Photon: API pricing, providers and specs
Photon is a image model by Luma AI. 2 providers serve it, from $0.015 to $0.015 /run; the lowest price is at WaveSpeedAI.
How Photon compares
Against the 81 image models on the site priced the same way.
- Cheap for its class: at $0.015 /run, its lowest price undercuts 78% of comparable models (median $0.03).
- On LMArena's Text-to-Image board it ranks #6 of the 8 comparable models scored there.
- 2 providers serve it; 33% of comparable models have fewer.
Photon prices by provider
Every provider's list price, read from its own price page or API. A price marked “from” changes with context length, resolution or mode.
| Provider | Task | Output |
|---|---|---|
| WaveSpeedAI | text-to-image | $0.015/run |
| Replicate | — | $0.03/img |
Specs
- Type
- Image
- Maker
- Luma AI
- Inputs
- Text
- Outputs
- Image
- Capabilities
- —
- Released
- —
- License
- proprietary
- Open weights
- No, API only
- Arena score
- 1036Text-to-Image
- Monthly searches
- 218K
Alternatives to Photon
Same kind of model from other makers, at a similar price.
| Model | Lowest price | Arena | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photonthis model | $0.015/run | 1036 | 2 |
| GPT Image 2.5 | $0.025/run | — | 3 |
| FLUX 1 SRPO | $0.025/run | — | 2 |
 Z Image | $0.005/run | — | 3 |
| FLUX 3 Klein Image Base | $0.03/run | — | 1 |
| FLUX 2 Klein Base 4B | $0.01/run | — | 1 |
| FLUX.2 Klein 4B | $0.008/run | 1030 | 7 |
| FLUX 2 Dev | $0.012/run | 1146 | 4 |
| FLUX.2 [klein] 9B | $0.01/run | 1070 | 4 |
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The lowest price for Photon is $0.015 /run, at WaveSpeedAI.
WaveSpeedAI, at $0.015 /run. 2 providers serve Photon; the table above lists every one with its price.
No. Photon is only available through an API; Luma AI does not publish its weights.
2 API providers serve Photon. Compare their prices above, or open a provider to see everything it offers.
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