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Luma AI

Phone-scan to NeRF, Genie text-to-3D, and Dream Machine video.

FREEMIUM · $30/MOCLOUD · NO GPUCloud API
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[ EDITORIAL PICK ]

Why we recommend Luma AI

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  • No GPU needed

    Runs in the cloud — works the same on a Chromebook as on a workstation.

  • Beginner-friendly

    You don't need to read a paper before getting your first result — sensible defaults and a quick install.

[ EVIDENCE NOTE ]

Documentation-led datasheet

This page summarizes upstream documentation, release information, and editorially reviewed catalogue fields. It is not presented as a hands-on benchmark. Verify changing requirements at the official project; report stale data through our corrections channel.

VRAM guide →

AT-A-GLANCE SIGNALS //

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  • Install difficulty
    Click & use

    Runs in the cloud — no local install needed.

  • Hardware comfort
    N/A — cloud

    Runs on the provider’s hardware — your GPU is irrelevant.

  • Ecosystem
    API-first

    Exposes a stable API — you can build on top of it programmatically.

  • Verification
    Recent

    Catalogue entry last updated 67 days ago — re-verification due soon.

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Other 3d & spatial tools we rate

Three picks across different tradeoffs — so you don't end up with three near-clones of Luma AI.

LIGHTEST HARDWARE //

Nerfstudio

The open framework for NeRF and Gaussian Splatting research.

OPEN SOURCE8–24 GB VRAM
BEST FREE OPTION //

3D Gaussian Splatting

The INRIA original — train your own splats.

OPEN SOURCE12–24 GB VRAM
TOP QUALITY //

Instant-NGP

NVIDIA's seconds-to-train hash-grid NeRF.

OPEN SOURCE8–12 GB VRAM

What is Luma AI?

Luma AI is three things under one roof: the iOS app that pioneered phone-scan NeRFs, Genie (text-to-3D mesh), and Dream Machine (text-to-video). Particularly strong on the NeRF side — capturing a real-world scene from a phone is still effectively their use case to lose.

Pros & cons

✓ PROS

  • Best-in-class phone NeRF capture pipeline
  • Genie produces clean low-poly meshes suitable for game engines
  • Dream Machine video is highly competitive with Runway / Pika
  • Single account spans 3D + video workflows

– CONS

  • Commercial-grade exports gated behind paid plans
  • Closed-source, cloud-only — no offline workflow

What's actually free?

Free phone-scan captures with watermarked exports; paid plans for high-res & commercial use.

Alternatives

Nerfstudio

The open framework for NeRF and Gaussian Splatting research.

OPEN SOURCE8–24 GB VRAM
VRAM fit8–24 GB