Kaiber vs Luma (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Luma grades higher than Kaiber: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Kaiber grades higher on value for money. Luma grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Kaiber
Credit-based AI video and image canvas with beat-synced music videos
Luma
Creative agents for video and images, built on Luma's Ray models
Which one is for you
Pick Kaiber if
- Fits if you cut AI visuals to a music track
- Makes sense if you want several video models on one canvas
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, because there is only a $5 five-day trial
- Tight if you are on Starter, as it has 500 credits a month and no Beat Sync
- Pricey if you need volume, with Pro at $99 a month for 5,000 credits
- Watch out: the trial converts to Creator at $29 a month
Pick Luma if
- Fits if your video goes into a production pipeline that wants HDR or EXR files
- Works for people who want an agent to plan and assemble a piece, not just make one clip
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're just trying AI video, as the lowest plan is $25 a month yearly ($30 monthly), and Pro jumps to $75
- Tight if you want 1080p, where Plus's 10,000 credits make about 2 minutes of Ray3.2 a month
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there's none, and the trial credit amount isn't stated
- Watch out: Team and Enterprise prices come only through sales, and SSO and shared credits need Team
- Not for you if you work from a phone or want a desktop app, as it's web only with no integrations listed
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAKaiberWeak | 2.0GPALumaFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $10 a month billed monthly, the category's middle price, for 500 credits. | DPlus is $25 a month on yearly billing ($30 monthly), against $8 to $12 for Pika, Runway and LTX Studio, and in this category's dearest tenth. It does buy 10,000 credits: about 2 minutes of Ray3.2 at 1080p or 8 at 720p. There's no cheaper plan. |
| Free plan and trial | DNo free plan. The way in is a $5, five-day trial that turns into Creator, one per account. | CNew accounts get trial credits, but the pages don't say how many, and there's no free plan after that. |
| Features | CCanvas with many models, Beat Sync, talking characters and a timeline editor. Beat Sync isn't on Starter. | BAgents that plan and build across video, image and audio, Ray3.2 with HDR and EXR export, video-to-video, reframe and extend, the Uni-1 image model, plus Veo, Kling, Seedance and ElevenLabs. The whole video job. |
| Ease of use | CA web canvas with models, credits and workflows to learn. | CNo app-store rating on record. Working with agents across a project is a new habit, and Ray3.2 costs anything from 100 to 400 credits per 5 seconds depending on resolution. |
| Platforms and integrations | CBrowser only, with no integrations listed. | CWeb only: the site lists no desktop or phone apps. There's a developer API, but no integrations in the listing. |
| Best for | several video models plus a music beat-sync tool | agent-built video for production work |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Kaiber and Luma. How we grade
Price against what you get
Kaiber starts at $10 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Luma starts at $25 a month and scores 2.3.
Luma scores higher, and starts $15 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, 26 score higher than Kaiber for less, and 32 score higher than Luma for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Luma also covers AI agents.
At a glance
| Kaiber | Luma | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $10 per month, billed monthly | $25 per month for 10,000 credits, billed annually ($30 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | $5 for 5 days of full access, converting to the Creator plan; one trial per account. | Free trial credits to start; the amount is not stated |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Kaiber, Inc. | Luma AI, Inc. |
| Price read from | kaiber.ai | lumalabs.ai |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Kaiber
- There is no ongoing free plan; the entry point is a $5, 5-day trial that converts to Creator.
- Kaiber lists an annual toggle saving up to 20%, but the page shows only monthly prices without the toggle, so annual prices are not recorded here.
- Credits run out by plan: 500, 1,500 or 5,000 a month. Extra packs run from 300 credits for $5 to 20,000 for $250.
- Beat Sync is not included on Starter.
Luma
- There is no free plan; new accounts get trial credits, and the pages read do not say how many.
- Credit costs vary widely: Ray3.2 at 1080p costs 400 credits per 5 seconds, so Plus's 10,000 credits make about 2 minutes of it.
- Team and Enterprise prices are given only through sales, and SSO and shared credits need the Team plan.
- Luma is a web app; the site lists no desktop or mobile apps.
Key features
Kaiber
- Canvas with many models
- Generate images and video on one canvas using models Kaiber lists from other labs, including Veo, Kling, Seedance and Nano Banana.
- Beat Sync
- Drop in images, clips or a long video plus a track and get beat-synced videos back, with lyric detection and auto-clipping. Not on Starter.
- Talking characters
- A workflow makes a character in an image speak, aimed at ads, short films and social posts.
- Timeline editor
- Edit generated clips on a timeline. Starter allows one timeline edit; Creator and Pro allow unlimited ones.
- Ready-made workflows
- Curated workflows cover image-to-video, image editing, background swap, frame-to-frame video and combining images.
Luma
- Luma Agents
- Agents research, generate and refine work across video, image, audio and text while keeping a project's context; Luma Skills save a workflow to rerun.
- Ray3.2 video model
- Text- and image-to-video in draft, 540p, 720p or 1080p, with HDR and EXR export for production work and up to 16 keyframes through the API.
- Video-to-video, reframe and extend
- Change existing footage with video-to-video and Modify, reframe a clip to a new shape, extend it, and stitch clips with captions into a finished piece.
- Uni-1 image model
- Luma's image model carries style references, character references and brand guidance into each image; GPT Image and Nano Banana are also offered.
- Partner video and audio models
- Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.5 and MiniMax H3 for video, lip sync from Sync, and ElevenLabs voice, music and sound effects.
- Team workspaces
- Share credits and manage usage in one place, with projects, team-wide sharing, usage analytics and SSO on the Team plan.
Plans
Kaiber
Starter$10
per month, billed monthly
500 credits a month, premium models, commercial use, 1 canvas, 3 generations at a time and 1 timeline edit. No Beat Sync.
Creator$29
per month, billed monthly
1,500 credits a month, 5 canvases, 15 generations at a time, unlimited timeline edits and Beat Sync batches of up to 2 videos.
Pro$99
per month, billed monthly
5,000 credits a month, unlimited canvases and simultaneous generations, and Beat Sync batches of up to 10 videos.
VisionaryCustom
For labels and agencies: unlimited credits, quoted by email through support. No public price.
Luma
Plus$25
per month for 10,000 credits, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)
Luma and partner image and video models, commercial use and edit access for guests. Ray3.2 at 720p costs 100 credits per 5 seconds.
Pro$75
per month for 40,000 credits, billed annually ($90 billed monthly)
Everything in Plus, with four times the usage of Luma Agents.
Ultra$250
per month for 150,000 credits, billed annually ($300 billed monthly)
Everything in Pro, with 15 times the usage of Luma Agents.
TeamCustom
Shared team credits, projects and team-wide sharing, member management, usage analytics and SSO.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Team, plus enterprise commitments, dedicated training and custom fine-tuning.
Ways to pay less
Kaiber
- Annual discount
Save up to 20% with annual billing
Kaiber's pricing page has a Monthly/Annual switch labelled save up to 20%; the annual prices are behind that switch.
Luma
- Annual discount
Lower monthly rate with yearly billing
Yearly billing costs $300 a year for Plus, $900 for Pro and $3,000 for Ultra, against $30, $90 and $300 a month; the page says up to 20% saved.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Kaiber or Luma?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Kaiber is cheaper to start with: $10 a month, against $25 a month for Luma. Kaiber starts at $10 per month, billed monthly, and Luma starts at $25 per month for 10,000 credits, billed annually ($30 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Kaiber or Luma?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Kaiber nor Luma has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.