Leonardo AI
Acquired: by Canva
Token based AI image and video platform with many models, real time canvas, custom model training and an API.
Best for Game assets, marketing visuals, custom trained styles
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What it does
Leonardo AI is a creative platform for generating and editing visual content across images and video. Users submit text prompts or reference images to produce, animate, and refine high quality visual assets. It is built for creators, including artists, designers, animators, photographers, marketers, and developers.
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Image generation
Generates visuals from text prompts or reference inputs across an assortment of general and fine tuned models. It supports custom presets, quality settings, and varied artistic aesthetics.
Use caseA designer creates a photorealistic concept sneaker image using text prompts before moving the design into product prototyping.
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Video generation
Converts static text ideas and images into video content with motion tools and camera framing controls. It allows users to set start frames, camera angles, and audio instructions.
Use caseA content producer turns a static sneaker image into a packaging reveal video by adding the image as a start frame.
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Personal AI model training
Trains a tailored AI model from an uploaded collection of ten to twenty images. It captures nuanced color schemes, compositions, and subjects to recreate a consistent aesthetic.
Use caseAn artist uploads a set of proprietary illustrations to train an individual model that reproduces their signature drawing style.
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Inline editor
Modifies existing images by applying text prompts and reference imagery without losing key elements like characters and composition. It lets creators adjust aspect ratios, add packaging, or position designs into new environments.
Use caseA marketer edits an existing shoe image to insert custom advertising text and relocate the product onto a Manhattan bus stop mockup.
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Ultra upscaler
Increases resolution and visual clarity on generated assets while preserving fine details. It prepares finished graphics for print materials, high definition displays, and client deliveries.
Use caseA product designer enlarges a finished sneaker mockup to prepare a pitch ready design asset for high resolution displays.
From leonardo.ai
Written from Leonardo AI's own website, checked . Each feature links to the page it comes from; images are Leonardo AI's own.
Every plan
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly | Per | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Not listed | per account | 150 tokens/day, public only, no private model training |
| Essential | $12 | $10 | per account | 8,500 fast tokens/month, bank 25,500, 2 concurrent, private generations |
| Premium | $30 | $24 | per account | 25,000 fast tokens/month, bank 75,000, 3 concurrent, private |
| Ultimate | $60 | $48 | per account | 60,000 fast tokens/month, bank 180,000, 6 concurrent, private |
| Team Starter | $72 | Not listed | per seat ($24), min 3 | 75,000 shared tokens, private team generations |
| Team Growth | $144 | Not listed | per seat ($48), min 3 | 180,000 shared tokens, private team generations |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | Not listed | custom | contact sales |
| API Pay as you go | Not listed | Not listed | usage | pay per use, auto top up, up to 10 concurrent; rates not listed on page |
From Leonardo AI's own pricing page, checked . Prices are in US dollars per month; "billed yearly" is the monthly price when you pay for a year up front. A few figures (often the yearly price) are derived rather than printed on the page.
Before you pay
- Unused credits roll over
- Partial
- Commercial use
- All plans including free
What Leonardo AI says
you’re granted a non exclusive, royalty free licence to access your creations for commercial use.
Source page
Only what Leonardo AI's own pages state, with the quote behind each answer. Anything they don't publish is left out rather than guessed.
Getting started with Leonardo AI
- Sign up or log in to the application.
- Type your image description into the prompt bar at the top.
- Click the Generate button located on the far right of the bar.
Written from Leonardo AI's own help pages: leonardo.ai/news/how-to-use-leonardo-ai
Leonardo AI video tutorials
Independent creators on YouTube, not Leonardo AI or us. The video loads from YouTube only when you press play.
What the free plan includes
150 fast tokens/
Questions people ask about Leonardo AI
How much does Leonardo AI cost?
Paid plans start at $12 a month (Essential). 8 plans are listed above, from Leonardo AI's own pricing page.
Is Leonardo AI free?
Yes, there is a free plan: 150 fast tokens/day (bank 150), public generations only, limited features, no model training..
Do unused Leonardo AI credits roll over?
Partly: some unused credits carry over, with limits. Source
Can I use Leonardo AI output commercially?
Yes, on every plan, including the free plan. Source
Does Leonardo AI have an API?
Yes.
Will I own the images I make?
Paid subscribers retain full ownership, copyright, and intellectual property rights, while free tier users receive a non exclusive, royalty free licence for commercial use and Leonardo.Ai retains rights to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute the images. Source
How do models work?
Leonardo.Ai offers an assortment of general and finely tuned models for diverse use cases, and allows users to upload 10 to 20 images to train and fine tune their own custom models. Source
Works with
- Integrations
- remove.bg
Where this came from
Plans, prices and limits were copied from Leonardo AI's own pages and the other sources listed, then checked .
- leonardo.ai/pricing
- aiproductivity.ai/pricing/leonardo/
- leonardo.ai/
- leonardo.ai/news/how-to-use-leonardo-ai
- leonardo.ai/news
- leonardo.ai/news/ai-image-prompts
- leonardo.ai/news/storyboard-ai
- leonardo.ai/news/generative-ai-for-product-prototypes
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