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Luma AI Creative Intelligence Report — 8 Ads Decoded

Luma AI

Luma AI

SaaS & Software8 ads decoded
ThreadsFacebookInstagramMessengerAudience Network
Benchmarked against 30 SaaS & Software advertisers
Adrian Chivu
Airtable
Austin Makes Ads
Blue Sense
Brevo PushOwl
Canva
Chase Chappell
ClickUp
+22
30 brands
Luma AI
Luma AI
Luma AI
Luma AI
Luma AI
Luma AI
Luma AI
Luma AI
8 ads decoded

Winning ads decoded from

Adrian Chivu
Adrian Chivu
Airtable
Airtable
Austin Makes Ads
Austin Makes Ads
Blue Sense
Blue Sense
Brevo PushOwl
Brevo PushOwl
Canva
Canva
Chase Chappell
Chase Chappell
ClickUp
ClickUp
Cuppa, AI Content Platform
Cuppa, AI Content Platform
EmailOctopus
EmailOctopus
foreplay.co
foreplay.co
Grammarly
Grammarly
Hello Funnels
Hello Funnels
Holo
Holo
HubSpot
HubSpot
Intuit Mailchimp
Intuit Mailchimp
Linear Agency
Linear Agency
Luma AI
Luma AI
Makeugc
Makeugc
Manychat
Manychat
monday.com
monday.com
Notion
Notion
OpusClip
OpusClip
Revid.ai
Revid.ai
So Shall We
So Shall We
Solocreatorhub
Solocreatorhub
Stormie Captures
Stormie Captures
StreetTalk
StreetTalk
Wispr Flow
Wispr Flow
Zapier
Zapier
Adrian Chivu
Adrian Chivu
Airtable
Airtable
Austin Makes Ads
Austin Makes Ads
Blue Sense
Blue Sense
Brevo PushOwl
Brevo PushOwl
Canva
Canva
Chase Chappell
Chase Chappell
ClickUp
ClickUp
Cuppa, AI Content Platform
Cuppa, AI Content Platform
EmailOctopus
EmailOctopus
foreplay.co
foreplay.co
Grammarly
Grammarly
Hello Funnels
Hello Funnels
Holo
Holo
HubSpot
HubSpot
Intuit Mailchimp
Intuit Mailchimp
Linear Agency
Linear Agency
Luma AI
Luma AI
Makeugc
Makeugc
Manychat
Manychat
monday.com
monday.com
Notion
Notion
OpusClip
OpusClip
Revid.ai
Revid.ai
So Shall We
So Shall We
Solocreatorhub
Solocreatorhub
Stormie Captures
Stormie Captures
StreetTalk
StreetTalk
Wispr Flow
Wispr Flow
Zapier
Zapier
Adrian Chivu
Adrian Chivu
Airtable
Airtable
Austin Makes Ads
Austin Makes Ads
Blue Sense
Blue Sense
Brevo PushOwl
Brevo PushOwl
Canva
Canva
Chase Chappell
Chase Chappell
ClickUp
ClickUp
Cuppa, AI Content Platform
Cuppa, AI Content Platform
EmailOctopus
EmailOctopus
foreplay.co
foreplay.co
Grammarly
Grammarly
Hello Funnels
Hello Funnels
Holo
Holo
HubSpot
HubSpot
Intuit Mailchimp
Intuit Mailchimp
Linear Agency
Linear Agency
Luma AI
Luma AI
Makeugc
Makeugc
Manychat
Manychat
monday.com
monday.com
Notion
Notion
OpusClip
OpusClip
Revid.ai
Revid.ai
So Shall We
So Shall We
Solocreatorhub
Solocreatorhub
Stormie Captures
Stormie Captures
StreetTalk
StreetTalk
Wispr Flow
Wispr Flow
Zapier
Zapier
Adrian Chivu
Adrian Chivu
Airtable
Airtable
Austin Makes Ads
Austin Makes Ads
Blue Sense
Blue Sense
Brevo PushOwl
Brevo PushOwl
Canva
Canva
Chase Chappell
Chase Chappell
ClickUp
ClickUp
Cuppa, AI Content Platform
Cuppa, AI Content Platform
EmailOctopus
EmailOctopus
foreplay.co
foreplay.co
Grammarly
Grammarly
Hello Funnels
Hello Funnels
Holo
Holo
HubSpot
HubSpot
Intuit Mailchimp
Intuit Mailchimp
Linear Agency
Linear Agency
Luma AI
Luma AI
Makeugc
Makeugc
Manychat
Manychat
monday.com
monday.com
Notion
Notion
OpusClip
OpusClip
Revid.ai
Revid.ai
So Shall We
So Shall We
Solocreatorhub
Solocreatorhub
Stormie Captures
Stormie Captures
StreetTalk
StreetTalk
Wispr Flow
Wispr Flow
Zapier
Zapier

Heista decoded 8
of your meta ads.

We found 20 conversion gaps where your competitors are converting buyers you're not.

Voiceover B-Roll

Voiceover B-Roll

86s7 beats15d
Hook: Process TeaserCTA: LessonCompetence RestorationProcess TeaserSpecificity BiasObject Intro
Screen Scroll

Screen Scroll

19s1 beats15d
Hook: Curiosity SpikeClosure DeliveryCuriosity GapAttention CaptureUncertainty Reduction
Talking Head Screen

Talking Head Screen

73s7 beats15d
Hook: ProvocationCTA: Comment PromptStatus AssertionProvocationCuriosity GapRole Clarity
Voiceover B-Roll

Voiceover B-Roll

33s6 beats11d
Hook: Contrast SetupCTA: Message MeCompetence RestorationContrast SetupSpecificity BiasGoal Context
Talking Head Screen

Talking Head Screen

57s7 beats11d
Hook: ProvocationCTA: Comment PromptNovelty RewardProvocationCuriosity SpikeTopic Definition
Talking Head B-Roll

Talking Head B-Roll

107s7 beats10d
Hook: ProvocationCTA: Comment PromptCompetence RestorationProvocationExtremity BiasCognitive Dissonance Reduction
Talking Head Screen

Talking Head Screen

40s7 beats8d
Hook: Direct Question HookCTA: LessonCompetence RestorationDirect Question HookSelf-RelevanceAnswer-Driven Attention
Talking Head Screen

Talking Head Screen

47s7 beats7d
Hook: Tribe Call-OutCTA: Try This TodayThreat ReductionIdentity/Tribe Call-OutSpecificity BiasAuthority Transfer
Voiceover B-Roll

Voiceover B-Roll

86s7 beats15d
Hook: Process TeaserCTA: LessonCompetence RestorationProcess TeaserSpecificity BiasObject Intro
Screen Scroll

Screen Scroll

19s1 beats15d
Hook: Curiosity SpikeClosure DeliveryCuriosity GapAttention CaptureUncertainty Reduction
Talking Head Screen

Talking Head Screen

73s7 beats15d
Hook: ProvocationCTA: Comment PromptStatus AssertionProvocationCuriosity GapRole Clarity
Voiceover B-Roll

Voiceover B-Roll

33s6 beats11d
Hook: Contrast SetupCTA: Message MeCompetence RestorationContrast SetupSpecificity BiasGoal Context
Talking Head Screen

Talking Head Screen

57s7 beats11d
Hook: ProvocationCTA: Comment PromptNovelty RewardProvocationCuriosity SpikeTopic Definition
Talking Head B-Roll

Talking Head B-Roll

107s7 beats10d
Hook: ProvocationCTA: Comment PromptCompetence RestorationProvocationExtremity BiasCognitive Dissonance Reduction
Talking Head Screen

Talking Head Screen

40s7 beats8d
Hook: Direct Question HookCTA: LessonCompetence RestorationDirect Question HookSelf-RelevanceAnswer-Driven Attention
Talking Head Screen

Talking Head Screen

47s7 beats7d
Hook: Tribe Call-OutCTA: Try This TodayThreat ReductionIdentity/Tribe Call-OutSpecificity BiasAuthority Transfer
Voiceover B-Roll

Voiceover B-Roll

86s7 beats15d
Hook: Process TeaserCTA: LessonCompetence RestorationProcess TeaserSpecificity BiasObject Intro
Screen Scroll

Screen Scroll

19s1 beats15d
Hook: Curiosity SpikeClosure DeliveryCuriosity GapAttention CaptureUncertainty Reduction
Talking Head Screen

Talking Head Screen

73s7 beats15d
Hook: ProvocationCTA: Comment PromptStatus AssertionProvocationCuriosity GapRole Clarity
Voiceover B-Roll

Voiceover B-Roll

33s6 beats11d
Hook: Contrast SetupCTA: Message MeCompetence RestorationContrast SetupSpecificity BiasGoal Context
Talking Head Screen

Talking Head Screen

57s7 beats11d
Hook: ProvocationCTA: Comment PromptNovelty RewardProvocationCuriosity SpikeTopic Definition
Talking Head B-Roll

Talking Head B-Roll

107s7 beats10d
Hook: ProvocationCTA: Comment PromptCompetence RestorationProvocationExtremity BiasCognitive Dissonance Reduction
Talking Head Screen

Talking Head Screen

40s7 beats8d
Hook: Direct Question HookCTA: LessonCompetence RestorationDirect Question HookSelf-RelevanceAnswer-Driven Attention
Talking Head Screen

Talking Head Screen

47s7 beats7d
Hook: Tribe Call-OutCTA: Try This TodayThreat ReductionIdentity/Tribe Call-OutSpecificity BiasAuthority Transfer
Creative Intelligence Report

Luma AI's ads lean on Provocation hooks and Competence Restoration, with 43% of ads closing on a Comment prompt.

Heista identified 20 untapped opportunities across hooks, formats, psychology, and closing.

Your category is reaching buyers you're not.

Luma AI Creative Playbook

What winning ads look like

Ad Format
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50%Talking Head Screen
Talking Head Screen50%
Voiceover B-Roll25%
Screen Scroll13%
Talking Head B-Roll13%
Hook
Luma AI
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Luma AI
38%Provocation
Provocation38%
Contrast Setup13%
Process Teaser13%
Tribe Call-out13%
Curiosity Spike13%

How Luma AI Sells

The strategy behind the pitch

Marketing Angle
Luma AI
Luma AI
Luma AI
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+3
88%How To Tutorial
How To Tutorial88%
Product Launch13%

How Luma AI Closes

What drives the purchase

Buying Trigger
Luma AI
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50%Competence Restoration
Competence Restoration50%
Novelty Reward13%
Closure Delivery13%
Status Assertion13%
Threat Reduction13%
CTAs
Luma AI
Luma AI
Luma AI
38%Comment Prompt
Comment Prompt38%
Lesson25%
Message Me13%
Try This Today13%

Luma AI Ad Formula

The production blueprint

Luma AI Creative Playbook

Inside your ads. Decoded.

Luma AI HOOKS
Luma AI
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Provocation
38%of openings
Provocation
38%
Contrast Setup
13%
Process Teaser
13%
Tribe Call-Out
13%
Curiosity Spike
13%
Luma AI FORMATS
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Talking Head Screen
50%of all ads
Talking Head Screen
50%
Voiceover B-Roll
25%
Screen Scroll
13%
Talking Head B-Roll
13%
Luma AI PSYCHOLOGY
Luma AI
Luma AI
Luma AI
Luma AI
Competence Restoration
50%of all ads
Competence Restoration
50%
Novelty Reward
13%
Closure Delivery
13%
Status Assertion
13%
Threat Reduction
13%
Luma AI CTAs
Luma AI
Luma AI
Luma AI
Comment Prompt
38%of closings
Comment Prompt
38%
Lesson
25%
Message Me
13%
Try This Today
13%
Ad formulas your category is scaling with

20 winning ad formulas
Luma AI could be using.

Luma AI HOOKS
5New entry points to test

Contradiction Hook runs at 11% across your category. It doesn't appear once in your decoded ads.

Provocation hooks dominate at 38% in your sample. Contradiction Hook runs at 11% across your category and doesn't appear in your decoded ads. Role-Specific Opening also runs at 11% category-wide and is missing. Each missing hook is an audience segment that never sees your ads.

Hook Gaps
Process TeaserUnderused
Cat 21%You 13%
Contradiction HookUntapped
Cat 11%You 0%
Role-specific OpeningUntapped
Cat 9%You 0%
Data Point StartUntapped
Cat 7%You 0%
Open Loop StatementUntapped
Cat 5%You 0%
Luma AI FORMATS
5Format expansion opportunities

Talking Head Screen dominates at 50%. But the category's top format is Talking Head Solo at 7%.

Talking Head Screen dominates your formats at 50%. Missing formats like Talking Head Solo, which runs at 7% across the category, didn't appear in your decoded sample. Different formats reach different types of buyers. Each missing format is a buyer type that competitors are reaching and you're not.

Format Gaps
Talking Head B-RollUnderused
Cat 28%You 13%
Talking Head SoloUntapped
Cat 6%You 0%
Product DemoUntapped
Cat 4%You 0%
Talking Head ProductUntapped
Cat 4%You 0%
Founder To CameraUntapped
Cat 3%You 0%
Luma AI PSYCHOLOGY
5Untapped buyer triggers

Competence Restoration drives 50% of your psychology. The category distributes more evenly.

Competence Restoration at 50% drives your psychology mix. Social Validation runs at 10% in the category but is at 0% in your sample. Each psychological trigger reaches a fundamentally different buyer. Missing triggers mean entire buyer conversations you're not having while competitors are.

Psychology Gaps
Competence RestorationUnderused
Cat 62%You 50%
Problem SolutionUntapped
Cat 13%You 0%
Social ValidationUntapped
Cat 12%You 0%
Education ValueUntapped
Cat 7%You 0%
Loss AversionUntapped
Cat 6%You 0%
Luma AI CTAs
5Conversion gaps

Direct CTA closes 43% of category ads. You're not running it.

Comment prompt at 43% closes the majority of your ads. Direct CTA runs at 43% across the category but is at 0% in your sample. That's the buyer ready to act now, and you're not engaging them. The close is the last thing a viewer sees before deciding. Missing CTA styles mean missing the buyers whose decision-making doesn't match your current approach.

CTA Gaps
Direct CTAUntapped
Cat 43%You 0%
RedirectUntapped
Cat 10%You 0%
Soft CTAUntapped
Cat 7%You 0%
Open LoopUntapped
Cat 5%You 0%
Offer TeaseUntapped
Cat 4%You 0%
The Hidden Ad Formula

Your ad scaled for 15 days.
Here’s why.

Live interactive formula decode

7 beats. 86 seconds. Process Teaser hook. Competence Restoration psychology.

This is what worked. Now scale it.

Generate Winning Variations

Every winning ad
has a formula.

Your ads. Built from what's already winning.

SaaS & Software Winning Formula

Decoded from 30 SaaS & Software brands · · 6 beats is the winning structure ·  · 3.0 cuts/beat
Adrian Chivu
Airtable
Austin Makes Ads
Blue Sense
Brevo PushOwl
Canva
Chase Chappell
ClickUp
+22
Start of adEnd of ad
Process Teaser
12%
10s
Process Setup
19%
14s
Inefficiency Pain
14%
11s
Feature Cascade
22%
17s
Expertise Claim
10%
8s
The Easy Way
10%
8s
Direct CTA
12%
10s
Process Teaser12%
Process Setup19%
Inefficiency Pain14%
Feature Cascade22%
Expertise Claim10%
The Easy Way10%
Direct CTA12%
Ad Structure
77sDuration
6Beats
18Cuts/Ad
Hook Metrics
2.9sDuration
5.4Energy
3.0Shots
The old way

You’re already doing this.

Watched the competitor ad scaling to $50K/day.
Saved the TikTok that sold out the product.
Told your team “make something like this.”
Sent your creator a product and a one-line brief.
Launched 30 videos. 80% died in 48 hours.

But you could never see
why it actually works.

The Heista way

Now there’s
Heista.

Decode any ad. See the formula underneath.
Extract the hook, the psychology, the beat structure.
Generate ads based on winning formulas. For your brand.
Brief creators with the winning formula.
Scale creative volume on what already wins.

Not inspiration. Not guesswork.
The formula, decoded.

What happens next

What you do with this

The intelligence above is just the start.
Here is what happens next.

DECODE01

Turn any winning ad into your next one

Your ads. Their ads. The top ads in your category. Decode any of them. Run them as yours.

CREATE02

Scale creative volume based on proven formulas

Pick an ad. Load your brand. Turn proven formulas into ads ready to ship.

SHIP03

Creator briefs your team can shoot today

One shareable link. Shot-by-shot direction. The formula baked in.

Upgrade your ads

The Cost of Guessing

What is guessing
costing you?

Average monthly ad spend$15,000
Creative failure rate80%
Monthly spend on creative that dies in 48 hours$12,000
Annual waste$144,000
Agency creative retainer (if you have one)$5,000–$20,000/mo
Time per creative batch3 weeks

Creatives built on winning formulas.

Every day you're guessing is a day your competitors are scaling
on formulas you're not running.

The brands scaling in
SaaS & Software aren’t making better ads.

They’re decoding what already works, then shipping more winning creative, faster, with the formula already proven.

Get My Winning Formula→
Heista Video Ad Library

Visual DNA

Aggregated visual characteristics from 8 ads.

Framing
screen recording
70
split screen
61
talking head classic
61
medium close-up
41
close-up face
17
medium wide
7
medium shot
6
picture in picture
5
Camera Movement
static locked
226
scroll capture
18
subtle handheld
16
slow zoom in
4
tracking forward
4
push in
3
slow zoom out
3
pull back
2
Color & Mood
dark and moody
136
cool clinical white
31
warm earth tones
22
cool blue steel
13
dark luxury
11
neutral palette
11
ice cold
8
red energy
8
Lighting
mixed warm and cool
105
screen glow
75
soft window light
26
cool daylight
18
warm golden hour
17
practical lights
9
side lit strong
8
neon colored
6

Every year brands spend billions producing ads. And every year 70–90% of them fail. Not because the brands aren't smart. Not because the budgets aren't big enough. But because the formula behind every winning ad has always been invisible — even to the people who made them.

Heista makes it visible.

Heista is the first platform that makes the formula inside any winning ad completely visible. The hook. The psychology. The beat structure. The exact mechanism that made someone stop scrolling and buy. Visible. In seconds.

And then it rebuilds that formula for your brand. In minutes.

We're not making ads faster.
We're making the invisible visible.
For the first time.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

How were Luma AI's ads decoded?

Heista decoded 8 of Luma AI's high-performing video ads into their structural formulas. Not summaries. The actual beat-by-beat architecture: hook type, psychological mechanism, visual cuts, and timing. The same intelligence a $120K/year creative strategist would extract, done in 30 seconds per ad.

2

What hook types does Luma AI use in these ads?

Their most-used hooks are Provocation, Contrast Setup, Process Teaser. But the real insight is which hooks are scaling. This report shows hook performance by ad lifespan across the decoded sample, so you can see which openers run for weeks vs. which burn out in days.

3

How does Luma AI compare to other SaaS & Software advertisers?

Based on the ads decoded in this report, you can see where Luma AI over- or under-indexes on hook types, psychology usage, format mix, and beat count relative to other SaaS & Software brands Heista has analyzed. These structural patterns reveal what Luma AI is doing differently.

4

Can I use Luma AI's ad formulas for my own brand?

That's the point. Every decoded ad produces a reusable formula: the beat structure, the psychology, the hook pattern. Sign up for Heista to load your brand, generate ready-to-shoot scripts built on Luma AI's proven formulas, and brief creators with shot-by-shot specs and visual direction. Same winning architecture. Your brand's voice, product, and messaging.

5

How often is Luma AI's creative intelligence updated?

This report snapshots Luma AI's currently live Meta and TikTok ads. Heista re-decodes the brand whenever new ads are detected in the public ad libraries. The "Last updated" date on this page reflects the most recent refresh of the structural intelligence from newly-decoded creatives.

6

What's the difference between this and Foreplay or MagicBrief?

Foreplay and MagicBrief show you the ad. Heista shows you the formula — the beat-by-beat psychological architecture that made it work. Hook type, psychology mechanism, scaling curve, visual DNA. Then it rebuilds that exact structure for your brand in minutes. Swipe files don't do that. You can't paste a swipe into your brief.

7

Can I decode my own brand's ads the same way Luma AI's are decoded here?

Yes. Sign up for Heista, paste any ad URL or brand handle, and get the same structural decode: hook type, psychology, beat architecture, visual DNA, and ready-to-run scripts built on your own winning formulas. The same intelligence that produced this Luma AI report is available for any brand.

8

Where does Heista source Luma AI's ads from?

Heista sources live-running video ads from Meta Ad Library and TikTok Creative Center — the same public ad libraries competitive teams monitor. Each ad is then reverse-engineered into its structural formula by Heista's multi-agent decode pipeline. No scraping, no private data.

Last updated Aug 26, 2026

Luma AI runs 8 video ads decoded by Heista into their structural formulas — hook type, psychological mechanism, beat architecture, and visual DNA. Category: SaaS & Software.

  • —Ads analyzed: 8 live-running creatives reverse-engineered into repeatable formulas
  • —Top hooks: Provocation, Contrast Setup, Process Teaser
  • —Vertical: SaaS & Software
  • —Avg beat count: 6.1 beats per ad over 86s

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