Luma AI swaps Nano Banana for Seedream 5.0 Pro, drops Kling 2.6
What happened
Between the Sep 3, 2026 and Sep 4, 2026 captures of Luma AI's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Kling 2.6 was removed from Luma's per-model credit pricing table (previously 29 credits/sec at 720p and 58 credits/sec at 1080p); Luma's image-model credit table swapped models: the base Nano Banana row (Create/Modify, 23 credits) was removed and a new Seedream 5.0 Pro model was added at 24 credits (1K) / 48 credits (2K) for both Create and Modify. Pulse files it as a product change (feature change, feature removed) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 26, 2026) lists Plus at $25, Pro at $75 and Ultra at $250.
It lands 2 days after Luma AI's previous change, "Luma AI slashes 2K Layers add-on to 105 credits, launches 4K tier at 175" (Sep 2, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Luma AI: Seedance 2.5 video model added to pricing" (Aug 24, 2026) and "Luma AI: Seedance 2.0 gains 4K tier + Nano Banana 2 model added" (Jul 27, 2026). Luma AI has been tracked since 2026-07-15.
In the same window Runway, Synthesia, OpenAI, HeyGen and D-ID also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Pro · FeatureFeature change
Luma's image-model credit table swapped models: the base Nano Banana row (Create/Modify, 23 credits) was removed and a new Seedream 5.0 Pro model was added at 24 credits (1K) / 48 credits (2K) for both Create and Modify.
- — · FeatureRemovedKling 2.6No Kling 2.6
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | Feature | — | 24 credits | Feature change |
| — | Feature | Kling 2.6 | No Kling 2.6 | Removed |
Values as written on Luma AI's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Luma AI's pricing page (lumalabs.ai) from Sep 3, 2026 and Sep 4, 2026; the change is marked in the lower part of the page, where the Kling 2.6 no longer appears.
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Luma AI, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 21, 2026decreaseLuma AI: Seedance 2.0 video generation costs cut ~50%
- Sep 19, 2026decreaseLuma AI slashes Seedance video model pricing up to 73% across all tiers
- Sep 5, 2026improvedLuma AI unlocks 8K upscaling in SeedVR2, breaking past the old 4K cap for 25 c...
- Sep 4, 2026packagingLuma AI swaps Nano Banana for Seedream 5.0 Pro, drops Kling 2.6 · this change
- Sep 2, 2026packagingLuma AI slashes 2K Layers add-on to 105 credits, launches 4K tier at 175
- Aug 24, 2026packagingLuma AI: Seedance 2.5 video model added to pricing
- Jul 27, 2026improvedLuma AI: Seedance 2.0 gains 4K tier + Nano Banana 2 model added
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- RunwaySep 5Runway slashes Pro storage from 500GB to 100GB despite new Brand Kits, MCP
- SynthesiaSep 4Synthesia quadruples AI Dubbing minutes on Starter and Creator plans
- OpenAISep 3OpenAI revamps ChatGPT plan taglines, pivots from use-cases to intelligence
- HeyGenSep 1HeyGen renames Digital Twin avatar to Custom Video Avatar, limits unchanged
- D-IDJun 30D-ID Studio upgrades Agentic Videos with memory across all plans
Questions about this change
Did Luma AI raise prices in September 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 3, 2026 and Sep 4, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature change, feature removed.
What changed on Luma AI's pricing page between Sep 3, 2026 and Sep 4, 2026?
Luma's image-model credit table swapped models: the base Nano Banana row (Create/Modify, 23 credits) was removed and a new Seedream 5.0 Pro model was added at 24 credits (1K) / 48 credits (2K) for both Create and Modify; feature: Kling 2.6 → No Kling 2.6, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 3, 2026 and Sep 4, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Luma AI change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for Luma AI in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Luma AI slashes 2K Layers add-on to 105 credits, launches 4K tier at 175" on Sep 2, 2026; Luma AI has been tracked since 2026-07-15.