Research profile · Ray3.2 (June 2026); Ray3 for published specifications
Luma Dream Machine, researched.
Documented output specifications well beyond the rest of this set. Overall verdict withheld. Explore the findings, limitations and 3 cited sources below.
We are withholding an overall verdict on Luma Dream Machine. Evidence coverage is 25%, below the 75% our method requires. Output specifications are documented further than anything else in this set, but Luma is absent from the blind-preference leaderboard entirely.
- Researched scope
- Ray3.2 (June 2026); Ray3 for published specifications
- Best supported for
- Delivery into a graded pipeline, via HDR and 16-bit EXR export
- Principal limitation
- Absent from the blind-preference leaderboard entirely
- Accepted sources
- 3 · 3 of 12 criteria supported
Best for, and not for
Best supported use
Delivery into a graded pipeline, via HDR and 16-bit EXR export. The strongest finding is documented output specifications well beyond the rest of this set.
Where the evidence warns
Absent from the blind-preference leaderboard entirely.
What the evidence supports, criterion by criterion
3 of 12 applicable criteria have enough accepted evidence to say something. The rest are listed below them, unscored.
| Criterion | Evidence | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Workflow and editability | Limited evidence | Documented workflow beyond plain generation: Ray3 Modify for altering existing footage, video-to-video at up to 20 seconds on Ray3.2, and keyframe direction.Feature documentation only; no accepted evidence on how well these behave in practice. |
| Output specifications and delivery | Moderately supported | Ray3.2, released June 2026, is documented at 1080p across the model with video-to-video up to 20 seconds. Ray3 supports 540p at 5-10s and 720p/1080p at 5-20s, with native HDR and 16-bit EXR export.EXR and HDR output is unusual in this set and is documented rather than inferred. |
| Pricing and value | Moderately supported | Published tiers: Lite $9.99/month for 3,200 credits, Plus $29.99 for 10,000 credits with commercial rights and no watermark, Unlimited $94.99 adding unlimited relaxed generations. Ray3 1080p SDR is 330 credits for 5 seconds.iOS pricing is higher than web on every tier; the figures above are the web prices. |
Not established
Researched, but the available public evidence does not support a conclusion. These are gaps, not low scores.
- Visual fidelity and aesthetics — Researched; no source meeting our weighting bar addressed this for the scoped version.
- Temporal stability and artifact control — Researched; no source meeting our weighting bar addressed this for the scoped version.
- Prompt or script adherence and control — Researched; no source meeting our weighting bar addressed this for the scoped version.
- Reliability and iteration burden — Researched; no source meeting our weighting bar addressed this for the scoped version.
- Camera motion — Researched; no source meeting our weighting bar addressed this for the scoped version.
- Character and object consistency — Researched; no source meeting our weighting bar addressed this for the scoped version.
- Physics and material realism — Researched; no source meeting our weighting bar addressed this for the scoped version.
- Text rendering — Researched; no source meeting our weighting bar addressed this for the scoped version.
- Native audio and lip sync — Researched; no source meeting our weighting bar addressed this for the scoped version.
Pricing
Published list price, normalised to a five-second generation. Assumes full use of the plan allocation, before tax, no retakes — so real cost per clip you keep is higher.
| Plan | Cost / 5s | Resolution | Audio |
|---|
All Luma Dream Machine pricing scenarios and how they were normalised. Prices verified 2026-09-12 and change without notice.
Alternatives
Same category, so genuinely comparable. We do not rank across categories.
- Kling AI — Complex physical movement and holding a character's face steady across a shot. Moderately supported.
- Higgsfield — Camera-move control and stylised cinematic shots, with access to several models in one place. Not established.
- Runway Gen-4.5 — Creative and editorial work — generative editing, motion brush and in-context controls. Limited evidence.
Sources
Every finding above traces to one of these. Version match records how closely each source matches Ray3.2 (June 2026); Ray3 for published specifications.