# Luma Ray2

> Large-scale AI model generating realistic video clips from text and images

Ray2 is Luma's second-generation multimodal video model, built on a scaled architecture with 10x the compute of Ray 1. It creates high-definition video clips with natural motion, coherent physics, and strong prompt adherence. The model is integrated into Luma's Dream Machine platform for paid subscribers.

Website: https://lumalabs.ai/ray2

## What it is for

- Generate cinematic video B-roll from text descriptions
- Animate still photographs and concept artwork into coherent video clips
- Simulate natural fluid, lighting, and environmental physics for visual effects prototyping

## Features

- Text-to-video generation with support for complex descriptive prompts
- Image-to-video animation from uploaded static frames
- Advanced physics simulation including water flow, lighting, and particle effects
- Realistic camera motion including drone flythroughs, panning, and tracking shots
- Multimodal architecture trained on 10x the compute of Ray 1

## Pricing

Paid. Available in Luma Dream Machine starting with paid subscriber plans

## Details

- Type: AI model
- Category: [AI](https://xiry.app/topics/ai.md)
- Topic: [AI Video Generation](https://xiry.app/topics/ai/ai-video-generation.md)
- Open source: no
- Platforms: Web, API
- For: Filmmakers, VFX artists, animators, and digital creators
- Alternative to: Runway Gen-3 Alpha, Kling AI, OpenAI Sora, Haiper AI
- Tags: video generation, text to video, image to video, generative ai, vfx

## Why it was saved

- [@benkaluza, 14 March 2025](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHMADPcs0Wj/): Generates realistic, dynamic AI motion video clips.

## Compare

- [Alternatives to Kling AI](https://xiry.app/alternatives/kling-ai.md)
- [Alternatives to Sora](https://xiry.app/alternatives/sora.md)
- [Alternatives to Runway](https://xiry.app/alternatives/runway.md)

## Related

- [Runway](https://xiry.app/resources/runway): AI creative suite for generating and editing video, images, and animation (Web app, Freemium)
- [Pika](https://xiry.app/resources/pika): AI platform generating and editing video, image, and synchronized audio. (Web app, Freemium)
- [Hailuo AI](https://xiry.app/resources/hailuo-ai): AI video and image generator known for cinematic motion and physics (AI model, Freemium)
- [invideo](https://xiry.app/resources/invideo): AI-assisted multitrack video editor and text-to-video generator for creators and teams. (Web app, Freemium)
- [Kling AI](https://xiry.app/resources/kling-ai): AI video and image generator with advanced motion control and physical simulation (Web app, Freemium)
- [Google DeepMind Veo](https://xiry.app/resources/google-deepmind-veo): Generative AI video model producing cinematic footage with native audio (AI model, Freemium)

Updated 3 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/luma-ray2

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