LumiYing

Hey IH!

I just launched LumiYing and wanted to share the story behind it.

## The Problem

If you've tried using AI to generate videos or images recently, you know the pain:

- Sora has a waitlist, then a subscription

- Midjourney lives in Discord with its own billing

- Veo is buried inside Google's ecosystem

- Seedance, Kling, and others all require separate accounts

As a creator, I found myself juggling 5+ platforms, each with its own UI, its own credits, and its own learning curve. Every time a hot new model dropped, I'd start from zero — new account, new billing, new workflow.

I thought: what if there was one place to access all of them?

## The Solution

LumiYing aggregates the top AI video and image generation models into a single platform with one unified credit system.

You sign up once, buy one credit pack, and use it across any model:

- Seedance 2.0 / 2.0 Fast — video generation

- Sora 2 / Sora 2 Pro — video generation

- Veo 3.1 — video generation

- Midjourney — image generation

- Seedream — image generation

- ...and more coming

You can generate from text, images, video references, or even audio. Pick the best model for the job, compare outputs, and only pay for what you use.

## How It Works

1. Sign up (Google or magic link — takes 5 seconds)

2. Get 20 free credits to try it out

3. Enter a prompt, pick a model, hit generate

4. Download your video/image, or browse the showcase gallery for inspiration

No API keys. No subscriptions. No lock-in.

## Pricing

Simple credit-based pricing, no recurring fees unless you want them:

| Plan | Price | Credits |

|---|---|---|

| Free | $0 | 20 credits |

| Starter | $19.90 | 1,000 credits |

| Pro | $39.90 | 2,250 credits |

| Max | $69.90 | 4,500 credits |

Credit costs are transparent — you see exactly how many credits each generation will use before you hit the button.

## Tech Stack (for the nerds)

Built as a solo dev with:

- Next.js 14 (App Router) on Cloudflare Pages + D1

- Drizzle ORM + SQLite for the database

- NextAuth 5 for auth (Google OAuth + magic link)

- Polar + Paddle for payments

- AWS S3 for asset storage

- Tailwind + shadcn/ui for the frontend

- A custom background job processor that handles async generation, polling, and callbacks

The whole thing runs on the edge — fast globally, cheap to operate.

## What I'd Love Feedback On

- Pricing — Does the credit model make sense? Too expensive? Too cheap?

- Model selection — Which AI models would you want to see added next?

- UX — Anything confusing or friction-heavy in the flow?

Would really appreciate any thoughts. Happy to answer questions about the build, the tech, or the business model.

Thanks for reading!

Try it free: https://seedance-v2.app