Fast visual iteration
Use Draft or lower-resolution generations to test prompts and composition before spending more credits on 1080p or HDR.
Independent tool overview
Ray3.14 at a glance
Luma Ray3.14, also called Ray3 Pi, is a fast generative-video model in the Luma creative platform for text-to-video, image-to-video, keyframes, and video modification.
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- Also known as
- Ray3 Pi
- Best for
- Fast short-form video, stylized motion, HDR, and video-to-video modification
- Native output
- Draft, 540p, 720p, or 1080p at 24 fps
- Clip length
- 5–10 seconds generated; up to 18 seconds for Modify Video
- Current position
- Still available, but Ray3.2 is Luma's newer flagship
- Last reviewed
- August 29, 2026
Overview
What Ray3.14 is
Ray3.14 launched in January 2026 as a faster and less expensive update to Luma's Ray3 video model. It improved prompt and style adherence, frame-to-frame coherence, native 1080p generation, and video modification while preserving Luma's HDR and professional EXR workflow.
The model remains available in Luma, but it is no longer the company's newest flagship: Luma identifies Ray3.2, released in June 2026, as its current video model. Ray3.14 still matters when its established speed, credit cost, stylized-video performance, or Modify workflow fits a project better.
Ray3.14 creates short clips rather than finished long-form videos. It can generate five- or ten-second text-to-video clips, five-second image-to-video clips, modify source footage up to 18 seconds, and extend generations to roughly 30 seconds. Audio is added as a separate step rather than generated natively with the video.
Use cases
Who Ray3.14 is best for
The strongest fit depends on the job you need the product to complete, not the size of its feature list.
Stylized animation
Create 2D, cartoon, anime, and other illustrated looks where Luma specifically highlights stronger style adherence.
Cinematic short clips
Generate polished shots with controlled prompts, aspect ratios, keyframes, and high-resolution output.
Video restyling
Transform an existing performance, environment, lighting setup, or visual style while retaining the source motion.
HDR and VFX pipelines
Generate scene-referred HDR material and export 16-bit EXR for color and compositing workflows.
Capabilities
Core Ray3.14 features
Text-to-video
Create five- or ten-second clips from a written prompt at Draft, 540p, 720p, or 1080p.
Image-to-video
Animate a source image into a five-second shot, including start- and end-frame keyframe workflows.
Modify Video
Restyle or transform common video formats such as MP4 and MOV, with Ray3.14 support documented up to 18 seconds.
Improved motion coherence
Luma positions the model as more consistent across subjects, objects, environments, and visual style than Ray3.
Native 1080p
Generate at 1080p rather than relying only on upscaling from a lower native resolution.
HDR and EXR
Text- and image-to-video can use HDR; the professional EXR path uses 16-bit half-float, scene-referred linear output in ACES 2065-1.
Loops and extensions
Loop is available at 540p, 720p, and 1080p, while generated clips can be extended to about 30 seconds.
4K upscaling
Finished 540p, 720p, and 1080p generations can be upscaled to 4K as a separate utility.
Luma App and API
Ray3.14 is available within Luma's creative workspace and is also listed among the models on Luma's current API product page; API billing is separate.
Process
How the Ray3.14 workflow works
Step 1
Choose the model deliberately
Compare Ray3.14 with the newer Ray3.2 and third-party models inside Luma based on motion, control, audio, cost, and output requirements.
Step 2
Start with Draft
Test subject, motion, camera direction, composition, and style at the lowest practical credit cost.
Step 3
Use a short, concrete prompt
Describe the subject, action, camera, environment, lighting, and style in a few clear sentences rather than stacking contradictory instructions.
Step 4
Add visual control
Use a source image, start and end keyframes, or source footage when precise composition and motion matter more than open-ended generation.
Step 5
Render the delivery version
Move to 720p or 1080p and enable HDR only when the creative direction is stable, because both resolution and HDR increase credit use.
Step 6
Finish outside the model
Review frame continuity, add or mix audio, correct color, composite EXR material when needed, and disclose synthetic media where required.
Cost
Ray3.14 pricing and free plan
Ray3.14 is paid through Luma subscriptions and credits. Current individual plans start at $30 per month; generation cost rises sharply with resolution, HDR, and video-to-video work. Luma App credits and API credits are separate.
Free Draft access
$0 to try
Limited Ray3.14 use in Draft Mode for evaluation.
- Ray3.14 FAQ says Free accounts can use Draft Mode
- Draft costs 4 credits per second for text- or image-to-video
- Free-use output does not include the same commercial rights as qualifying paid subscriptions
- Free-use inputs and outputs carry broader licenses under Luma's current terms
Plus
$30 per month or $300 billed yearly
Entry paid plan with Luma and third-party image and video models.
- Commercial-use rights
- Guest collaborator editing
- Monthly credits reset and do not roll over
- Top-up credits require an active paid plan
Pro
$90 per month or $900 billed yearly
Higher-usage individual plan.
- Everything in Plus
- Four times the Luma Agent usage listed for Plus
- Commercial-use rights
- Intended for more frequent creative work
Ultra
$300 per month or $3,000 billed yearly
Highest listed individual plan.
- Everything in Pro
- Fifteen times the Luma Agent usage listed for Plus
- Commercial-use rights
- Best suited to high-volume individual workflows
Team and Enterprise
Custom
Organization plans with shared management and enterprise options.
- Team management, organization, sharing, analytics, and shared credits
- Enterprise commitments, onboarding, and custom fine-tuning
- Confirm data-use, retention, access-control, support, and security terms directly
- API usage is contracted and billed separately from app subscriptions
Ray3.14 generation credits
4–192 credits per second before HDR
Current app usage rates vary by workflow and resolution.
- Text/image video: Draft 4, 540p 10, 720p 20, or 1080p 80 credits per second
- Video-to-video: Draft 12, 540p 24, 720p 48, or 1080p 192 credits per second
- HDR is listed at four times the base text/image video rate
- A five-second 720p text or image video costs 100 credits; five-second 720p video-to-video costs 240
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Assessment
Ray3.14 strengths and limitations
Where it stands out
- Faster and cheaper at 720p than the original Ray3 according to Luma's launch comparison
- Supports text, image, keyframe, and video-to-video workflows
- Native 1080p output and optional 4K upscaling
- Strong fit for 2D, cartoon, anime, and other stylized visual directions
- HDR and professional 16-bit EXR output for compatible text- and image-to-video workflows
- Up to 18 seconds of source footage in Modify Video
- Available inside a broader creative environment that can route work across multiple video, image, and audio models
- Clear per-second credit table makes relative render costs easier to model
What to consider
- Ray3.14 is no longer Luma's newest flagship; Ray3.2 is the current model and should be included in any new evaluation
- The model does not generate native synchronized audio, so audio is a separate generation or editing step
- Text-to-video is limited to five or ten seconds and image-to-video to five seconds before extension or editing
- The launch documentation says Character Reference is not supported, even though keyframe images are supported
- Ray3.14 cannot use Luma's Reframe workflow
- HDR and EXR are not supported in Ray3.14 Modify Video
- Character identity, anatomy, object details, text, and temporal continuity can still drift across frames or extensions
- 1080p, HDR, video-to-video, upscaling, and repeated iterations can consume credits quickly
- Monthly subscription credits do not roll over, and Luma App credits do not transfer to the API
- Luma's consumer terms allow model training and service improvement with paid-use inputs and outputs; API terms provide a separate no-training commitment for API content
- Commercial rights require a qualifying paid subscription, and ownership between the user and Luma does not clear third-party copyrights, trademarks, likenesses, or other rights
- Luma's terms prohibit deceptive deepfakes and require users not to misrepresent AI output as human-generated
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Ray3.14 FAQs
What is Luma Ray3.14?
Ray3.14, also called Ray3 Pi, is Luma's January 2026 video model for text-to-video, image-to-video, keyframes, and video-to-video modification.
Is Ray3.14 still available?
Yes. Luma still lists Ray3.14 in its creative ecosystem and pricing. It is no longer the newest flagship, because Luma now identifies Ray3.2 as its current video model.
How long can Ray3.14 videos be?
Text-to-video supports five or ten seconds, image-to-video supports five seconds, and Modify Video is documented up to 18 seconds. Generated clips can be extended to about 30 seconds.
Does Ray3.14 support 1080p and 4K?
It generates natively at up to 1080p. Draft, 540p, 720p, and 1080p outputs can be upscaled to 4K as a separate operation.
Does Ray3.14 generate audio?
No. Ray3.14 does not generate native audio with the video, although Luma lets users add generated audio after the clip is complete.
Does Ray3.14 support HDR and EXR?
Yes for text-to-video and image-to-video. HDR and HDR-plus-EXR are not supported in Ray3.14 Modify Video.
How many credits does a Ray3.14 video cost?
Current base rates for text or image video are 4 credits per second at Draft, 10 at 540p, 20 at 720p, and 80 at 1080p. Video-to-video rates are higher, and HDR multiplies the base text/image rate by four.
Can I use Ray3.14 commercially?
Luma's current Plus, Pro, and Ultra pricing lists commercial use. Free-use generations do not have the same rights, and users remain responsible for third-party rights and applicable disclosure rules.
Is Ray3.14 available through an API?
Luma's current API page lists Ray3.14 among available video models. API billing and credits are separate from Luma App subscriptions, and the current API terms govern data use.
Bottom line
Our Ray3.14 verdict
Ray3.14 remains a useful Luma model for fast short-form generation, stylized motion, native 1080p, HDR/EXR output, and video modification. It should not be evaluated as Luma's latest model, and its lack of native audio, short base clips, missing Character Reference, and rising high-resolution credit cost are meaningful constraints. The most efficient workflow is to test at Draft resolution, compare the approved direction with Ray3.2 and other models, and reserve 1080p or HDR renders for final shots.
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