Doppelshot vs Luma: which one for photos of you? (2026)
Dream Machine: image and video generation with a chat-like board, on credits.
Luma is a fast video and image playground. A photo of you is possible from a reference with drift; a talking or singing photo is not the job. Doppelshot does the photo of you and the videos from one selfie.
Doppelshot wins 20, tied 5, Luma wins 2Where each one wins
Doppelshot has, the other does not
- Free start, no card
- No subscription needed
- Photos of you from one selfie, no training
- AI twin trained on your selfies
- Same face across results
- Ready-made styles (cards or packs)
- Couples and groups from one photo
- Movie poster with your title on it
- Talking photo, your script
- Your own voice, cloned
- Singing photo
- Your own song
- Upscale for print
- Edit part of a photo (inpainting)
- Background removal
- No watermark on paid results
- Results private by default
- EU company, GDPR by design
- AI content marker (EU AI Act, C2PA)
- Photo in under a minute
Luma has, Doppelshot does not
- Text to video
- API
Feature by feature
| Feature | Doppelshot | Luma |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | 9.99 EUR / 20 credits | ≈ €26/mo |
| Pricing model | Credits | Credits |
| Pricing | ||
| Free start, no card | ✓ | ✕ |
| No subscription needed | ✓ | ✕ |
| Photos of you | ||
| Photos of you from one selfie, no training | ✓ | Limited |
| AI twin trained on your selfies | ✓ | ✕ |
| Same face across results | ✓ | Limited |
| Ready-made styles (cards or packs) | ✓ | ✕ |
| Your own prompt | ✓ | ✓ |
| Couples and groups from one photo | ✓ | ✕ |
| Movie poster with your title on it | ✓ | ✕ |
| Video | ||
| Photo to video | ✓ | ✓ |
| Talking photo, your script | ✓ | Limited |
| Your own voice, cloned | ✓ | ✕ |
| Singing photo | ✓ | ✕ |
| Your own song | ✓ | ✕ |
| Text to video | ✕ | ✓ |
| Editing | ||
| Upscale for print | ✓ | ✕ |
| Edit part of a photo (inpainting) | ✓ | Limited |
| Background removal | ✓ | ✕ |
| Rights and privacy | ||
| Commercial license on paid results | ✓ | ✓ |
| No watermark on paid results | ✓ | Limited |
| Results private by default | ✓ | Limited |
| EU company, GDPR by design | ✓ | ✕ |
| AI content marker (EU AI Act, C2PA) | ✓ | ✕ |
| Platform | ||
| Web app | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile app | ✓ | ✓ |
| API | ✕ | ✓ |
| Photo in under a minute | ✓ | Limited |
Prices and features checked in September 2026. Tell us what changed: [email protected].
When Luma is the better pick
You want quick cinematic clips from text or images and a board to iterate on.
From Luma to Doppelshot in three steps
No training set, no subscription, no model to pick. One selfie and about twenty seconds.
Upload one selfie
A clear photo of your face, no studio, no ten-photo upload. It stays private: only you and the AI see it.
Pick a card
Headshot, anime, film look, movie poster, your own prompt. Nano Banana, GPT Image and Ideogram behind the cards, you never pick a model.
Get it in twenty seconds
Download, share, or keep going: make the photo talk, sing, or turn it into a short video.
Questions
Can Luma make photos of me?
From a reference image, with drift. Doppelshot keeps your face with cards tuned per style and a twin.
Is Luma cheaper than Doppelshot?
Luma starts at $30 a month on credits, with no free plan today. Doppelshot is 9.99 EUR for 20 credits with no subscription.
Does Luma make talking videos?
Not from a script in your voice. Doppelshot does.
Which one for a scene video?
Both animate a photo. Doppelshot’s scene card does it from the photo of you it just made, from 5 credits.
Try Doppelshot free.
One selfie, twenty seconds, the first photo free, no card.