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Criterion	Luma Dream Machine	Runway	Pika	Adobe Firefly
Provider	—	Runway AI, Inc.	—	Adobe
What it is for	Luma's AI video and creative-agent platform for generating and editing clips from text, images or video.	AI video studio offering Runway's Gen-4.5 plus partner models, with a pay-per-credit developer API.	An AI creative platform for generating and editing short videos, images and audio from prompts.	Adobe's generative AI studio for images, video, audio and vectors, combining Adobe's own models with partner models.
Latest confirmed model	—	Gen-4.5 Dec 1, 2025	—	Firefly Image Model 5
Main capabilities	Text-to-video and image-to-video generation Creative agents that carry context across a project Video editing, stitching, captions and localisation Team workspaces with shared credits Developer API documented separately from the consumer app	Gen-4.5 video Gen-4 / Gen-4 Turbo and Gen-4 Image Partner models (Depends on plan) Audio tools (Depends on plan) Agentic creative collaborator and Runway MCP (Depends on plan)	Video Studio for generating clips up to short multi-shot videos Video apps such as Extend Video, Motion Transfer, Swap Anything and Product Ad Image tools including Image Studio, Edit Image, Character Creator and Product Shot Audio tools for speech, sound effects and soundtracks Access to Pika's own and third-party video and image models, plus a developer API	Firefly Image Model 5 Generate Video (Depends on plan) Partner models (Depends on plan) Audio (Depends on plan) Firefly Boards (Depends on plan)
Free plan	No	Yes 125 one-time credits (no expiry); 5GB storage	No	Yes Free daily generations across image, video and audio; caps not published; refresh daily
Cheapest paid plan	Pricing not verified	Standard: $15/mo $12/mo billed annually	Pricing not verified	Firefly Standard: $9.99/mo US price per Adobe blog Oct 2025
API access	Yes	Yes · docs (opens in a new tab)	Yes	Limited · docs (opens in a new tab)
Learning curve	—	Some experience helps	—	Beginner-friendly
Last verified	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 19, 2026	Oct 13, 2026	Oct 19, 2026

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