Luma Dream Machine
Trailers & marketing · Paid- Commercial use
- Commercial use allowed
- Free plan
- Paid onlyNo free plan listed
- Ship free-plan output?
- No free plan
- Engines
- Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Luma Dream Machine vs Marble (World Labs)
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Our ranking
In Trailers & marketing, Luma Dream Machine ranks #1 and Marble (World Labs) ranks #4. No independent quality tests found. Ranked on game-dev fit: commercial use allowed; no engine integration stated; API and official MCP server. Luma's Uni-1 image model is #31 of 102 on Artificial Analysis's text-to-image leaderboard; its current video model isn't on the video boards yet.
Marble (World Labs)
Level & terrain generation · Free tier + paid- Commercial use
- Restricted (see notes)
- Free plan
- Free planUp to 4 world generations
- Ship free-plan output?
- Restricted: read the catch
- Engines
- Unity, Unreal
Bottom line for game devs
- Commercial use: Luma Dream Machine: commercial use allowed terms. Marble (World Labs): restricted (see notes) terms.
- Free plan: Luma Dream Machine: paid only (No free plan listed) pricing. Marble (World Labs): free plan (Up to 4 world generations) pricing.
- Shipping free-plan output in a paid game: neither allows it, per their published terms.
- API and MCP: Luma Dream Machine: public API, official MCP server. Marble (World Labs): public API, MCP not stated by vendor.
- Engine integrations stated by the vendor: Luma Dream Machine: none stated (standard file export). Marble (World Labs): Unity, Unreal.
Best for
Marketing video clips
Explorable 3D environments and flythrough shots
What it does
Video and image generation with Luma's own models and third-party models, usable for trailer shots and marketing clips.
Generates persistent 3D worlds from text, images, video, 360° panoramas or blocked-out 3D layouts. Exports Gaussian splats and GLB meshes, and records camera flythrough videos.
Verdict
For marketing video clips on a paid plan; commercial use is listed from the US$30/month Plus tier, with no free plan.
For blocking out explorable environments or flythrough shots; exports go to Unity/Unreal via Gaussian-splat plugins, and commercial rights are listed on Pro.
Tasks●
Trailers & marketing
Level & terrain generation, Trailers & marketing
Engines●
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Unity, Unreal
Free plan●
Paid only No free plan listed
Free plan Up to 4 world generations
Pricing
Plus US$30/month (10,000 credits), Pro US$90/month (40,000 credits), Ultra US$300/month (150,000 credits); billed yearly these are US$25, US$75 and US$250 a month (US$300, US$900 and US$3,000 a year). No free plan is listed on the pricing page. source
Free $0/month (7,000 credits, up to 4 world generations). Standard US$20/month (20,000 credits), Pro US$35/month (40,000 credits; commercial rights) and Max US$95/month (120,000 credits). Top-up credits from US$5 on Standard and above. Enterprise custom. The World API is billed separately. source
Export formats●
Not stated by vendor
SPZ and PLY Gaussian splats; GLB collider and high-quality meshes source
Commercial use●
Commercial use allowed
Pricing page lists "Commercial use" on Plus, and higher tiers include everything in Plus. source
Pricing page lists "Commercial use" on Plus, and higher tiers include everything in Plus. source
Restricted (see notes)
Billing docs list "commercial rights to generated worlds" on the Pro plan. Commercial terms for Free and Standard: unverified. source
Billing docs list "commercial rights to generated worlds" on the Pro plan. Commercial terms for Free and Standard: unverified. source
Revenue share / caps
Not stated by vendor
Not stated by vendor
MCP server●
Official MCP server. Official MCP server (GitHub) source
Not stated by vendor. Not checked
Last checked
Rows marked ● differ between the two tools. Licence badges: green = commercial use allowed (including any free plan or trial), amber = paid plans only, restricted, or allowed but with no free plan, red = not allowed, grey = not stated by vendor or not applicable. Read the vendor's current terms before you ship.