Luma Ray 3.2 reframe vs LTX reframe: 60-second 1080p, $21.60 vs $12.00

Reframing a 60-second clip to 1080p costs $21.60 on Luma Ray 3.2 (60 x $0.36) and $12.00 on LTX (60 x $0.20), so LTX is 44 percent cheaper at that size. At 720p the gap narrows: Luma 60 x $0.12 = $7.20 against LTX 60 x $0.10 = $6.00. Both bill per second, but Luma bills on a ladder of four resolutions and LTX on two.

Limits worth checking

Luma's page says reframe is standard dynamic range only, so HDR and EXR never apply to it, and it prices on its own tier. LTX's page lists a source of up to 60 seconds and puts Reframe under LTX-2.3 Pro. We did not find a Luma maximum source duration on the pricing page, so the 60-second Luma row is arithmetic only: confirm the limit in Luma's reframe guide before you rely on it.

Luma's page notes that video rates are subject to change ahead of general availability and advises confirming pricing with sales before high-volume work. Treat the Luma figures here as a snapshot taken on 2026-10-09, and re-read both pages before you place an order.

A cheaper loop on Luma

Luma's 360p draft costs $0.03 per second, so a 10-second test is $0.30, against $3.60 for the 1080p version of the same 10 seconds. Run the framing test at 360p, then render once at 1080p: $0.30 + $3.60 = $3.90, compared with $7.20 for two 1080p tries.

What Sume lists

Sume has no generative reframe and does not list Luma or LTX. Its Video filter runs dim and crop operations on one Sume-hosted clip for $0.02 per job, so cropping a clip to 9:16 or 1:1 costs 2 cents. That does not generate new pixels outside the original frame, which is what a generative reframe does.

Per-minute view

A minute of 1080p reframe is $21.60 on Luma and $12.00 on LTX, a $9.60 difference. At ten minutes of source a month the gap is $96.00, which is large enough to justify testing both on a sample. Neither price page measures the visual result, so keep the comparison to cost until you have looked at outputs.

When to reframe instead of crop

A reframe changes the aspect ratio of a video by generating content, for example turning 16:9 into 9:16 without cutting off the edges of the subject. A crop keeps only part of the original. If a vertical cut of the centre is acceptable, a crop through Sume's Video filter at $0.02 per job is by far the cheaper step. If the subject sits at the edge of the frame, only a generative reframe from Luma or LTX can extend the picture, at the per-second prices in the table.