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Leonardo.Ai: plans, prices, strengths and limits
Leonardo AI has a free plan with 150 fast tokens a day; paid plans are Essential at $12 a month, Premium at $30 and Ultimate at $60, before tax, or $10, $24 and $48 a month billed yearly. Free generations are public, and only paid plans can generate privately and keep content out of model training.
Prices for United States, before sales tax Data release 2026.11.07-2, Nov 7, 2026 Rules 2.5.0
- Made by
- Leonardo Interactive Pty Ltd (a Canva company)
- Individual plans
- 4, one free
- Paid plans
- $12 to $60 a month
- Facts checked
- Nov 4, 2026
Quick verdict
Leonardo.Ai, a Canva company, makes and edits images and video, and also music and speech, on the web and in iOS and Android apps, paid for with tokens. Free gives 150 fast tokens a day that do not roll over, with model choice on Auto only and no third-party models. Essential is $12 a month, or $10 a month billed yearly ($120 a year paid up front, by our calculation), with 8,500 fast tokens a month, a rollover bank of up to 25,500, private generation and more than 80 models, including third-party ones such as GPT Image 2.5, Nano Banana 2.1, Veo 3.1, Kling and Seedance. Premium is $30 a month, or $24 billed yearly ($288 a year by our calculation), with 25,000 fast tokens and unlimited relaxed image generation on selected Leonardo models once tokens run out. Ultimate is $60 a month, or $48 billed yearly ($576 a year by our calculation), with 60,000 fast tokens and unlimited relaxed images and video on selected models. Prices are before tax, which Stripe adds at payment.
Privacy and ownership split along the free line. On Free, everything you make is public, others may remix it, and Leonardo's Terms say Leonardo owns free-plan outputs, while its pricing FAQ grants you a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use them commercially. Free videos carry a watermark. On paid plans, Leonardo says you retain full ownership of the images you make and may use them commercially, and content generated in Private Mode is not used for model training; public content may be.
Tokens are the unit to watch: a default 768 x 768 image costs 1 token, but cost depends on model, size and settings, and third-party models always need tokens, even on the plans with relaxed generation. This verdict rests on what Leonardo documents, not on our tests, which we have not run yet.
Strengths and limits
Strengths
- One account, many modelsEssential, Premium and Ultimate list more than 80 models: Leonardo's own Lucid Origin and Phoenix beside third-party models such as GPT Image 2.5, Nano Banana 2.1, Veo 3.1, Kling and Seedance, all in one model picker.
- Unlimited relaxed generation from PremiumAfter its 25,000 monthly fast tokens, Premium gives unlimited relaxed image generation on supported Leonardo models such as Lucid Origin, Phoenix and FLUX Dev. Ultimate adds unlimited relaxed video on models including MiniMax H3 (480p), Wan 2.6, Hailuo 2.3 and Motion 2.0.
- Unused tokens roll over on paid plansPaid plans keep unused fast tokens in a rollover bank: up to 25,500 on Essential, 75,000 on Premium and 180,000 on Ultimate. Free's 150 daily tokens expire at the daily reset.
- Editing and upscaling uploadsPaid plans let you upload a photo and edit it by prompt in the Omni inline editor (remove, replace or refine objects), the Canvas editor, unzoom and relight. The paid Pro Upscaler goes up to 105 MP, for about 73 to 1,211 tokens. Remove Background costs 2 tokens and works on Free too.
- Music and voiceover in the same appMusic v1 makes tracks of one to ten minutes from a prompt, with vocals or instrumental only, and Seed Audio 1.0 turns a script into speech with a library of AI voices. Both use tokens; whether Free can use them is not verified.
Limits
- Free work is public and owned by LeonardoPlan limit. Everything made on Free is public and others may remix it. Leonardo's Terms (section 8.7) vest free-plan outputs in Leonardo, while the pricing FAQ grants free users a non-exclusive, royalty-free license for commercial use. Private generation needs a paid plan.
- Training opt-out only by going privatePrivacy limit. Leonardo's Terms say public content may be used to train models. The only documented way out is Private Mode, on paid plans: private content is not used for training. On Free, there is no private option.
- Free is narrowPlan limit. Free has Auto model choice only, no third-party models, no Leo Agent, 1 collection, no extra token purchases, and only some video models, with a watermark. Only paid users can upload their own image as a video start frame.
- No vector files or logo tool foundNot verified. No official page mentions SVG or vector output; documented downloads are raster (JPEG from the upscaler, PNG for transparent images). We found no logo maker, logo templates or logo mode.
- Not a footage editorWorkflow limit. The video editor changes AI-generated clips by prompt; trimming, cutting or arranging your own footage is not documented. Lip sync, talking avatars, captions and dubbing were not found on the pages we checked.
Based on what Leonardo Interactive Pty Ltd (a Canva company) documents for each plan, not on our tests.
Who it suits
A good fit if you
- Trying many image and video models, Leonardo's and third-party, under one subscription
- Heavy image use on Premium or Ultimate, with unlimited relaxed generation after tokens
- Editing and upscaling your own photos on a paid plan
- Private generations kept out of model training, on any paid plan
Look elsewhere if you
- Private or confidential work on Free: everything is public
- Owning your images outright on Free: Leonardo's Terms vest free-plan outputs in Leonardo
- Vector logos: no SVG output or logo tool verified
- Editing your own video footage: only AI-generated clips are edited by prompt
Plans and prices
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo.Ai Free | Free | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Leonardo.Ai EssentialPay Yearly shows $10/month billed yearly (up to 20% off); the page shows no yearly total, so $120 = $10 x 12. | $12 a month | $120 a year | Nov 4, 2026 Source |
| Leonardo.Ai PremiumPay Yearly shows $24/month billed yearly (up to 20% off); the page shows no yearly total, so $288 = $24 x 12. | $30 a month | $288 a year | Nov 4, 2026 Source |
| Leonardo.Ai UltimatePay Yearly shows $48/month billed yearly (up to 20% off); the page shows no yearly total, so $576 = $48 x 12. | $60 a month | $576 a year | Nov 4, 2026 Source |
Prices for United States, before sales tax unless a plan says otherwise. A yearly plan is paid up front and is not cancel-any-time.
Features by plan
What Leonardo Interactive Pty Ltd (a Canva company) documents for each plan. A hatched mark means we could not verify it, which is not the same as "not offered".
| Feature | Leonardo.Ai Free | Leonardo.Ai Essential | Leonardo.Ai Premium | Leonardo.Ai Ultimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Models and limits | ||||
| Top models included | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Models from several companies | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| General-purpose assistant | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Files and data | ||||
| File and document uploads | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Images, video and voice | ||||
| Image generation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video generation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image editing and design | ||||
| Photo editing | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Background removal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Text inside images | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Logo maker | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Vector (SVG) files | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Upscaling | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video editing and presenters | ||||
| Photo to video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Footage editing | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Avatar presenters | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Lip sync | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Automatic captions | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Clips from long videos | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Exports without a watermark | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Music, voice and transcription | ||||
| Songs with vocals | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Instrumental music | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Separate stems | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Voiceover from text | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Voice cloning | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Dubbing into other languages | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Sound effects | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Projects and memory | ||||
| Projects | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Integrations and agents | ||||
| Connectors to other apps | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy and control | ||||
| Opt out of model training | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export your data | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shows ads | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Rights and licensing | ||||
| Commercial use of outputs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Apps and extras | ||||
| Cloud storage included | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Apps | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Usage included | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The details and sources of every row are in Compare two AIs and the data release.
What it documents for each use
- Images & Design Create images from a description · Make graphics for posts and slides · Edit my own photos · Remove a background · Make images with exact text
- Video & Animation Make short videos from a description · Turn a photo into a video
- Business & Productivity Connect AI to the apps I already use
- Audio & Voice Make a song with vocals · Make instrumental or background music · Turn a script into a voiceover
A use is listed when at least one plan documents every feature a task needs. Answer quality is a separate question: see below.
Using it day to day
Leonardo.Ai runs on the web at app.leonardo.ai and in iOS and Android apps; an API is sold separately. Edit in Canva sends a Leonardo image to your Canva account as a new design, with a Canva sign-in. Paid plans add Leo Agent, a creative agent for images and video; no general chat assistant is documented. Essential runs 2 generations at once, Premium 3 and Ultimate 6.
Usage is counted in fast tokens: 150 a day on Free, and 8,500, 25,000 or 60,000 a month on the paid plans, which can also buy extra tokens. A default 768 x 768 image costs 1 token; video, upscaling and third-party models cost more, and Leonardo says cost depends on model and settings. Uploads are images only (PNG, JPEG or WEBP, up to 5MB for video start frames); PDF and Word files are not documented. You download generations from your Library, selecting several at once. Collections group generations: 1 on Free and unlimited on paid plans. Leonardo's pricing page showed these USD prices excluding tax, though the researchers could not confirm it was the US view.
Privacy, data and ads
Leonardo's Terms say public content may be used to train its models. Everything on Free is public; on paid plans you can generate in Private Mode, and Leonardo's Privacy Policy says private content is not used for machine learning. The Privacy Policy also lets you ask for a copy of your personal information. Whether the app shows ads is not verified; the Privacy Policy says ad partners may deliver personalized advertisements on the service. No cloud storage amount is stated; generations stay in your Library.
Read the vendor's own page: Leonardo.Ai privacy and data controls. We make no legal or compliance claim.
Test results
We have not tested Leonardo.Ai yet, so this page makes no claim about answer quality, and we show no example outputs. Run the same kit in it and in the alternatives, in your own account:
- Summarize a report with traceable facts
- Analyze a spreadsheet and get the numbers right
- Edit an email without losing a detail
- Diagnose and repair a small program
- Research a question with sources that support the answer
- Make sense of documents that disagree
- Research a current question within a date window
- Edit an article without changing its facts
- Turn project notes into a report that agrees with itself
- Implement a small specification
- Refactor code without changing what it does
- Make a picture that follows a detailed brief
- Put exact text into a graphic
- Change one thing in a picture and nothing else
- Make a short clip that follows a brief
- Make a song that sings your lyrics exactly
- Read a script with names, numbers and abbreviations
- Design a logo with an exact name
Getting started
- Start on Free with 150 tokens a day, and treat what you make as public: anyone can see and remix it.
- Before you upload a client photo or make anything confidential, choose a paid plan and switch on Private Mode, which also keeps the content out of model training.
- Choose by volume: Essential for 8,500 tokens a month, Premium if you want unlimited relaxed images after tokens, Ultimate for unlimited relaxed video on selected models.
- Check the token cost before each generation, especially with third-party models, which always use tokens.
- Compare Leonardo with other image tools on our tools page, and read how we check vendor claims.
Your fit
Tell Find my AI what you do and what matters; it checks every plan of Leonardo.Ai against your priorities, next to the alternatives.
Alternatives
- Midjourney Midjourney has no free plan, but its Terms say you own what you make on every plan (companies above $1,000,000 a year in revenue need Pro or Mega), and Standard at $30 a month adds unlimited Relax Mode images. About Midjourney
- Ideogram Ideogram's Terms claim no ownership of your output on any plan, Free included with 30 credits a week, and it documents a Make a Logo workflow, which we did not find on Leonardo. About Ideogram
- Adobe Firefly Adobe says it does not train generative AI models on your content (except content you submit to Adobe Stock), and a free Adobe account gets limited free daily generations across image, video and audio. About Adobe Firefly
Recent changes
- Leonardo.Ai Ultimate added
- Leonardo.Ai Premium added
- Leonardo.Ai Essential added
- Leonardo.Ai Free added
Every change is in the change log.
Questions
Is Leonardo AI free?
Yes. Leonardo.Ai Free gives 150 fast tokens a day, which reset daily and do not roll over, with Auto model choice only. Everything you make on Free is public, and free videos carry a watermark.
How much does Leonardo AI cost a month?
Essential is $12 a month, Premium $30 and Ultimate $60, before tax. Billed yearly they are $10, $24 and $48 a month, which by our calculation is $120, $288 and $576 a year paid up front.
Can I use Leonardo AI images commercially?
Yes, on every plan, with a difference. On paid plans Leonardo says you retain full ownership of your images. On Free, Leonardo's Terms say Leonardo owns the outputs, but its pricing FAQ grants you a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use them commercially.
Are my Leonardo images private?
Not on Free: everything you make is public and others may remix it. Private generation is available on any paid plan.
Does Leonardo AI train on my images?
Leonardo's Terms say public content may be used to train its models. Content you generate in Private Mode, available on paid plans, is not used for training.
What is the difference between Leonardo Essential and Premium?
Essential has 8,500 fast tokens a month with a 25,500-token rollover bank and no relaxed mode. Premium has 25,000 fast tokens, a 75,000-token bank and unlimited relaxed image generation on selected Leonardo models once tokens run out.
Sources
14 official pages, checked Nov 4, 2026. This page was written by the What the tech desk with AI assistance from the facts in our data release; no company paid for or reviewed it.
- Leonardo.Ai Pricing: Individual, Team & API PlansLeonardo.Ai
- Generating Video on Leonardo.AiLeonardo.Ai Help Center
- Commercial UsageLeonardo.Ai Help Center
- AI Graphic Design Generator for Posters & GraphicsLeonardo.Ai
- How to use Pro UpscalerLeonardo.Ai Help Center
- AI Video Editor - Restyle & Transform VideoLeonardo.Ai
- AI Music Generator for VideosLeonardo.Ai
- How to Edit Leonardo.Ai images in CanvaLeonardo.Ai Help Center
- Frequently Asked QuestionsLeonardo.Ai Help Center
- Image and Video Generation Visibility SettingsLeonardo.Ai Help Center
- Privacy Policy (last updated 19 January 2026)Leonardo.Ai
- Token UsageLeonardo.Ai Help Center
- AI Photo Editor - Edit Images with AILeonardo.Ai
- Lucid OriginLeonardo.Ai Help Center
About this page
- Published by
- What the tech, Helsinki, Finland
- Author
- What the tech
- Reviewed by
- Peyman Khosravani
- Review scope
- Checked that this page matches the facts in data release 2026.11.07-2: a check against documented sources, not a hands-on test of the product.
- Evidence
- Facts documented by each company, each linked to its official source and dated. Test results appear only where an editor ran the test.
- Data release
- 2026.11.07-2, Nov 7, 2026
Product ownership is separate from publication: What the tech publishes this page; Leonardo Interactive Pty Ltd (a Canva company) supplies Leonardo.Ai. Official Leonardo.Ai website. Product names and logos do not imply endorsement of this publication.