedby.ai/claims/cmwd60did00btuh4exj35l96k) | | [Runway](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/runway.md) | Artificial Intelligence | Declared by the company · checked 2026-11 | On or before November 2026 | Listed as a sub-processor by the company: [runway.com](https://runway.com/customer-subprocessors), captured 2026-11-11 | Listed as a sub-processor by the company | [Runway · Runware claim](https://www.usedby.ai/claims/sp_usage_runway_runware_20261111_mwcr4umu) | | [Google](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/google.md) | Artificial Intelligence | Observed · checked 2026-11 | — | [runware.ai](https://runware.ai/case-studies), captured 2026-11-12 | Listed as a customer by the vendor | [Google · Runware claim](https://www.usedby.ai/claims/cmwd618fv00d1uh4eazlyhe77) | | [OpenAI](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/openai.md) | Artificial Intelligence | Observed · checked 2026-11 | — | [runware.ai](https://runware.ai/case-studies), captured 2026-11-12 | Listed as a customer by the vendor | [OpenAI · Runware claim](https://www.usedby.ai/claims/cmwd616hf00cuuh4edwx1knme) | | [Wix](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/wix.md) | DevTools & Infrastructure | Observed · checked 2026-11 | — | [runware.ai](https://runware.ai/), captured 2026-11-12 | Listed as a customer by the vendor | [Wix · Runware claim](https://www.usedby.ai/claims/cmwd60d6x00bquh4e7u39dza6) | | [Alibaba](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/alibaba.md) | Marketplace | Observed · checked 2026-11 | — | [runware.ai](https://runware.ai/case-studies), captured 2026-11-12 | Listed as a customer by the vendor | [Alibaba · Runware claim](https://www.usedby.ai/claims/cmwd60ze900cbuh4eqjy7coll) | | [Black Forest Labs](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/black-forest-labs-blackforestlabs-ai.md) | Artificial Intelligence | Observed · checked 2026-11 | — | [runware.ai](https://runware.ai/case-studies), captured 2026-11-12 | Listed as a customer by the vendor | [Black Forest Labs · Runware claim](https://www.usedby.ai/claims/cmwd6182k00cyuh4e127gdlzg) | | [Bria](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/bria.md) | Artificial Intelligence | Observed · checked 2026-11 | — | [runware.ai](https://runware.ai/case-studies), captured 2026-11-12 | Listed as a customer by the vendor | [Bria · Runware claim](https://www.usedby.ai/claims/cmwd6156k00cluh4elzo7t2t3) | | [ByteDance](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/bytedance.md) | Streaming & Content | Observed · checked 2026-11 | — | [runware.ai](https://runware.ai/case-studies), captured 2026-11-12 | Listed as a customer by the vendor | [ByteDance · Runware claim](https://www.usedby.ai/claims/cmwd60zye00ceuh4e3tojsorg) | | [Envato](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/envato.md) | Marketplace | Observed · checked 2026-11 | — | [runware.ai](https://runware.ai/), captured 2026-11-12 | Listed as a customer by the vendor | [Envato · Runware claim](https://www.usedby.ai/claims/cmwd60c7e00bjuh4eohkxryl5) | | [Freepik](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/freepik.md) | — | Observed · checked 2026-11 | — | [runware.ai](https://runware.ai/), captured 2026-11-12 | Listed as a customer by the vendor | [Freepik · Runware claim](https://www.usedby.ai/claims/cmwd60brl00bguh4eldf9b09i) | | [ImagineArt](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/imagineart.md) | — | Observed · checked 2026-11 | — | [runware.ai](https://runware.ai/), captured 2026-11-12 | Listed as a customer by the vendor | [ImagineArt · Runware claim](https://www.usedby.ai/claims/cmwd60f5m00c0uh4ed0o4974k) | | [Kling AI](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/kling-ai.md) | Artificial Intelligence | Observed · checked 2026-11 | — | [runware.ai](https://runware.ai/case-studies), captured 2026-11-12 | Listed as a customer by the vendor | [Kling AI · Runware claim](https://www.usedby.ai/claims/cmwd614ny00ciuh4e9li3xs9j) | | [Lightricks](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/lightricks.md) | — | Observed · checked 2026-11 | — | [runware.ai](https://runware.ai/case-studies), captured 2026-11-12 | Listed as a customer by the vendor | [Lightricks · Runware claim](https://www.usedby.ai/claims/cmwd615od00couh4e47kbargl) | | [MiniMax](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/minimax.md) | Artificial Intelligence | Observed · checked 2026-11 | — | [runware.ai](https://runware.ai/case-studies), captured 2026-11-12 | Listed as a customer by the vendor | [MiniMax · Runware claim](https://www.usedby.ai/claims/cmwd6166p00cruh4epp12c2qu) | | [Pixverse](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/pixverse.md) | Artificial Intelligence | Observed · checked 2026-11 | — | [runware.ai](https://runware.ai/case-studies), captured 2026-11-12 | Listed as a customer by the vendor | [Pixverse · Runware claim](https://www.usedby.ai/claims/cmwd619wg00d5uh4edrlo9ck9) | | [Together AI](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/together-ai.md) | Artificial Intelligence | Observed · checked 2026-11 | — | [runware.ai](https://runware.ai/), captured 2026-11-12 | Listed as a customer by the vendor | [Together AI · Runware claim](https://www.usedby.ai/claims/cmwd60dyp00bwuh4e4vmtflws) | ## By industry and company size Customers per industry, split by employees per company. Every proof level counts, job posts included. A company with no stored size gets its own column, never counted as small. | Industry | Customers | Up to 200 | 201 to 1,000 | Over 1,000 | Size unknown | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Artificial Intelligence | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ## AI inference & GPU cloud tools by industry Which AI inference & GPU cloud tools companies use in the industries where Runware has customers, ranked by companies. - [AI inference & GPU cloud in Artificial Intelligence](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/industry/artificial-intelligence/llm-inference.md) (12 Runware customers in this industry) - [AI inference & GPU cloud in DevTools & Infrastructure](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/industry/devtools-infrastructure/llm-inference.md) (1 Runware customer in this industry) ## Published results Reviewed stories only. A figure is the vendor’s or the customer’s claim, quoted with its label; usedby did not measure it. - [Higgsfield](https://www.usedby.ai/case-studies/higgsfield-ai-runware.md): **under an hour** Time to onboard onto the Runware API (Vendor case study, captured by usedby 2026-11-12) - [HeyGen](https://www.usedby.ai/case-studies/heygen-runware.md): **50%+** Reduction in cost per image (Vendor case study, captured by usedby 2026-11-12) - [NightCafe](https://www.usedby.ai/case-studies/nightcafe-runware.md): story without a checked figure. (Vendor case study, captured by usedby 2026-11-12) - [OpenArt](https://www.usedby.ai/case-studies/openart-runware.md): story without a checked figure. (Vendor case study, captured by usedby 2026-11-12) ## Before you buy usedby has not verified Runware’s pricing, security or data terms yet. ## Alternatives Tools of the same or a competing category, from another vendor, ranked by public customers (every proof level, job posts included). - [Baseten](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/baseten.md): 74 public customers, 2 shared with Runware. Compare: https://www.usedby.ai/compare/baseten-vs-runware.md - [Nebius AI Cloud](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/nebius.md): 51 public customers, 1 shared with Runware. Compare: https://www.usedby.ai/compare/nebius-vs-runware.md - [Fireworks AI](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/fireworks-ai.md): 48 public customers, 0 shared with Runware. - [OpenAI API](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/openai-api.md): 45 public customers, 1 shared with Runware. Compare: https://www.usedby.ai/compare/openai-api-vs-runware.md - [Mistral](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/mistral.md): 43 public customers, 0 shared with Runware. More: https://www.usedby.ai/alternatives/runware.md ## Frequently asked questions about Runware ### Who uses Runware? 20 companies use Runware (4 confirmed, 1 declared, 15 observed), including HeyGen, Higgsfield, and NightCafe. ### What results do companies report with Runware? Companies that use Runware report these results in public case studies. Higgsfield: by 11pm—just four hours after first contact—they were live and running production traffic (source: [runware.ai](), checked November 12, 2026). HeyGen: Overall cost per image dropped by over 50%, which changed how the team approached product development (source: [runware.ai](), checked November 12, 2026). ### Which industries use Runware? The industries with the most Runware customers are Artificial Intelligence (12). ### What are the alternatives to Runware? Ranked by public customers (every proof level counts, job posts included), the top Runware alternatives are Baseten (74 customers, 2 shared), Nebius AI Cloud (51 customers, 1 shared), Fireworks AI (48 customers, 0 shared), and OpenAI API (45 customers, 1 shared). [See all Runware alternatives](https://www.usedby.ai/alternatives/runware.md). ### How does usedby know who uses Runware, and how current is it? Each company here links to a public page that names it as a Runware customer, and each line shows its proof level. A company that declared Runware itself is marked Declared. The latest check ran on November 12, 2026. [How usedby collects and checks its data](https://www.usedby.ai/methodology.md). --- Source: https://www.usedby.ai/tools/runware · How we check: https://www.usedby.ai/methodology