Ray 2
LMArena ID: ray2
Luma AIProprietary
Ray 2 is an AI video model from Luma AI. On LMArena’s Text-to-video leaderboard it ranks 46 of 48 with 1065±17 from 5,250 votes. On LMArena’s Image-to-video leaderboard it ranks 46 of 48 with 1108±16 from 9,521 votes. License: Proprietary.
Key figures
- Developer
- Luma AI
- License
- Proprietary
Not yet available: Released (per AA), AA Elo
Who it is for (from the data)
- When quality is not the top priority: #46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 |  Wan V2.2 A14B Alibaba | 1132 | 10,458 | – | Apache 2.0 | +67 |
| 43 |  Seedance V1 Lite ByteDance | 1113 | 16,253 | – | Proprietary | +48 |
| 44 | KKandinsky 5.0 T2V Lite Kandinsky | 1113 | 1,474 | – | MIT | +48 |
| 45 |  Sora OpenAI | 1069 | 4,082 | – | Proprietary | +4 |
| 46 | Ray 2 Luma AI | 1065 | 5,250 | – | Proprietary | |
| 47 | PPika V2.2 Pika | 1009 | 5,763 | – | Proprietary | -56 |
| 48 | GMochi V1 Genmo | 1007 | 5,893 | – | Apache 2.0 | -58 |
Alternatives · More from Luma AI
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Ray 3 Luma AI | 1206 | 1,136 | – | 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 2 rank among AI video models?
Text-to-video rank 46 (1065); Image-to-video rank 46 (1108) (LMArena, data as of Oct 27, 2026).
Is Ray 2 open-weight?
No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available only through Luma AI’s products or API.
Can Ray 2 turn an image into video?
Who makes Ray 2?
According to LMArena, Ray 2 is made by Luma AI.
How reliable is Ray 2's score?
The scores are based on 5,250 votes on Text-to-video (95% CI ±17); 9,521 votes on Image-to-video (95% CI ±16). More votes and narrower intervals mean a more stable rank.
How far is Ray 2 from #1 on Text-to-video?
#1 on Text-to-video is Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash (1516); Ray 2 scores 1065, 451 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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