# Luma AI API vs Popcraft MCP (slim)

> Luma AI scores 48.2 (D) to Popcraft MCP's 37.9 (F) for video generation. 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 Popcraft MCP's 37.9 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Popcraft MCP leads on security & auth and payments & pricing. Both do video generation.

- Luma AI API: D 48.2, rank #947 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/luma.min.md
- Popcraft MCP: F 37.9, rank #1082 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/popcraft-mcp.min.md
- 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; Maintenance & community, 57 against 15; Transparency & trust, 53 against 36.
- Popcraft MCP, good for Popcraft’s hosted MCP connector generates and edits video, images and audio through multiple models. Ahead on Security & auth, 55 against 48; Payments & pricing, 30 against 20.

| Category | Luma AI API | Popcraft MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 15 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 43 | 40 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 66 | 65 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 48 | 55 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 57 | 15 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 53 | 36 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Luma AI API | Popcraft MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Model API | MCP server |
| Vendor | Luma AI | Popcraft |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://agents.lumalabs.ai/v1` | `https://popcraft.ai/api/mcp` |
| Transports | HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | API key | OAuth |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) | Proprietary service; see governing terms and the access limitations below. |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.popcraft-ai/popcraft-mcp` |
| Last release | 2026-08-05 | none |
| Terms last updated | 2026-05-14 | 2026-04-07 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-04-20 | 2026-04-07 |
| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 2 stars, 982 npm/wk, 212 PyPI/wk | 0 stars |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | 3.3/5 (4) |