Luma Photon

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Luma Photon is a text-to-image model that converts text prompts into images for prompt-based visual generation. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.

Features

Luma Photon

Generate beautiful, atmospheric images with Luma Photon — Luma’s flagship text-to-image model. Known for stunning lighting, natural compositions, and emotionally resonant scenes, Photon delivers professional-quality results at an affordable price.

Looking for faster generation? Try Luma Photon Flash for speed-optimized output at the lowest cost.

Why It Looks Great

Stunning lighting: Exceptional at natural light, golden hour, and atmospheric glows.
Emotional resonance: Creates scenes with mood, warmth, and authentic feeling.
Natural compositions: Produces balanced, visually pleasing layouts.
Environmental detail: Rich textures like flour dust, steam, and ambient particles.
Prompt Enhancer: Built-in tool to refine your descriptions automatically.
Affordable quality: Professional results at just $0.015 per image.

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
prompt	Yes	Text description of the image you want to generate.

How to Use

Write your prompt — describe the scene, lighting, mood, and atmosphere.
Use Prompt Enhancer (optional) — click to automatically enrich your description.
Run — click the button to generate.
Download — preview and save your image.

Pricing

Flat rate per image.

Output	Cost
Per image	$0.015

Best Use Cases

Lifestyle Photography — Generate authentic, warm scenes of everyday moments.
Food & Bakery — Create appetizing culinary and artisan imagery.
Interior Scenes — Produce cozy, inviting indoor environments.
Portrait & Character — Generate natural-looking people in context.
Marketing Content — Create professional visuals for brands and campaigns.

Example Prompts

“Baker arranging bread on wooden shelves in a rustic bakery, flour dust in the air, morning glow from the window”
“Barista pouring latte art, steam rising, warm cafe lighting, artisan coffee shop”
“Grandmother reading to grandchild on a cozy couch, soft lamp light, warm evening”
“Florist arranging bouquet in sunlit shop, petals scattered on counter, peaceful morning”
“Chef plating dish in restaurant kitchen, focused expression, professional environment”

Model Comparison

Model	Cost	Speed	Best For
Photon	$0.015	Standard	Quality output, professional work
Photon Flash	$0.005	Fastest	High-volume, prototyping, budget work

Pro Tips for Best Results

Photon excels at natural lighting — describe light sources and quality.
Include atmospheric particles: “flour dust”, “steam rising”, “dust motes”.
Specify time of day: “morning glow”, “golden hour”, “soft evening light”.
Describe textures and materials: “wooden shelves”, “rustic”, “artisan”.
Add emotional context: “cozy”, “peaceful”, “focused”, “warm”.
Luma models are known for photorealistic, emotionally authentic scenes.

Notes

Photon delivers Luma’s best quality for text-to-image generation.
Processing is fast with professional-grade output.
Ideal for final deliverables and client-facing work.
For rapid iteration at lowest cost, use Photon Flash.

Authentication

For authentication details, please refer to the Authentication Guide.

API Endpoints

Submit Task & Query Result


# Submit the task
curl --location --request POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/luma/photon" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" \
--data-raw '{
    "enable_base64_output": false
}'

# Get the result
curl --location --request GET "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${requestId}/result" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}"

Parameters

Task Submission Parameters

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Range	Description
prompt	string	Yes		-	The positive prompt for the generation.
enable_base64_output	boolean	No	false	-	If enabled, the output will be encoded into a BASE64 string instead of a URL. This property is only available through the API.

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
code	integer	HTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success)
message	string	Status message (e.g., “success”)
data.id	string	Unique identifier for the prediction, Task Id
data.model	string	Model ID used for the prediction
data.outputs	array	Array of URLs to the generated content (empty when status is not `completed`)
data.urls	object	Object containing related API endpoints
data.urls.get	string	URL to retrieve the prediction result
data.has_nsfw_contents	array	Array of boolean values indicating NSFW detection for each output
data.status	string	Status of the task: `created`, `processing`, `completed`, or `failed`
data.created_at	string	ISO timestamp of when the request was created (e.g., “2023-04-01T12:34:56.789Z”)
data.error	string	Error message (empty if no error occurred)
data.timings	object	Object containing timing details
data.timings.inference	integer	Inference time in milliseconds

Result Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
id	string	Yes	-	Task ID

Result Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
code	integer	HTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success)
message	string	Status message (e.g., “success”)
data	object	The prediction data object containing all details
data.id	string	Unique identifier for the prediction, the ID of the prediction to get
data.model	string	Model ID used for the prediction
data.outputs	string	Array of URLs to the generated content (empty when status is not completed).
data.urls	object	Object containing related API endpoints
data.urls.get	string	URL to retrieve the prediction result
data.status	string	Status of the task: `created`, `processing`, `completed`, or `failed`
data.created_at	string	ISO timestamp of when the request was created (e.g., “2023-04-01T12:34:56.789Z”)
data.error	string	Error message (empty if no error occurred)
data.timings	object	Object containing timing details
data.timings.inference	integer	Inference time in milliseconds

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