Luma AI

2 releases covered on ThursdAI · lumalabs.ai ↗

March 2026

Luma AI
New Models

Uni-1

Luma Labs Uni-1 thinks and generates pixels simultaneously, #1 preference Elo

Luma Labs released Uni-1, an LLM-based image model that thinks and generates pixels simultaneously and claims the number-one human preference Elo. Unlike traditional diffusion workflows you converse with it and iterate together toward results, and it can also generate infographics; a surprising pivot from Luma's video focus.

September 2025

Luma AI
New Models

Ray3

Luma's Ray3: a 'reasoning' video model with native HDR

Luma AI launched Ray3, a video generation model it bills as a 'reasoning' video model, with native HDR output, a fast Draft Mode, and Hi-Fi mastering. It is available in Luma's Dream Machine and feeds the episode's closing theme of a next wave of video models.