Luma Dream Machine vs Midjourney Video
A spec-by-spec comparison of Luma Dream Machine and Midjourney Video: pricing, free tier, clip length, resolution, watermark, commercial use and API access.
Key differences
- Midjourney Video is cheaper to start: $10/month vs $30/month for Luma Dream Machine.
- Max length: Luma Dream Machine — 10s per generation (Ray3.2); Midjourney Video — 5s base, extendable to 21s.
- Max resolution: Luma Dream Machine — 1080p native (HDR/EXR); 4K via upscale or partner models; Midjourney Video — 720p (HD on Standard and above).
- Commercial use: Luma Dream Machine — All plans; Midjourney Video — All paid plans (Pro or Mega required for companies over $1M revenue).
- Luma Dream Machine is strongest at text to video; Midjourney Video at image to video.
| Luma Dream Machine | Midjourney Video | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | from $30/mo | from $10/mo |
| Free tier | ||
| Max clip length | 10s per generation (Ray3.2) | 5s base, extendable to 21s |
| Max resolution | 1080p native (HDR/EXR); 4K via upscale or partner models | 720p (HD on Standard and above) |
| Watermark on free plan | ||
| Commercial use | All plans | All paid plans (Pro or Mega required for companies over $1M revenue) |
| Developer API | Yes | |
| Open source | No | No |
Dream Machine is Luma AI's creative app built around its Ray3 family of video models, which can output HDR and EXR footage for post-production. The same credit balance also covers partner models such as Seedance and Kling, plus reframing, extending and upscaling tools. It fits filmmakers and studios who care about color-grade-ready footage; there is no free plan.
- Ray3 models can render HDR and EXR output for grading workflows
- Cheap draft mode (e.g. 20 credits per 5s on Ray3.2) for iterating
- Commercial use included from the entry Plus plan
- No free plan; cheapest plan is $30/month
- 1080p Ray3.2 generations are expensive (400 credits per 5s)
- Team features and SSO require contacting sales
Midjourney Video is the image-to-video feature inside Midjourney, turning a starting image (generated or uploaded) into 5-second clips that can be extended. It offers low/high motion settings, looping and end frames. It is best for existing Midjourney subscribers who want to animate their artwork, rather than for long or high-resolution footage.
- Animates any image, including your own uploads, with optional end frame
- Unlimited SD video in Relax mode on Pro and Mega
- Extensions push clips up to 21 seconds
- Image-to-video only, no pure text-to-video
- Max resolution is 720p; Basic plan is SD (480p) only
- Video costs far more GPU time than images (HD batch of 4 uses 26 minutes)
Specs last verified 2026-10-23 (Luma Dream Machine) and 2026-10-23 (Midjourney Video). See each tool page for sources.