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SIDE-BY-SIDE · 2 OF 3
Two platforms.
Same questions.
Act One By Runway
WORKFLOW & AUTOMATION
PROMPT
Users retain responsibility for all content they upload or submit ('Your Content,' including Inputs). However, by using the Services, users grant Company a fully paid, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to host, use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform, and publicly display Your Content for operating and providing the Services. A separate, equally broad license is granted for any Inputs and Outputs 'Made Available' or generated during use. Users have no expectation of privacy concerning transmission of Your Content. Company has no obligation to store Your Content unless separately agreed in writing, and may remove it at sole discretion.
OUTPUT
Company grants users only a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable software license for personal or internal business use. Simultaneously, users grant Company a non-exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, and sublicensable license to use any Inputs and Outputs generated in connection with the Services. A similarly broad license applies to Feedback. When Outputs are publicly posted, users represent they hold perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide rights to that content — but the Company's concurrent broad license over those same Outputs is not waived. No citation explicitly assigns copyright ownership of Outputs to the user.
TRAINING
Users explicitly acknowledge that Inputs and Outputs may be used by Company to train and improve its AI models, algorithms, and related technology, products, and services — including for labeling, classification, content moderation, and model training purposes. This is stated as an acknowledgment, not a consent toggle, suggesting it is a baseline condition of use. Users are simultaneously prohibited from using the Services or Outputs to create, train, develop, or improve similar or competitive products or services.
COMMERCIAL
Company does not restrict users' commercial use of their Outputs, subject to compliance with the Agreement. No additional licensing fee or approval process for commercial use of Outputs is cited. However, users are prohibited from using Outputs to build competing or similar AI products or services. Users must indemnify Company for losses arising from their Content or use of the Services, but the terms note this indemnity obligation does not cover unconscionable commercial practices, fraud, or deception by Company itself.
168 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
OpenAI API
DEVELOPER / CODING
PROMPT
API customers retain ownership of their inputs per OpenAI API Terms of Service.
OUTPUT
OpenAI assigns all its rights in outputs to API customers.
TRAINING
OpenAI Service Terms (January 9, 2026) apply to API and enterprise products. The Privacy Policy (May 18, 2026) explicitly states: 'This Privacy Policy does not apply to content that we process on behalf of customers of our business offerings, such as our API.' API customer data is governed by the customer's agreement with OpenAI. For ChatGPT (consumer), training opt-out is available via account settings or Temporary Chat.
COMMERCIAL
Commercial use of outputs is explicitly permitted for API customers.
182 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
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AIRIN SUMMARY
Act One By Runway carries highly permissive license terms; OpenAI API carries highly permissive license terms.FOR ENTERPRISE: ACT ONE BY RUNWAY NOT RECOMMENDED · OPENAI API NOT RECOMMENDED
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⚡ INTERACTIVE RISK COMPARISON HEATMAP
| RISK SURFACE | ACT ONE BY RUNWAY | OPENAI API |
|---|---|---|
| PPrompt Ownership | ||
| OOutput Ownership | ||
| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
| $Tier Differences |
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📂 Intellectual Property & Model Training
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SURFACE 01
Prompt Ownership
Act One By Runway
MEDHIGH
Users retain responsibility for all content they upload or submit ('Your Content,' including Inputs). However, by using the Services, users grant Company a fully paid, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to host, use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform, and publicly display Your Content for operating and providing the Services. A separate, equally broad license is granted for any Inputs and Outputs 'Made Available' or generated during use. Users have no expectation of privacy concerning transmission of Your Content. Company has no obligation to store Your Content unless separately agreed in writing, and may remove it at sole discretion.
“ User content , such as prompts, photos, images, music, videos, audio, screen sharing, comments, questions, messages, works of authorship, and other content or information that you, or third parties acting on your behalf, input, generate, transmit, upload, or submit to us as part…”
OpenAI API
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
API customers retain ownership of their inputs per OpenAI API Terms of Service.
“ We and our affiliates own all rights, title, and interest in and to the Services. You may only use our name and logo in accordance with our Brand Guidelines . ”
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SURFACE 02
Output Ownership
Act One By Runway
MEDHIGH
Company grants users only a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable software license for personal or internal business use. Simultaneously, users grant Company a non-exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, and sublicensable license to use any Inputs and Outputs generated in connection with the Services. A similarly broad license applies to Feedback. When Outputs are publicly posted, users represent they hold perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide rights to that content — but the Company's concurrent broad license over those same Outputs is not waived. No citation explicitly assigns copyright ownership of Outputs to the user.
“ 4.1 The Services. Except with respect to Your Content and User Content, you agree that Company and its suppliers own all rights, title and interest in the Services and the Custom Avatars. You will not remove, alter or obscure any copyright, trademark, service mark or other propr…”
OpenAI API
MEDHIGH
OpenAI assigns all its rights in outputs to API customers.
“ YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE THAT ANY USE OF OUTPUTS FROM OUR SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND YOU WILL NOT RELY ON OUTPUT AS A SOLE SOURCE OF TRUTH OR FACTUAL INFORMATION, OR AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. ”
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SURFACE 03
Model Training
Act One By Runway
MEDHIGH
Users explicitly acknowledge that Inputs and Outputs may be used by Company to train and improve its AI models, algorithms, and related technology, products, and services — including for labeling, classification, content moderation, and model training purposes. This is stated as an acknowledgment, not a consent toggle, suggesting it is a baseline condition of use. Users are simultaneously prohibited from using the Services or Outputs to create, train, develop, or improve similar or competitive products or services.
“ 4.3 License to Your Content. Subject to any applicable account settings that you select, you grant Company a fully paid, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive and fully sublicensable right (including any moral rights) and license to host, use, license, d…”
OpenAI API
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
OpenAI Service Terms (January 9, 2026) apply to API and enterprise products. The Privacy Policy (May 18, 2026) explicitly states: 'This Privacy Policy does not apply to content that we process on behalf of customers of our business offerings, such as our API.' API customer data is governed by the customer's agreement with OpenAI. For ChatGPT (consumer), training opt-out is available via account settings or Temporary Chat.
“Improve and develop our Services and conduct research, including using your Content to train our models (subject to your [control”
User content (including prompts and uploads) is used to train models by default; opt-out is available but must be actively exercised. The parenthetical 'subject to your control' links to external controls documentation, meaning users who do not proactively manage settings may have their content used for training.
C
SURFACE 04
Commercial Use
Act One By Runway
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Company does not restrict users' commercial use of their Outputs, subject to compliance with the Agreement. No additional licensing fee or approval process for commercial use of Outputs is cited. However, users are prohibited from using Outputs to build competing or similar AI products or services. Users must indemnify Company for losses arising from their Content or use of the Services, but the terms note this indemnity obligation does not cover unconscionable commercial practices, fraud, or deception by Company itself.
“ 1.3 Certain Restrictions . The rights granted to you in the Agreement are subject to the following restrictions: (a) you shall not license, sell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, reproduce, distribute, host, or similarly exploit any Services except as permitted through the APIs; (…”
OpenAI API
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Commercial use of outputs is explicitly permitted for API customers.
“ Parents or guardians of teen users for account linking purposes described above Other users and third parties you interact or share information with”
📂 Data Privacy & Governance
D
SURFACE 05
Data Privacy
Act One By Runway
MEDHIGH
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“ 3.3 Storage. Unless expressly agreed to by Company in writing elsewhere, Company has no obligation to store any of Your Content that you Make Available through the Services. Company has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or accuracy of any Content, including Your Co…”
OpenAI API
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
API/Enterprise: data governed by customer agreements; no training use by default. ChatGPT Free/Go: may include targeted advertising and model training by default (opt-out available). Healthcare Addendum available for HIPAA-covered use cases.
“ Our Services are not directed to, or intended for, children under 13. We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under 13. If you have reason to believe that a child under 13 has provided Personal Data to OpenAI through the Services, please email us at privacy@open…”
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SURFACE 06
Tier Differences
Act One By Runway
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
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“ From time to time, we may offer trial, discounted, or other promotional subscription fees. Such trial or promotional memberships are subject to the terms of this Section 8.4 except as otherwise stated in the promotional offer, including which users are eligible for the promotion…”
OpenAI API
MEDHIGH
API/Enterprise: data governed by customer agreements; no training use by default. ChatGPT Free/Go: may include targeted advertising and model training by default (opt-out available). Healthcare Addendum available for HIPAA-covered use cases.
“ Service credits. You can pay for some Services in advance by purchasing service credits. All service credits are subject to our Service Credit Terms . ”