Luma AI
AI video creation suite for text to video, video to video, 3D capture, and 4K upscaling with a browser studio and API.
Pricing Free / $8 per month
Category video
Difficulty Beginner
Type Web App
Status Active
Runway
Runway is a browser studio and API for AI video and editing that turns prompts images and clips into finished shots using Gen 3 models masks upscaling and frame tools.
Pricing Free / Starts $12 per month
Category video
Difficulty Beginner
Type Web App
Status Active
Feature Tags Comparison
Only in Luma AI
generative3d
Shared
videoapiupscaleeditingmultimedia
Only in Runway
video-generationgen-3greenscreenstudio
Key Features
Luma AI
- • Text or image to video with subject stability
- • Video to video restyle that keeps timing and framing
- • Reframe to 9 16 1 1 or 16 9 and upscale to 4K
- • Seeds and saved prompts for reproducible looks
- • API for templated rendering and batching
- • 3D capture for photoreal assets and relighting
Runway
- • Text to video and image to video: Create clips from prompts or images and guide motion style and framing for each shot
- • Turbo mode for speed: Generate iterations faster at lower cost when exploring directions before final renders
- • Pro masking and cleanup: Remove backgrounds objects and noise so AI and live footage combine cleanly
- • Frame tools and upscale: Interpolate extend duration or raise resolution for smoother higher quality output
- • Style presets and seeds: Maintain look and motion consistency across a series for brand aligned results
- • Workspaces and asset library: Manage seats assets and permissions so teams collaborate safely
Use Cases
Luma AI
- → Create platform ready hero shots for launches
- → Restyle demos into polished motion for social
- → Prototype VFX concepts before finishing
- → Automate catalog renders from product shots
- → Localize campaigns while keeping brand subjects
- → Upscale UGC and reframe for each channel
Runway
- → Storyboard concepts for campaigns without hiring crews or scouting locations
- → Produce social shorts and ad variants in multiple ratios to test creative hypotheses quickly
- → Build explainer clips from still product shots when filming is delayed
- → Create music video looks with stylized motion for concept approval before full shoots
- → Generate b roll for newsrooms or marketing when deadlines are tight
- → Make learning content and lecture highlights that hold attention on mobile feeds
Perfect For
Luma AI
creative directors, marketers, social teams, post producers, VFX generalists who need controllable generative video with reliable export
Runway
creative directors editors marketers social teams and indie studios that want controllable AI video generation cleanup and finishing tools in a collaborative browser studio
Capabilities
Luma AI
Dream Machine Professional
Ray3 photoreal Professional
Reframe and 4K Intermediate
API and seeds Intermediate
Runway
Gen 3 Models Intermediate
Masks and Cleanup Intermediate
Upscale and Frames Basic
Workspaces and API Intermediate
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