Spotify introduces AI Running Mode for Premium users

Spotify has launched a new feature called Running Mode, a personalized, AI-powered tool designed to create running playlists tailored to a user's workout structure and musical preferences. The feature became available to Premium subscribers on iOS in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Sweden on July 30, 2026.

Running Mode allows users to select from 25 curated running presets and then customize their session by choosing a workout type, such as interval, steady, or pyramid runs, setting a duration, dialing in a target beats-per-minute (BPM), and specifying preferred music genres. Once preferences are set, Spotify's in-app AI generates a playlist matching those parameters. An optional coaching layer provides audio cues in English throughout the workout, offering guidance and motivation without interrupting the music flow.

The feature builds on Spotify's existing Prompted Playlist technology, which the company says has seen fitness-themed prompts become some of its most popular uses. Running Mode is accessed through the Fitness Hub within the Spotify app, a section the company introduced earlier this year. Spotify clarified that the...