Luma AI vs Anam
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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Add a real-time talking AI avatar to your site or agent with a widget or SDK
- Free access
- Luma AI: Not verified
- Anam: Free access
- Paid from
- Luma AI: USD 30 per month
- Anam: USD 12 per month
- Plans listed
- Luma AI: 5
- Anam: 6
- Public API
- Luma AI: Not confirmed
- Anam: Not confirmed
Where Luma AI and Anam differ
- PlansLuma AI lists 5 plans and Anam lists 6.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Luma AI | Fact | Anam |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Not verified | Free accessDiffers | Free access availableFree · USD 0 per month |
| USD 30 per monthPlus · billed monthly · or $25 per month, $300 billed yearly | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 12 per monthStarter |
| Free allowance not confirmed; paid from $30/month | Pricing model | Free ($0, 30 minutes a month); paid plans from $12 a month |
| 5 | Plans listedDiffers | 6 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Open source | Not confirmed |
| What it is for | ||
| Short AI video and image variants across several models | Built for | Developers and small teams who want a conversational video avatar for support, sales or tutoring and need to budget by minutes |
| Video & editing | CategorySame | Video & editing |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Sep 29, 2026 | Pricing checkSame | Prices confirmed · Oct 17, 2026 |
Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.
Plans and prices
Luma AI
Prices confirmed · Sep 29, 2026- PlusUSD 30 per monthbilled monthly · or $25 per month, $300 billed yearly
- ProUSD 90 per monthbilled monthly · or $75 per month, $900 billed yearly
- UltraUSD 300 per monthbilled monthly · or $250 per month, $3,000 billed yearly
- TeamContact sales
- EnterpriseContact sales
Anam
Prices confirmed · Oct 17, 2026- FreeUSD 0 per month
- StarterUSD 12 per month
- ExplorerUSD 49 per month
- GrowthUSD 299 per month
- ProfessionalUSD 999 per month
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- EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limits
Luma AI
Strengths
- Many models on one balance: Luma Ray, Uni-1 and third-party video, image and audio models share one credit pool.
- Published per-model rates: The pricing page lists credits per second or per image for each model and resolution.
- Output rights assigned: The terms assign Luma's rights in generated output to the customer, with commercial use on a paid plan.
Limits to plan around
- No confirmed free allowance: The homepage says Try for free, but the current pricing page shows no free plan or credit amount.
- Broad training license: Input and output from paid use may be used to train Luma models, and free-use output may also be publicly displayed.
- Refunds at Luma's discretion: The terms call fees final and non-refundable unless Luma decides otherwise.
Anam
Strengths
- Free way to build a prototype: The Free plan costs $0 and includes 30 minutes a month with API access, enough to test a persona before paying.
- Spend can be capped: The pricing FAQ says a spend cap limits charges for extra minutes, and the SDK can limit session length.
- Training stance is stated: The Privacy Policy says customer session content is not used to train CARA or third-party foundation models unless agreed in writing.
Limits to plan around
- Free is short and non-commercial: Free conversations stop at 3 minutes, allow 1 session at a time and do not include commercial use.
- Minutes run while idle: The billing documentation says silence, a muted microphone or an idle avatar does not pause a session.
- Unused minutes expire: The pricing FAQ says unused minutes do not roll over, and paid subscriptions cannot be paused.
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