LUMA LAUNCHES UNI-1.1 IMAGE API WITH COMPETITIVE PRICING
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Luma has opened API access to its Uni-1.1 image generation model, pricing it at $0.04 per 2,048-pixel image. The model ranks third on the Arena leaderboard, behind only Google and OpenAI offerings.
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