Runway adds Character video-call links for Zoom, Meet, and Teams

• Runway says you can now send a Character into a live meeting by pasting a Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams link, then clicking Join Meeting, according to Runway's launch post.
• The meeting feature extends the Introducing Runway Characters launch from March, where Runway described Characters as real-time video agents powered by GWM-1, while Runway's follow-up link points straight to the new Meet app.
• Runway's video-meeting docs say the Character joins as a regular participant, can see and hear other attendees, and answers with lip-synced video and natural audio, which matches the demo thread.
• The setup is light: Runway's docs say new developer accounts get 600 free credits, about 30 minutes of Character video, and the open GitHub repo describes a paste-key, paste-link, pick-character flow that Runway compresses into three clicks.

You can jump straight into the Meet web app, skim the meeting docs, and inspect the source code. Runway's March launch post frames the bigger play: these are not just rendered talking heads, but live video agents with configurable voice, personality, knowledge, and actions.

The launch pitch is simple. Choose or create a Character, paste a meeting link, click Join Meeting.

Runway's meeting guide fills in the part the tweet only implies: the Character enters as a normal participant in Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams, then listens and responds in real time with synced video and audio. For creative teams, that shifts Characters from clip generation into live presence.

The public app is only half the story. Runway's video-meeting docs say the flow starts with a developer account and API key, not just a consumer login.

The documented sequence is:

• create a developer account at dev.runwayml.com
• generate an API key from the Manage tab
• paste that key into the Meet app
• paste a Zoom, Meet, or Teams URL
• choose a preset character, or use your own

That makes the launch feel closer to a productized demo on top of the Characters API than a standalone meeting product. Early reaction was thin but positive, with one reply calling it "excellent" and saying they wanted to test it.

The most useful extra detail lives outside the tweet. Runway's meeting docs say every new account starts with 600 free credits, about 30 minutes of Character video, and that setup takes about 60 seconds.

The open runway-characters-meet repository also says the Character usually joins the call in about 30 seconds, exposes a hosted demo, and lets users pick a preset character or enter a custom character ID. That gives creators something better than a promo clip: a working reference app for sending an AI character into a real meeting.