Luma vs Moonvalley Marey (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Luma grades higher than Moonvalley Marey: 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
Luma grades higher on the free plan and ease of use. Moonvalley Marey grades higher on value for money and platforms. They get the same grade on features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Luma
Creative agents for video and images, built on Luma's Ray models
Moonvalley Marey
Licensed-data video model with camera and motion controls
Which one is for you
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
Pick Moonvalley Marey if
- Fits if you work at a studio or business that can arrange access
- Makes sense if licensed training data matters for your project
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you are an individual wanting to sign up, as self-serve plans are being retired
- Not for you if you want a public price, since none is listed
- Watch out: the company's own API is only a waitlist
- Watch out: on fal.ai and ComfyUI the pricing is set by those platforms
How we grade them
| 2.0GPALumaFair | 1.8GPAMoonvalley MareyWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CNo public price: self-serve plans are being retired and partners set their own. |
| Free plan and trial | CNew accounts get trial credits, but the pages don't say how many, and there's no free plan after that. | FNo free tier or trial on record, and the public API is a waitlist. |
| Features | 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. | BText and image to video, camera control, motion and pose transfer, trajectory drawing and keyframing. |
| Ease of use | 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. | DAccess is by enterprise deal, waitlist, or a fal.ai or ComfyUI setup, so an individual can't just sign up. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only: the site lists no desktop or phone apps. There's a developer API, but no integrations in the listing. | BReached through fal.ai and ComfyUI. There is no phone or desktop app. |
| Best for | agent-built video for production work | licensed-footage video for studios, no longer for the public |
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: Luma and Moonvalley Marey. How we grade
Where they differ
- Luma also covers video editing, AI agents and image generation.
At a glance
| Luma | Moonvalley Marey | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $25 per month for 10,000 credits, billed annually ($30 billed monthly) | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial credits to start; the amount is not stated | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Luma AI, Inc. | Moonvalley AI Inc. |
| Price read from | lumalabs.ai | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Moonvalley Marey
- Moonvalley says it is retiring its Standard, Plus and Pro self-serve plans, with auto-renewals stopping on March 23, 2026, so no public price is listed.
- Access is now through enterprise and studio partnerships; the company's own public API is only a waitlist.
- The site links to Marey on fal.ai and in ComfyUI, where pricing is set by those platforms.
Key features
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.
Moonvalley Marey
- Text and image to video
- Marey generates video from a prompt or a still image, aimed at cinematic detail, motion and lighting.
- Camera control
- Direct camera moves from a single image; Moonvalley says the model turns the 2D scene into a 3D environment.
- Motion and pose transfer
- Pull timing and movement from a reference video and apply it to new subjects or scenes.
- Trajectory control and keyframing
- Draw a path for an object, or place reference images on a timeline so the model generates the transitions.
- Licensed training data
- Moonvalley says the model was trained only on licensed footage, with no scraped content and no user submissions.
Plans
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.
Moonvalley Marey
Pricing could not be confirmed. See moonvalley.com.
Ways to pay less
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.
Moonvalley Marey
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Luma or Moonvalley Marey?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Luma starts at $25 per month for 10,000 credits, billed annually ($30 billed monthly), and Moonvalley Marey has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Luma or Moonvalley Marey?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Luma nor Moonvalley Marey has a free plan. Luma has 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.