Luma vs Odyssey (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Luma grades higher than Odyssey: 2.0 against 1.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Luma grades higher on the free plan, features and ease of use. Odyssey grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on platforms.
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
Odyssey
Foundation world models for robotics, simulation and interactive video
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 Odyssey if
- Fits if you build robotics, driving or agent-training systems that need world models
- Makes sense if you follow world-model research and want API access
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a tool that makes pictures or videos from a prompt
- Skip it if you need a price before you start, as none is public
- Watch out: API access is by request, and a new model was going to existing users first
- Too light for everyday use: there's no app or self-serve plan on record
How we grade them
| 2.0GPALumaFair | 1.2GPAOdysseyWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 price is published, so it sits in the middle of what AI image and video tools charge. API access is by request. |
| 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 plan or trial on record. There's a 'Try Odyssey-3' link, but no allowance is listed. |
| 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. | DWorld models for robotics, driving and agent training, plus a developer API. Few of those fit an image or video creator's job. |
| 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. | DNo rating on record. It's an API you request access to, and what you do with it is up to you and your code. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only: the site lists no desktop or phone apps. There's a developer API, but no integrations in the listing. | CWeb only: a company site and a developer API requested by form. No apps and no integrations are listed. |
| Best for | agent-built video for production work | following world-model research |
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 Odyssey. How we grade
Where they differ
- Luma also covers video editing, AI agents and image generation.
At a glance
| Luma | Odyssey | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Odyssey |
| Price read from | lumalabs.ai | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 13, 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.
Odyssey
- No pricing was found on the company's site or its developer site.
- API access is by request, and a new model was being rolled out to existing users first.
- It is a research-led company, and its pages are aimed at robotics, driving and agent training more than image creators.
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.
Odyssey
- Odyssey-3 world model
- A foundation world model the company says learns physics, dynamics and cause and effect.
- Agora-2
- A multi-agent world model where several people or AIs share one simulated world in real time.
- PROWL-2
- A training framework in which agents and their world model each learn from their own curriculum.
- Developer API
- The Odyssey API site says Odyssey-2 Max is rolling out to existing API users, with priority access by request.
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.
Odyssey
Pricing could not be confirmed. See odyssey.systems.
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.
Odyssey
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Luma or Odyssey?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Luma starts at $25 per month for 10,000 credits, billed annually ($30 billed monthly), and Odyssey has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Luma or Odyssey?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Luma nor Odyssey 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.