Luma

Turns a prompt or a photo into a short video.

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Pricing

There is a free plan with a daily cap. Paid plans add more generations.

Overview

Luma’s Dream Machine makes a short video from a written prompt or from a photo you upload. People use it for a first pass at a scene before they cut it in an editor.

Key features

  • Text to a short video
  • Animate a still photo
  • Work in the browser
  • An API if you want this in a pipeline

Use cases

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Last updated 2026-09-08