# Clueso vs Luma AI API (slim)

> Luma AI scores 48.2 (D) to Clueso's 36 (F) for video edit. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Luma AI API scores 48.2 (D) on agent readiness against Clueso's 36 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Clueso leads on schema & documentation and payments & pricing. Both do video edit.

- Clueso: F 36, rank #1095 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clueso-video.min.md
- Luma AI API: D 48.2, rank #947 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/luma.min.md
- Clueso, good for Clueso creates editable videos and supporting articles from agent instructions. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 60 against 43; Payments & pricing, 30 against 20.
- Luma AI API, good for Pipelines that want one model for generate, edit, extend and reframe, and colourists who want HDR and EXR. Ahead on Reliability, 50 against 15; Agent ergonomics, 66 against 50; Security & auth, 48 against 35; Maintenance & community, 57 against 15; Transparency & trust, 53 against 45.

| Category | Clueso | Luma AI API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 60 | 43 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 50 | 66 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 35 | 48 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 15 | 57 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 45 | 53 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Clueso | Luma AI API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | Model API |
| Vendor | Desklamp, Inc. | Luma AI |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://connect.clueso.io/mcp` | `https://agents.lumalabs.ai/v1` |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth | API key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| Price for video edit | not published | $0.216 per second of video |
| Licence | Proprietary service; see governing terms and the access limitations below. | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) |
| MCP registry | `io.clueso/video` | not listed |
| Last release | none | 2026-08-05 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-08 | 2026-05-14 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-08 | 2026-04-20 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 13 stars | 2 stars, 982 npm/wk, 212 PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | 3/5 (2) |