Real-time video agents are here. Today, we’re sharing how we built Runway Characters, allowing you to turn one image into a fully expressive, conversational video agent streaming at 24 frames per second in HD. With just 1.75 seconds of end-to-end latency. Learn more below.

From when the user stops speaking to when the Character starts replying is just 1.75 seconds. Under the hood, the video model runs at 37 milliseconds of effective model time per frame, at more than 24fps HD.

Learn more about building Runway Characters: