At a glance — Oct 2026
Updated 2026-10-27 · forward this page: /jtbds/3d-generation#briefScores as of 2026-09-14 (43 days old; Depot marks scores stale after 30 days). The pick is still Depot's current editorial pick; it has not been re-reviewed since. Prices below carry their own dates.
- Depot Pick
- Luma AI · 7.69/10 for this job (curated estimate, medium confidence)
capability 3D + dx API.
- Runner-up
- Fal · 8.50/10
Scores higher than the pick on: Capability fit, Price / performance, Latency / reliability, Developer & agent DX, Privacy / data retention, Lock-in risk (higher = worse), Maturity / track record.
- When not to use the pick
- 2D-only pipelines.
- Lock-in / migration
- Runner-up Fal has lower stored lock-in risk (4 vs 5, 0–10, higher = more lock-in).
- Sourced price (no comparable unit)
Pick: no sourced price in this job's unit (no_matching_sourced_price).
No cheapest SKU (no_comparable_unit_for_job). No price was invented.
- Free option
- No free resource lists this job. A cheap paid SKU is not a free option.
- Failure modes to watch
- Runaway spend: Set a budget and a tool-call cap per task. Alert when spend jumps. Stop the run at the cap instead of summarizing a partial trace as success.
Cite: Agent Provider Depot, Depot Pick for 3d-generation: luma, scores as of 2026-09-14. Agents: GET /api/decide?jtbd=3d-generation
Luma AI
capability 3D + dx API.
Pricing (directional): As of 2026-09-14: Dream Machine video and multimodal APIs with credit/subscription packaging plus builder API. Compare unit economics vs Runway/Pika/Fal-hosted video models for your domain.
Lock-in risk: higher = more lock-in (worse). Overall already inverts this dimension.
Solid video gen option — A/B with Runway/Pika/Fal-hosted models for your domain.
Quote for 3D generation
Depot Pick stays Luma AI. Prices below are sourced SKU rows only (as of 2026-10-27). Input and output are not blended. GET /api/quote?jtbd=3d-generation
Nothing was compared. no single sourced unit for this media job; chat $/1M was not borrowed pickIsPriceWinner is null.
- Ray3.2 text/image-to-video, 5s, 540p usd_per_video $0.15 source as of 2026-10-19
- Ray3.2 text/image-to-video, 5s, 720p usd_per_video $0.3 source as of 2026-10-19
1 of 3 candidates have no sourced price row. 3 are excluded from the Matching price comparison (none). no single sourced unit for this media job; chat $/1M was not borrowed
Runners-up
When NOT to use the top pick
2D-only pipelines.
Full ranking (score table)
Ranked with this JTBD's weights. Scores are curated estimates unless marked otherwise. Agents: prefer /api/decide then this table for tie-breaks.
Score methodology for this job
capability 3D + dx API.
capabilityFit: 25%pricePerformance: 18%latencyReliability: 15%developerDx: 15%privacyPosture: 10%lockInRisk: 7%maturity: 10%