Imagine Art vs Leonardo.Ai (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Leonardo.Ai: it is second in our ranking of AI image and video generators, and it grades higher too, 3.0 against 2.2.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Leonardo.Ai grades higher on the free plan, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Imagine Art
AI creative suite for images, video, audio and design
Leonardo.Ai
Image, video and 3D generator with its own and partner models
Which one is for you
Pick Imagine Art if
- Fits if you want image and video models from several labs under one login
- Works for small teams that want brand kits and ad or fashion studios
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a flat price, since credits spent change with each model
- Tight if you stay free, as the free plan runs on daily credits
- Watch out: the prices shown are for yearly billing, and monthly prices weren't read
- Watch out: some plans carry Seedance video discounts that end on a stated date
Pick Leonardo.Ai if
- Fits if you want images, short video and 3D models under one account
- Works for people who finish designs in Canva and want images sent there
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want everything unlimited, as the slow queue covers selected Leonardo models only and partner models always cost tokens
- Tight if you might cancel, since rollover tokens are lost when you do; Teams plans need 3 seats and sell no top-ups
- Pricey if you buy on iPhone, where the plans run $15.99 to $79.99
- Watch out: the web prices come from a third-party summary of June 5, 2026, as Leonardo's own page turned our reader away
- Skip it if you want private images for free, as free-plan images are visible to all Leonardo users
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAImagine ArtFair | 3.0GPALeonardo.AiVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBasic is $13 a month on yearly billing, between the category's $10 and $15 marks. The page shows yearly-billed prices. | CEssential is $12 a month, billed monthly, for 8,500 tokens, private images and a rollover bank of up to 25,500. That's the middle of this category. The figure is from a third-party summary, as Leonardo's page turned our reader away, and the iPhone app sells plans from $15.99. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with daily credits, which a regular user will use up. | B150 tokens every day that reset rather than pile up, which adds up to over half of what Essential gives in a month. Free images are public but can still be used commercially. You get fewer video models, though. |
| Features | BImage, video and audio generation, editing, upscaling, studios and brand kits. Nothing in the listing is missing from the core job. | BIts own Lucid and Phoenix models next to FLUX, GPT Image, Veo and Kling, video with start and end frames, 3D models from an image, an editor with inpainting and a live sketch canvas, and send-to-Canva. The whole job, images to video to 3D. |
| Ease of use | CA web suite with studios, models and credit costs to learn. | A4.83 from about 11,100 App Store ratings, the top band. Each model shows its token cost before you generate. |
| Platforms and integrations | CBrowser only, and the listing records no integrations. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with an API and one-click hand-off to Canva. No desktop app, which an A needs. |
| Best for | image, video and audio from many models on one subscription | images, video and 3D in one app |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Imagine Art and Leonardo.Ai. How we grade
Price against what you get
Imagine Art starts at $13 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Leonardo.Ai starts at $12 a month and scores 3.3.
Leonardo.Ai scores higher and starts $1 a month lower. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, 24 score higher than Imagine Art for less, and none scores higher than Leonardo.Ai for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Imagine Art also covers chat assistant.
At a glance
| Imagine Art | Leonardo.Ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $13 per month, billed yearly | $12 per month for 8,500 tokens, billed monthly |
| Free plan | Free plan with daily free credits. | 150 tokens a day that do not carry over, with fewer video models. Images made on the free plan are public, though they may still be used commercially. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | ImagineArt | Leonardo Interactive Pty Ltd |
| Price read from | imagine.art | eesel.ai (not the vendor's own page) |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Imagine Art
- Prices shown are for the yearly billing view; monthly-billing prices were not read.
- Some plans carry promotional discounts on Seedance video that end on a stated date.
- Credits spent per image or video depend on the model chosen.
Leonardo.Ai
- Web prices come from a third-party summary of June 5, 2026, as Leonardo's pricing page turned away our reader. The iOS app sells the plans for $15.99 to $79.99.
- Unlimited generation starts only after tokens run out, in a slower queue, and covers selected Leonardo models only; other partner models always cost tokens.
- Top-up tokens need an active individual plan and are not sold on Teams plans; rollover tokens are lost if you cancel.
- Private generation needs a paid plan; free-plan images are visible to all Leonardo users.
Key features
Imagine Art
- Image, video and audio generation
- Tools cover image, video and audio, plus edit, upscale and AI influencer tools.
- Studios
- Separate studios for avatars, fashion, ads and film.
- Multiple model providers
- Lists Kling, ByteDance, Minimax, Nano Banana, GPT Image, Runway and others.
- Brand kits and assets
- A brand kit and asset library sit beside the generation tools.
Leonardo.Ai
- Own and partner models
- Leonardo's Lucid and Phoenix image models sit beside partner models such as FLUX, GPT Image, Veo and Kling, each with its own token cost shown before you generate.
- Video with start and end frames
- Make clips from text or images, set start and end frames on supported models, and use models that add sound effects and dialogue.
- 3D generation
- Turns an image and up to five reference views into a downloadable 3D model, with choices of mesh type, quality and material.
- Editor, canvas and upscaling
- Change an image by describing the edit, inpaint or extend it on a canvas, turn sketches into images live in Realtime Canvas, and enlarge results with the Pro Upscaler.
- Edit in Canva
- Send a generated image to a Canva account in one click and keep designing there. Available to individual users, not Teams.
- Token rollover
- Unused monthly tokens on paid plans move to a rollover bank holding up to three months' worth, spent after the month's fresh tokens.
Plans
Imagine Art
Free$0
Daily free credits to try the product.
Basic$13
per month, billed yearly
3,000 credits a month, listed as about 600 images or 96 videos.
Ultimate$50
per month, billed yearly
16,000 credits a month, listed as about 3,200 images or 516 videos.
Creator$120
per month, billed yearly
45,000 credits a month, listed as about 9,000 images or 1,500 videos.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credit volume, unlimited members and priority queue; sold through sales.
Leonardo.Ai
Free$0
150 tokens a day that reset every 24 hours; public generations only.
Essential$12
per month for 8,500 tokens, billed monthly
Private generation, a rollover bank of up to 25,500 unused tokens, and top-up token packs.
Premium$30
per month for 25,000 tokens, billed monthly
Unlimited slower image generation on selected Leonardo models once tokens run out; rollover bank of up to 75,000.
Ultimate$60
per month for 60,000 tokens, billed monthly
Unlimited slower image and video generation on selected models; rollover bank of up to 180,000.
Teams Starter$24
per seat / month, billed monthly
25,000 tokens per seat, private team generations and shared collections. Minimum 3 seats.
Teams Growth$48
per seat / month, billed monthly
60,000 tokens per seat and model training on team tokens. Minimum 3 seats.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Imagine Art or Leonardo.Ai?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Leonardo.Ai is cheaper to start with: $12 a month, against $13 a month for Imagine Art. Imagine Art starts at $13 per month, billed yearly, and Leonardo.Ai starts at $12 per month for 8,500 tokens, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Imagine Art or Leonardo.Ai?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Imagine Art and Leonardo.Ai have a free plan.
Which platforms do Imagine Art and Leonardo.Ai run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Leonardo.Ai lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.