# Luminar Neo — AI Compare Ninja

> AI-powered photo-editing software with generative tools (sky replacement, generative erase/swap/expand, portrait retouching) for desktop, mobile and, in future, web.

## Overview
- **Category:** Design & Image (Image editing & product photos)
- **Status:** Active · checked - Active. Vendor Skylum ('Made in Europe' per the page header). Desktop, mobile and (from autumn 2026) web app with AI tools such as SkyAI (sky replacement), SkinAI/FaceAI (portrait retouching), GenErase, GenSwap, GenExpand and an AI assistant.
- **Paid from:** 99.00 EUR / Single payment (Desktop only)
- **Free access:** Free trial
- **Website:** https://skylum.com/luminar
- **Canonical URL:** https://www.aicompare.ninja/en/tool/luminar-neo

## What it does
- Generative tools: sky replacement, GenErase, GenSwap and GenExpand
- AI portrait retouching for skin, eyes and light
- Desktop app (macOS and Windows) plus mobile and web access (from autumn 2026)
- Cross-device editing and Spaces web galleries
- Perpetual desktop licence on 2 devices (macOS and Windows)
- For subscribers: fair-use rules apply to AI tools

## In brief
Luminar Neo is AI-powered photo-editing software with generative tools (sky replacement, generative erase/swap/expand, portrait retouching) for desktop, mobile and, in future, web.


## Pricing tiers
| Tier | Price | Period | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Desktop only | 99.00 EUR | Single payment | Perpetual desktop licence on 2 devices (macOS and Windows); 1 year of unlimited use of the AI tools (Restoration, GenErase, GenSwap, GenExpand, AI Assistant), renewable afterwards via Luminar Prime; fair-use rules apply; Lifetime access to the autumn 2026 upgrade (incl. Crop 2.0, Atmosphere 2.0, AI Assistant 2.0, Enhance AI 2.0); No access to Spaces (web galleries) or the extended asset library |
| All Platforms | 129.00 EUR | Single payment | Same as 'Desktop only' plus perpetual access to Luminar Mobile (3 devices) and Luminar Web (3 devices, from autumn 2026); Cross-device editing and access to Spaces (web galleries) |
| Max | 159.00 EUR | One-time payment plus 1 year Luminar Prime included, then annually extendable subscription | Same as 'All Platforms' plus 1 year of Luminar Prime included: permanent ownership of all new tools released during the subscription term; 1 year of access to the asset library (2,900+ presets, 490+ LUTs, 490+ overlays, 70+ skies, 24+ courses); Per the vendor, renews automatically each year, cancellable at any time |

## Sources
All details regarding plans, limits, and features are based on official vendor documentation and the primary sources verified below.

- https://skylum.com/de/luminar/pricing
- https://skylum.com/luminar

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*Source: AI Compare Ninja (2026) - https://www.aicompare.ninja/en/tool/luminar-neo*