Ray 3
LMArena ID: ray-3
Luma AIProprietary
Ray 3 is an AI video model from Luma AI. On LMArena’s Text-to-video leaderboard it ranks 31 of 48 with 1206±22 from 1,136 votes. On LMArena’s Image-to-video leaderboard it ranks 37 of 48 with 1226±19 from 1,585 votes. License: Proprietary.
Key figures
- Developer
- Luma AI
- License
- Proprietary
- Released (per AA)
- Sep 2025
Who it is for (from the data)
- When quality is not the top priority: #31 of 48 on Text-to-video, in the bottom half; if quality matters most, check higher-ranked models first.
- Both text- and image-to-video: it is ranked on both boards.
- Use via Luma AI's service or API: LMArena lists it as proprietary.
- Existing Luma AI users: this vendor has 2 models on Text-to-video.
Neighbours on Text-to-video
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 |  Kling 2.5 Turbo 1080p Kling (Kuaishou) | 1220 | 2,111 | – | Proprietary | +14 |
| 29 | Kling 2.6 Pro Kling (Kuaishou) | 1216 | 73,362 | – | Proprietary | +10 |
| 30 | PP-Video | 1207 | 7,079 | 801 | Proprietary | +1 |
| 31 | Ray 3 Luma AI | 1206 | 1,136 | – | Proprietary | |
| 32 |  Hailuo 2.3 MiniMax | 1206 | 89,138 | – | Proprietary | +0 |
| 33 | Kling O1 Pro Kling (Kuaishou) | 1205 | 1,194 | 887 | Proprietary | -1 |
| 34 | Hailuo 02 Pro MiniMax | 1198 | 9,399 | – | Proprietary | -8 |
Alternatives · More from Luma AI
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Ray 2 Luma AI | 1065 | 5,250 | – | Proprietary |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MiniMax H3 MiniMax | 1460 | 11,417 | 1120 | minimax-h3-community-license-agreement |
| 37 | KKandinsky 5.0 T2V Pro Kandinsky | 1175 | 2,019 | – | MIT |
| 38 |  Hunyuan Video 1.5 Tencent | 1169 | 4,292 | – | tencent-hunyuan-community |
| 41 | LLTX 2 19B Lightricks | 1154 | 75,596 | – | ltx-2-community-license-agreement |
| 42 |  Wan V2.2 A14B Alibaba | 1132 | 10,458 | – | Apache 2.0 |
How to read the scores
- LMArena score: people blind-pick the better of two anonymous videos for the same prompt, and the votes are fitted into an Elo-style rating; "±" is the 95% confidence interval.
- Text-to-video and image-to-video are separate boards, so scores are not comparable across them; AA Elo comes from Artificial Analysis on a different scale.
- If the gap between two models is smaller than their combined intervals, the order is not statistically reliable; treat them as the same tier. More votes mean narrower intervals.
FAQ
Where does Ray 3 rank among AI video models?
Text-to-video rank 31 (1206); Image-to-video rank 37 (1226) (LMArena, data as of Oct 27, 2026).
Is Ray 3 open-weight?
No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available only through Luma AI’s products or API.
Can Ray 3 turn an image into video?
Who makes Ray 3?
According to LMArena, Ray 3 is made by Luma AI.
How reliable is Ray 3's score?
The scores are based on 1,136 votes on Text-to-video (95% CI ±22); 1,585 votes on Image-to-video (95% CI ±19). More votes and narrower intervals mean a more stable rank.
How far is Ray 3 from #1 on Text-to-video?
#1 on Text-to-video is Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash (1516); Ray 3 scores 1206, 310 points behind.
Sources
LMArena Text-to-video data published on Sep 22, 2026.
LMArena Image-to-video data published on Sep 22, 2026.
17NAS syncs the upstream leaderboards daily; this page's data was synced on Oct 27, 2026.
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