A real-time, instruction-guided video editing model that enables targeted transformations of live or recorded video streams with near-zero latency.
Overview
Decart AI's Lucy Edit is a flagship real-time video-to-video editing model that allows users to perform targeted, instruction-based modifications to video streams. By using free-text prompts, users can swap characters, change outfits, replace objects, or transform entire scenes in real time at 30fps. It is designed to preserve the motion, lighting, and spatial structure of the original input, ensuring high temporal consistency and identity preservation without the need for manual post-production or complex masking.
Founded year:2025
Founder:Dr. Dean Leitersdorf, Moshe Shalev
Team size:100-200
Popularity:Frontier model in real-time generative video infrastructure
HQ:Tel Aviv, Israel
Status:Active
Funding status:Series B
Revenue source:API Usage Fees
Customer type:B2B
Funding:$450M+
Pricing:Usage-based
Tech stack:Diffusion-based video models, WebRTC, Proprietary Low-Latency Inference
Decart AI was founded by Dr. Dean Leitersdorf and Moshe Shalev in Tel Aviv, Israel, to build the infrastructure for the next generation of real-time generative intelligence. Emerging from stealth in 2025 with $21 million in seed funding, the company has rapidly raised over $450 million to push the boundaries of low-latency video inference and world models.
What it does
Performs instruction-guided, real-time video transformations via free-text prompts
Supports targeted editing including character/outfit changes, object replacement, and scene style swaps
Maintains original motion, scene composition, and lighting stability across frames
Enables live virtual try-on for fashion, commerce, and product visualization
Operates at 30fps with near-zero latency for live-streaming and interactive experiences
Uses advanced identity preservation to ensure the original subject's motion and key features remain intact
Requires no manual masking or extensive post-production, drastically reducing editing time
Supports long-form, infinite-length editing without identity collapse or quality drift
Offers high-fidelity, production-ready output compatible with modern 720p/1080p standards
Growth strategies
Expanding API- first access through platforms like fal.ai and each::labs for broad developer reach
Focusing on high- growth commercial use cases like live virtual try-ons for retail
Building specialized variants like Lucy 2.1- VTON for commerce-specific visual tasks
Providing scalable infrastructure to support low- latency requirements for edge-computing and interactive media
Alternatives
Comparison overview
Lucy Edit differentiates itself from standard generative video models (like Runway or Luma) by focusing specifically on low-latency, real-time video-to-video editing
While other models are optimized for prompt-to-video generation, Lucy is built to edit existing live streams, maintaining temporal consistency and frame-by-frame structural integrity.