Model · Luma AI · Video-Gen
Luma Ray3
Luma AI's flagship video model (behind the Dream Machine app). Ray3 is reasoning-driven with native HDR; strong on cinematic camera moves and 3D-aware generation.
- Modality
- Video-Gen
- License
- Proprietary (Proprietary)
- Released
- September 18, 2025
- Last verified
- June 8, 2026
- Runs locally
- No
Strengths
- Cinematic camera control (dolly, crane, parallax)
- 3D-aware scene understanding from earlier Luma NeRF work
- Image-to-video with strong identity preservation
Weaknesses
- Closed — product/API only
- Sora 2 and Veo 3.1 are the main rivals on raw realism
Try it
| Where | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Luma Dream Machine | product | Free tier |
| Luma API | hosted-api | API key required |
Official sources
- API docs docs
Change log
- — Updated to Luma Ray3 (released 2025-09-18), the model behind the Dream Machine app. (Interim: Ray2 early 2025; later Ray3 Modify 2025-12-18, Ray3.14 2026-01-26.)
- — Initial entry.
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