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Two big AI brands, two promotions, not a single price cut. Perplexity hands out credits for its agent, Runway discounts one video model. It looks like Black Friday. It only is for one very specific use case.
Key facts
- Per its pricing page, Runway is taking 25% off Kling 4.0 generations until November 30: a 5-second 1080p clip costs 89 instead of 118 credits. Plan prices (Standard $12, Pro $28, Max $76 a month billed annually) are unchanged (as of Nov 14, 2026).
- Perplexity Pro costs $17 and Max $167 a month billed annually; for a limited time there are $40 or $450 in free Perplexity Computer credits, with no price cut and no end date given (as of Nov 14, 2026).
- On Runway Standard and Pro, monthly credits reset on the billing date; Standard's 625 credits work out at 7 instead of 5 Kling clips a month, $1.71 instead of $2.27 per clip.
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Both pricing pages have a badge. Perplexity puts “LIMITED TIME” above Pro and Max; Runway puts a “25% off” next to Kling 4.0. Search for Black Friday AI deals and that's where you land. The catch: sign up today and you pay exactly what you would have paid last week. The discount isn't on the plan. It's on the currency you spend inside the plan. Credits.
What the pages actually say
As of today, November 14, loaded from Germany. Runway: Standard $12, Pro $28, Max $76 a month billed annually ($15, $35, $95 monthly), with 625, 2,250 and 9,500 credits a month. The only new line, on all three plans: Kling 4.0 generations cost 25% less until November 30. Per the model table, a 5-second 1080p clip drops from 118 to 89 credits. Perplexity: Pro $17, Max $167 a month, “or equivalent” when billed annually. On top, for a “limited time”, $40 (Pro) or $450 (Max) in free credits for Perplexity Computer, the agent. The page gives no end date.
The maths: two more clips
Runway Standard on the annual plan means $12 for 625 credits. Without the promo that buys 5 five-second Kling clips, about $2.27 each. With it, 7 clips at $1.71. On Pro, 19 clips become 25. Sounds good. The catch is in the FAQ: on Standard and Pro, monthly credits reset on your billing date. The promo ends November 30. Translation: sign up today and you benefit for exactly one billing month – on Standard that's two extra clips, attached to a $144-a-year contract. It only matters if you're already a Runway customer who needs Kling clips in November anyway. Then pull that production forward.
Perplexity is giving away credits for the product it wants to sell
On Pro, the page equates the $40 with 4,000 bonus credits. Against $204 a year, that's roughly a fifth extra on paper – but not as money, as a balance for one feature: Computer. Here's what I find interesting: this isn't a discount, it's onboarding. Perplexity wants you to hand tasks to the agent instead of just searching, and it's paying for your first attempts. If you use Perplexity for research with sources, you're not charged a cent less. Max gets fuzzy: the page shows $450 and, next to it, 35,000 bonus credits. By the Pro maths that's $350; the gap matches the 10,000 monthly credits Max includes anyway. As I read it, part of the regular plan has migrated into the promo number.
It's the same pattern as a lot of AI subscriptions this November: percentages on the unit instead of the price. Credits have one big advantage for the vendor. They only cost the vendor when you use them, and they often expire before you do.
What I'd do now
- Runway customer who needs Kling: produce the planned clips before November 30 and spend the credits before your billing date.
- New to Runway: don't sign up for 25% off one model. Use case first, then put Kling's own pricing next to it.
- Perplexity: only take Pro if you hit the free tier's limits every day. Then test the Computer credits on one real job instead of burning them.
Bottom lineA Black Friday discount on credits is only worth the credits you actually spend before they expire.
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FAQ
Does Runway have a Black Friday discount in 2026?
Not on its plans. According to Runway's pricing page (as of November 14, 2026), Kling 4.0 generations cost 25% fewer credits until November 30, with a 5-second 1080p clip at 89 instead of 118 credits. Standard ($12), Pro ($28) and Max ($76 a month billed annually) are unchanged.
Is Perplexity Pro cheaper for Black Friday?
No. Per Perplexity, Pro still costs $17 a month billed annually. For a limited time it adds $40 in free Perplexity Computer credits ($450 on Max); the page gives no end date (as of November 14, 2026).
Do Runway credits expire?
According to Runway's FAQ, monthly credits on Standard and Pro reset on the billing date; on Max, unused credits roll over for one month. Purchased credits (minimum 1,000) never expire.
Source
Runway: Runway: Pricing (Anbieter-Preisseite, Stand 14. November 2026)
More sources
- Perplexity – Geöffnet am 14.11.2026 gegen 15:12 aus Deutschland (Browser-Pane). Pro 17 $/Monat „or equivalent, when billed annually“, Hinweis „+$40 free Computer credits · LIMITED TIME“, Liste nennt „4,000 bonus credits“. Max 167 $/Monat, „+$450 free Computer credits · LIMITED TIME“, Liste nennt „35,000 bonus credits“ und „10,000 monthly credits“. Kein Enddatum, kein Black-Friday-Hinweis, kein Preisnachlass. Eigene Prüfung derselben Seite schon am 12.11. und 14.11. morgens (bf_check_log.md).
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