Luma Dream Machine vs Sora
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-28
Sora edges out Luma Dream Machine overall, with a score of 22 versus 13 and a mention rate of 19 of 62 answers compared to 16 of 62. Sora scores higher with Claude (35 vs 19) and Perplexity (17 vs 6), while the two tie on ChatGPT at 14 apiece. Sora shows up in all 3 of 3 answers for "best AI video generator in 2026" and "most realistic footage," while Luma Dream Machine leads on "best AI video generators" generally, named in 3 of 4 answers. Head-to-head, Sora is named more often in 7 questions, Luma Dream Machine in 4, with 9 ties.
Head to head
| metric | Luma Dream Machine | Sora |
|---|---|---|
| score | 13 | 22 |
| questions won | 10 | 12 |
By assistant
Luma Dream Machine
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 14 | 20% of answers | #4.0 |
| Claude | 19 | 40% of answers | #8.4 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 6 | 10% of answers | #5.0 |
Sora
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 14 | 20% of answers | #4.0 |
| Claude | 35 | 55% of answers | #4.8 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 17 | 20% of answers | #2.3 |
Where they differ
Only Luma Dream Machine gets named for
- What are the best free AI video generators?
Only Sora gets named for
- What's the best AI video tool for social media ads?
- What's the best AI video tool for a small marketing team?
- What's the best AI tool to make product demo videos?
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