Luma AI alternatives compared by price
Luma AI starts at $25 per month, billed yearly, or $30 monthly, 10,000 credits for Plus (USD per month, billed yearly). Below are 7 alternatives with their current plans and price history; 5 list a lower entry price and 6 have a free plan.
7 Luma AI alternatives at a glance
Entry price is each product's cheapest paid plan as last read from its pricing page. Check the unit: some charge per user, others per account or per use.
| Product | Starts at | Free plan | Priced by | Latest price change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luma AI(the one you are replacing) | $25 per month, billed yearly, or $30 monthly, 10,000 credits | No | Credits | none recorded |
 Runway | $12 per month, billed annually | Yes | Credits | none recorded |
 Midjourney | $10 per month, $8 billed annually | No | Flat per account | none recorded |
 ElevenLabs | $6 per month, 30,000 credits | Yes | Credits | Starter from $5 to $6 (+20%), Jul 2026. |
 HeyGen | $29 per month, billed monthly | Yes | Credits | none recorded |
 Synthesia | $29 per month, billed monthly, or $18 billed yearly | Yes | Flat per account | none recorded |
 Suno | $8 per month, billed annually | Yes | Credits | none recorded |
 Pika | $10 per month, or $8 billed annually, 900 credits | Yes | Flat per account | none recorded |
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Luma AI and its alternatives over time
Each product's cheapest paid plan by default. Click a legend entry to add or hide a plan.
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| Observed | Luma AI Plus | Runway Standard | Midjourney Basic | ElevenLabs Starter | HeyGen Creator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2023 | $10 | ||||
| Jul 2, 2024 | $10 | ||||
| Nov 7, 2024 | $5 | ||||
| Feb 15, 2025 | $10 | ||||
| Jul 13, 2025 | $5 | ||||
| Feb 24, 2026 | $10 | ||||
| Mar 5, 2026 | $5 | ||||
| Jul 4, 2026 | $6 | ||||
| Sep 3, 2026 | $6 | ||||
| Sep 7, 2026 | $10 | ||||
| Sep 20, 2026 | $10 | $6 | |||
| Sep 21, 2026 | $25 | $12 | $29 | ||
| Oct 3, 2026 | $25 | $12 | $10 | $6 | $29 |
Runway
Runway sells AI video and image generation through monthly plans that include a credit allowance; higher plans buy more credits, rollover and storage. The page shows the annual price per month by default.
Runway starts at $12 per month, billed annually for Standard (USD per month, billed annually), goes up to $76 per month, billed annually for Max, has a free plan.
Midjourney
Midjourney is the image generation service that runs through Discord and the web. Its plans differ by how much fast GPU time you get per month, not by seats, and annual billing saves 20%.
Midjourney starts at $10 per month, $8 billed annually for Basic (USD per month, billed monthly; annual billing is 20 percent less), goes up to $120 per month, $96 billed annually for Mega.
Midjourney pricing and price historyLuma AI vs Midjourney pricing
ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs turns text into speech and clones voices. Every plan is a bundle of monthly credits, so the price ladder is really a ladder of how many characters you can generate.
ElevenLabs starts at $6 per month, 30,000 credits for Starter (USD per month, billed monthly, with a credit allowance per plan), goes up to $990 per month, 1.8 million credits for Business, has a free plan. Latest change: Starter from $5 to $6 (+20%), Jul 2026.
ElevenLabs pricing and price historyLuma AI vs ElevenLabs pricing
HeyGen
HeyGen generates videos with AI avatars and translation. Individual plans are flat monthly prices with credit allowances, and the Business plan adds seats at $20 each; annual billing is cheaper.
HeyGen starts at $29 per month, billed monthly for Creator (USD per month, billed monthly), goes up to $149 per month, billed monthly, extra seats $20 for Business, has a free plan.
Synthesia
Synthesia turns scripts into presenter videos with AI avatars. Plans are flat monthly prices capped by minutes of video, with a free Basic tier, a cheaper yearly rate and custom enterprise pricing.
Synthesia starts at $29 per month, billed monthly, or $18 billed yearly for Starter (USD per month, billed monthly), goes up to $89 per month, billed monthly, or $64 billed yearly for Pro, has a free plan.
Synthesia pricing and price historyLuma AI vs Synthesia pricing
Suno
Suno generates songs from text prompts. A free plan gives daily credits, and the Pro and Premier plans are flat monthly subscriptions with larger credit allowances and commercial rights, 20 percent cheaper on annual billing.
Suno starts at $8 per month, billed annually for Pro (USD per month, billed annually), goes up to $24 per month, billed annually for Premier, has a free plan.
Pika
Pika is an AI video and image generator that sells monthly credit bundles across several underlying models. Paid plans start at $10 a month for 900 credits.
Pika starts at $10 per month, or $8 billed annually, 900 credits for Starter (USD per month, billed monthly), goes up to $95 per month from, up to $880, or $76 billed annually, 8,550 credits for Fancy, has a free plan.
Luma AI alternatives: questions
- What is the cheapest alternative to Luma AI?
- Of the alternatives we track, ElevenLabs has the lowest listed entry price: $6 per month, 30,000 credits for Starter (USD per month, billed monthly, with a credit allowance per plan). Luma AI starts at $25 per month, billed yearly, or $30 monthly, 10,000 credits. Check the unit, since some products charge per user and others per account.
- Is there a free alternative to Luma AI?
- Yes. Runway, ElevenLabs, HeyGen, Synthesia, Suno, Pika list a free plan next to paid plans.
- Which Luma AI alternatives raised their prices?
- ElevenLabs. ElevenLabs: Starter from $5 to $6 (+20%), Jul 2026.