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Runway vs Luma Dream Machine: which is worth paying for?

The current plans and our verdict on each tool, side by side. Prices come from each vendor's own pricing page and are checked every day.

The short answer

Choose Runway if…

you need a free plan to test the tools once
you want parallel generations on the Standard plan

Choose Luma Dream Machine if…

Our pick for most people

you need high-volume video generation with 10,000 credits
you want to use Luma Agents on the Pro plan

Bottom line: Pay for Luma Dream Machine if you need high-volume video generation or Luma Agents.

Key differences

Runway has a free plan with 125 one-time credits. pricing page
Luma Dream Machine has no free plan. pricing page
Runway Standard costs $12/month for 625 credits and up to 3 projects. pricing page
Luma Dream Machine Plus costs $30/month for 10,000 credits. pricing page
Runway Pro costs $28/month for 2250 credits and 1 custom voice clone. pricing page
Luma Dream Machine Pro costs $90/month for 40,000 credits and 4x Luma Agents usage. pricing page

Plans and limits side by side

Plans	Runway	Luma Dream Machine
Free plan	Free $0Credits 125 one-time credits, Asset storage 5GB	No free plan
Paid plans	Standard $12/moCredits 625 credits/mo, Projects Up to 3 projects, Storage 20GB storagePro $28/moCredits 2250 credits/mo, Projects Up to 5 projects, Brand Kit 1 Brand Kit, Custom voice c…Max $76/moCredits 9500 credits/mo, Projects Up to 10 projects, Brand Kits Up to 3 Brand Kits, Custo…	Plus $30/moCredits 10,000 creditsPro $90/moCredits 40,000 credits, Luma Agents usage 4xUltra $300/moCredits 150,000 credits, Luma Agents usage 15x
Business plans	—	Team CustomEnterprise Custom

From each vendor's own pricing page · Runway checked Sep 27, 2026 · Luma Dream Machine checked Sep 27, 2026.

Our tests

We have not run our task suite on Runway or Luma Dream Machine yet, so this comparison has no test scores.

Questions people ask

Does Luma Dream Machine have a free plan?

Luma Dream Machine has no free plan.

How many credits do you get for $12 with Runway?

Runway Standard costs $12/month and includes 625 credits.

Can you use Luma Agents on the Plus plan?

The vendors' pages do not state that Luma Agents are available on the Plus plan.

What is the price of the Runway Max plan?

Runway Max costs $76/month.

Sources

Drafted with AI from these pages, our tests and the linked user reports, and checked automatically against them before publishing: every price, score and report above is tied to the tool it is about.

Runway

Pricing page · checked Sep 24, 2026runwayml.com/pricing ↩ text

Luma Dream Machine

Pricing page · checked Sep 24, 2026lumalabs.ai/pricing ↩ text

Each tool's verdict and plans

Runway

DEPENDS DEPENDS — worth it for some people

Pay if you need monthly credits and parallel generations; stick to free if you only need to try the tools once.

Based on pricing & docs — not yet tested by us

Cheapest paid: $12/mo
What's free: $0
Our test score: —

Free

Standard

$12/mo

Pro

$28/mo

Max

$76/mo

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Luma Dream Machine

DEPENDS DEPENDS — worth it for some people Re-checking after a price change

Pay if you need high-volume video generation or Luma Agents; the free tier is too limited for regular creators.

Based on pricing & docs — not yet tested by us

Cheapest paid: $30/mo
What's free: None
Our test score: —

Plus

$30/mo

Pro

$90/mo

Ultra

$300/mo

Team

Custom

Enterprise

Custom

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