Leonardo.Ai vs LimeWire AI (2026): which should you pick?

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

Pick LimeWire AI if

• Fits if you want a few images a week without paying
• Works for people who already share files on LimeWire

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want more AI credits for money, as paid plans don't raise them
• Not for you if your prompts are adult, because they aren't allowed
• Watch out: the video models aren't named on the vendor's pages
• Watch out: this is a file-sharing site first, and the AI is a side feature

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.

LimeWire AI

• The paid plans raise upload size, storage and file lifetime, not the AI allowance, which is 60 credits a week on every plan.
• Adult content is not allowed in prompts or results; violations can suspend the account.
• The vendor's pages list four image models and do not name the video models.

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.

LimeWire AI

Text to image

Describe a picture and pick a model: Google Gemini 2.5 (the default), Stable Diffusion Core, Stable Diffusion Ultra or Stable Diffusion XL v1.0.

Text to video

A Video tab turns a description into a short clip, in the browser with nothing to install.

Credit-based use

Generating spends credits, with 60 free credits a week on every plan and the cost shown before each generation.

Shared with your files

Results go to My Activity, the same list as uploads, where they can be downloaded or shared by link.

No account to start

You can begin without signing up; a free account lifts download limits and paid plans keep files longer.

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.

LimeWire AI

• Free$0

  60 AI credits a week, uploads up to 4 GB, 40 GB storage and files that expire after 3 days.

• LimeWire Pro$9.99

  per month, billed monthly ($95.90 billed yearly)

  Uploads up to 250 GB, 2 TB storage and files that never expire. The AI credit allowance is the same as on the free plan.

• LimeWire Pro+$19.99

  per month, billed monthly ($199.99 billed yearly)

  Uploads up to 500 GB, 4 TB storage and files that never expire. The AI credit allowance is the same as on the free plan.

Leonardo.Ai

No public discounts listed.

LimeWire AI

• Annual discount

  Save 20% or 16% with yearly billing

  The pricing page says yearly billing saves 20% on Pro ($95.90 a year) and 16% on Pro+ ($199.99 a year).