Luma Ray 3
Luma's 'reasoning' video model: 1080p true-HDR output with self-critiquing drafts, built for cinematic AI video.
About
Ray 3 is Luma AI's flagship video model, launched September 18, 2025 and billed by the company as the world's first reasoning video model — a model that interprets complex prompts, critiques its own drafts and refines them toward the creator's intent, with an emphasis on physical accuracy and narrative coherence. It renders in 1080p with true 10-, 12- and 16-bit HDR color depth (exportable EXR for post-production), generates 5- or 9-second clips, and offers a free Draft Mode at 640x352 for fast iteration alongside sketch-based visual control of motion and framing.
Distribution is a strength: Ray 3 launched day-one inside Adobe Firefly, and Luma followed with Ray3 Modify (December 2025) for performance-preserving footage edits and start/end-frame transitions, plus Ray3.14 for native-1080p production stability. The company behind it raised a $900M Series C in November 2025 led by HUMAIN at a $4B+ valuation, with 30M+ Dream Machine users. Independent reviews note a gap between the cinematic marketing and everyday results — the 'reasoning' label is Luma's framing, not an independently measured capability — so treat the boldest claims as provider-claimed.
Specs
Context window
Pricing
Free quota
API access
Weights
Released
Benchmarks
No published benchmarks found — Luma publishes no comparative eval numbers; third-party reviews note a gap between marketing claims and real-world results (quasa.io, provider claims untested)
Provider-reported unless a source says otherwise. Benchmarks are marketing-adjacent by nature — treat them as directional.
Use cases
Trust score — 8/10
Scored 8/10 (verified tier, metrics-v1). Evidence: Luma launch Sep 18, 2025 (press release) with HDR specs and Draft Mode; Adobe Firefly day-one integration; Ray3 Modify (Dec 2025) and Ray3.14 follow-ups; $900M Series C Nov 2025 at $4B+ valuation, 30M+ users. Closed weights. Release facts corroborated across TechCrunch, Business Wire, and the company profile. Strengths: real product with major distribution (Adobe), differentiated HDR pipeline, strong funding. Docked for: (1) 'world's first reasoning video model' is a provider marketing claim with no independent measurement; (2) no published benchmarks and third-party reviews flag a marketing-vs-reality gap.
How the trust score is built
Full methodology →- Adoption · stars/downloads, log-scaled vs peers
- 8.0/10
- Maintenance · recency, releases, issue load
- 9.0/10
- Openness · license + docs
- 2.0/10
- Manual review · sanity read + red-flag check
- 8.0/10
- · Luma launch 2025-09-18; 1080p HDR, Draft Mode; Adobe Firefly day-one; $900M Series C Nov 2025 at $4B+; 30M+ users
- · Docked: 'Reasoning video model' is provider marketing, no independent measurement
- · Docked: No published benchmarks; third-party reviews flag marketing-vs-reality gap