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Luma Uni-1 Max review

Name: Luma Uni-1 Max
Price: 0.1020 USD
Author: Luma AI

$0.102 per image via fal.ai · tested version: luma/agent/uni-1/v1/max (fal, 2026-10) · no fixed seed (results not exactly reproducible) · 4:3 and 3:4 prompts run at 3:2 and 2:3, the closest ratios the model offers, and are shown uncropped so no requested detail is cut off

Short answer

Luma Uni-1 Max by Luma AI ranks #6 of 13 for interior & architecture (4.6/5), #3 of 13 for portraits & people (4.4/5), #6 of 13 for product photos (4.3/5) and #9 of 13 for social media ads (4.3/5) in our side-by-side tests. It costs $0.102 per image on average, with a median 81.4 s from request to finished image. Its strongest use case in our tests is portraits & people.

Last tested Oct 14, 2026

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Interior & architecture

AI judge

4.6

Time to image 102.2 s

Portraits & people

AI judge

4.4

Time to image 80.5 s

Product photos

AI judge

4.3

Time to image 81.7 s

Social media ads

AI judge

4.3

Time to image 80.4 s

Interior & architecture: where Luma Uni-1 Max stands

Quality vs. price

Luma Uni-1 Max is highlighted among every model tested for interior & architecture.

Quality vs. price
Model	Score	Price per image
Grok Imagine 2.0	4.74	$0.06
Seedream 5.0 Pro	4.70	$0.07
Nano Banana Pro	4.64	$0.15
Recraft V4.1	4.61	$0.04
GPT Image 2	4.61	$0.14
Luma Uni-1 Max	4.58	$0.1
FLUX 3	4.51	$0.02
FLUX.2 [pro]	4.45	$0.03
Qwen Image 3	4.41	$0.04
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro	4.28	$0.17
Ideogram V4.5	4.20	$0.06
FLUX.2 [dev]	4.18	$0.01
Krea 2 Turbo	4.07	$0.006

Quality vs. time to image

Median wait per image, including queue time.

Quality vs. time to image
Model	Score	Time to image
Grok Imagine 2.0	4.74	87 s
Seedream 5.0 Pro	4.70	32 s
Nano Banana Pro	4.64	21 s
Recraft V4.1	4.61	9.5 s
GPT Image 2	4.61	89 s
Luma Uni-1 Max	4.58	102 s
FLUX 3	4.51	25 s
FLUX.2 [pro]	4.45	11 s
Qwen Image 3	4.41	40 s
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro	4.28	30 s
Ideogram V4.5	4.20	8.5 s
FLUX.2 [dev]	4.18	6.1 s
Krea 2 Turbo	4.07	2.8 s

Portraits & people: where Luma Uni-1 Max stands

Quality vs. price

Luma Uni-1 Max is highlighted among every model tested for portraits & people.

Quality vs. price
Model	Score	Price per image
Nano Banana Pro	4.65	$0.15
Seedream 5.0 Pro	4.59	$0.07
Luma Uni-1 Max	4.43	$0.1
Grok Imagine 2.0	4.35	$0.06
Ideogram V4.5	4.27	$0.06
GPT Image 2	4.27	$0.16
Krea 2 Turbo	4.15	$0.006
FLUX 3	4.13	$0.02
Recraft V4.1	4.11	$0.04
Qwen Image 3	4.10	$0.04
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro	4.02	$0.17
FLUX.2 [pro]	3.99	$0.03
FLUX.2 [dev]	3.52	$0.01

Quality vs. time to image

Median wait per image, including queue time.

Quality vs. time to image
Model	Score	Time to image
Nano Banana Pro	4.65	23 s
Seedream 5.0 Pro	4.59	40 s
Luma Uni-1 Max	4.43	81 s
Grok Imagine 2.0	4.35	66 s
Ideogram V4.5	4.27	9.1 s
GPT Image 2	4.27	101 s
Krea 2 Turbo	4.15	3 s
FLUX 3	4.13	28 s
Recraft V4.1	4.11	13 s
Qwen Image 3	4.10	17 s
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro	4.02	31 s
FLUX.2 [pro]	3.99	11 s
FLUX.2 [dev]	3.52	8.3 s

Product photos: where Luma Uni-1 Max stands

Quality vs. price

Luma Uni-1 Max is highlighted among every model tested for product photos.

Quality vs. price
Model	Score	Price per image
GPT Image 2	4.81	$0.17
Grok Imagine 2.0	4.58	$0.06
Qwen Image 3	4.43	$0.04
Seedream 5.0 Pro	4.41	$0.07
FLUX 3	4.37	$0.02
Luma Uni-1 Max	4.29	$0.1
Ideogram V4.5	4.28	$0.07
Nano Banana Pro	4.28	$0.15
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro	4.23	$0.17
FLUX.2 [pro]	4.16	$0.03
FLUX.2 [dev]	4.13	$0.01
Krea 2 Turbo	4.09	$0.007
Recraft V4.1	4.02	$0.04

Quality vs. time to image

Median wait per image, including queue time.

Quality vs. time to image
Model	Score	Time to image
GPT Image 2	4.81	95 s
Grok Imagine 2.0	4.58	57 s
Qwen Image 3	4.43	61 s
Seedream 5.0 Pro	4.41	39 s
FLUX 3	4.37	24 s
Luma Uni-1 Max	4.29	82 s
Ideogram V4.5	4.28	8.8 s
Nano Banana Pro	4.28	20 s
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro	4.23	34 s
FLUX.2 [pro]	4.16	9.9 s
FLUX.2 [dev]	4.13	7.9 s
Krea 2 Turbo	4.09	2.9 s
Recraft V4.1	4.02	11 s

Social media ads: where Luma Uni-1 Max stands

Quality vs. price

Luma Uni-1 Max is highlighted among every model tested for social media ads.

Quality vs. price
Model	Score	Price per image
Recraft V4.1	4.67	$0.04
GPT Image 2	4.66	$0.17
FLUX 3	4.53	$0.02
Seedream 5.0 Pro	4.53	$0.07
Nano Banana Pro	4.53	$0.15
Grok Imagine 2.0	4.49	$0.06
Qwen Image 3	4.33	$0.04
Ideogram V4.5	4.33	$0.06
Luma Uni-1 Max	4.28	$0.1
Krea 2 Turbo	4.26	$0.007
FLUX.2 [pro]	4.24	$0.03
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro	4.24	$0.17
FLUX.2 [dev]	4.12	$0.01

Quality vs. time to image

Median wait per image, including queue time.

Quality vs. time to image
Model	Score	Time to image
Recraft V4.1	4.67	11 s
GPT Image 2	4.66	97 s
FLUX 3	4.53	28 s
Seedream 5.0 Pro	4.53	63 s
Nano Banana Pro	4.53	22 s
Grok Imagine 2.0	4.49	65 s
Qwen Image 3	4.33	14 s
Ideogram V4.5	4.33	11 s
Luma Uni-1 Max	4.28	80 s
Krea 2 Turbo	4.26	3 s
FLUX.2 [pro]	4.24	10 s
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro	4.24	29 s
FLUX.2 [dev]	4.12	7.2 s

Strengths

Exact text on all 9 text prompts, from packaging labels to ad banners
Very realistic people: skin pores, wrinkles and candid expressions
Large output (about 4 MP) at $0.102 per image

Weaknesses

Slowest model tested: about 80 s median per image
Hands and arms are sometimes anatomically confusing
No 4:3 or 3:4 output: landscape and portrait prompts come back as 3:2 and 2:3

All 20 Luma Uni-1 Max outputs

Every image Luma Uni-1 Max generated in our tests, one per prompt. Click an image to enlarge it, or open the prompt to see every model side by side.

Interior & architecture5 images

Luma Uni-1 Max: Street-level photo of a small corner café with a dark green painted facade, large windows and two bistro chairs outside. Gold lettering above the door reads "Maison Clair", and a chalkboard sign on the sidewalk reads "Fresh croissants". — Café storefront with a signAI 4.8 · 110.4 sSee all models →

Luma Uni-1 Max: Architectural exterior photo of a two-story modern concrete and glass house at blue hour, warm interior lights glowing through floor-to-ceiling windows, a rectangular swimming pool in front reflecting the house, minimal landscaping. — Modern house at blue hourAI 4.7 · 102.2 sSee all models →

Luma Uni-1 Max: Luxury kitchen interior with a white marble island with gray veining, exactly three brass pendant lights in a row above it, dark green cabinets and two bar stools. Evening ambient light with the pendants switched on. — Marble kitchen with three pendantsAI 4.2 · 84.6 sSee all models →

Luma Uni-1 Max: Interior design photo of a bright Scandinavian living room: a light gray sofa, an oak coffee table, a wool rug, a large window with sheer curtains and a fiddle-leaf fig plant in the corner. Soft overcast daylight, wide-angle view with vertical lines kept straight. — Scandinavian living roomAI 5.0 · 104.9 sSee all models →

Luma Uni-1 Max: Bathroom interior with blue and white patterned cement floor tiles, a freestanding white bathtub, a round mirror above a wooden vanity and a brass faucet. Morning light from a small frosted window. — Bathroom with patterned tilesAI 4.3 · 81.0 sSee all models →

Portraits & people5 images

Corporate headshot on grayAI 4.3 · 80.5 sSee all models →

Luma Uni-1 Max: Candid photo of four friends of different ethnicities laughing together at a picnic table in a park at golden hour, one of them raising a glass of lemonade. Natural expressions, warm backlight, 35mm lens look. — Four friends laughing outdoorsAI 4.8 · 136.1 sSee all models →

Luma Uni-1 Max: Friendly portrait of a female nurse in teal scrubs standing in a bright hospital corridor with her arms crossed and a stethoscope around her neck. Her name badge clearly reads "MARIA LOPEZ, RN". — Nurse with a readable name badgeAI 4.5 · 75.7 sSee all models →

Luma Uni-1 Max: Close-up documentary photo of an elderly woman's wrinkled hands shaping wet clay on a spinning pottery wheel, with clay slip on her fingers. Warm window light; her smiling face is softly out of focus in the background. — Elderly potter's hands at workAI 3.8 · 96.8 sSee all models →

Luma Uni-1 Max: Fine-art portrait of a young man with curly dark hair and a short beard, wearing a textured wool sweater. Rembrandt lighting with a small triangle of light on the shadow-side cheek, a black background, moody low-key photographic look. — Rembrandt-lit dramatic portraitAI 4.7 · 80.2 sSee all models →

Product photos5 images

Luma Uni-1 Max: E-commerce packshot of a matte kraft paper stand-up coffee pouch with a resealable zip, on a plain warm white background with a soft contact shadow, a few roasted coffee beans in front. The label has three lines of text: "HIGHLAND ROAST" in bold serif, "Single Origin · Ethiopia" below it, and "250 g" at the bottom. — Coffee pouch with a 3-line labelAI 4.9 · 91.1 sSee all models →

Luma Uni-1 Max: Lifestyle product photo of a woman's hand holding matte black over-ear wireless headphones by the headband, in a sunlit café with a softly blurred background. Natural window light, visible leather texture on the ear cushions, a small brushed aluminum hinge on each side. — Headphones held in handAI 3.5 · 71.0 sSee all models →

Luma Uni-1 Max: Luxury studio photo of a faceted clear glass perfume bottle with a heavy black cap, standing on a glossy black mirror surface that reflects it. Thin rim light outlines the edges, a soft gradient from charcoal to black in the background, crisp caustic highlights in the glass. The front label reads "NOIR 07" in thin gold capital letters. — Perfume on a black mirrorAI 4.8 · 84.0 sSee all models →

Luma Uni-1 Max: Studio product photo of a frosted glass skincare serum bottle with a bamboo cap, standing on a wet dark slate stone. Soft window light from the left, tiny water droplets on the glass, shallow depth of field, clean neutral background. The label reads "LUMA" in a minimalist sans-serif font. — Serum bottle on wet slateAI 4.5 · 81.7 sSee all models →

Luma Uni-1 Max: Top-down flat lay e-commerce photo of a single white leather sneaker with orange accents on a pastel sage green background, surrounded by a folded beige sock, a pair of sunglasses and a small potted succulent. Even soft lighting, crisp short shadows, generous empty space. — Sneaker flat layAI 3.8 · 73.6 sSee all models →

Social media ads5 images

Luma Uni-1 Max: Square ad announcing a budgeting app: a modern smartphone tilted at an angle, its screen showing a simple bar chart, on a deep purple to pink gradient background with a soft glow. The headline above reads "Your money, sorted." and smaller text below reads "Download free". — App launch ad with a phoneAI 4.1 · 71.5 sSee all models →

Luma Uni-1 Max: Vertical social media ad for an iced latte: a tall glass with visible ice cubes and swirling milk on a pastel peach background, condensation droplets on the glass. The top text in a playful rounded font reads "Summer Sips", and a round green sticker in the corner reads "$4.50". — Iced latte promo with a priceAI 4.5 · 75.5 sSee all models →

Luma Uni-1 Max: Landscape Facebook ad for pizza delivery: a top-down shot of a pepperoni pizza on a dark wooden table, with one slice being pulled away and stretching melted cheese. A red banner on the left side reads "2 FOR 1" and below it, in white, "Tuesdays only". — Pizza delivery 2-for-1 adAI 4.3 · 87.2 sSee all models →

Luma Uni-1 Max: Authentic user-generated style photo for a skincare ad: a smiling young woman with freckles holds a small plain white moisturizer jar next to her cheek in a bright bathroom, natural daylight, a slight phone-camera look, no heavy makeup. — UGC-style skincare selfieAI 4.0 · 81.1 sSee all models →

Luma Uni-1 Max: Square Instagram ad for a running shoe sale: a single bright orange running shoe floating mid-air against a solid cobalt blue background, with subtle motion lines behind it. A large bold white sans-serif headline at the top reads "RUN FASTER", and a yellow rounded button at the bottom reads "30% OFF TODAY". — Sneaker sale ad with a buttonAI 4.5 · 80.4 sSee all models →

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#3 for portraits & people

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