Leonardo AI Review

Our Leonardo AI review

Our verdict

Leonardo AI has the most generous free daily allowance among the tools we reviewed, plus a flexible studio with many models and training for your own style. The catches are that free images are public and that its terms tie full ownership of outputs to an active paid subscription. Its token system is also hard to predict.

Our 4.2 out of 5 score is an editorial judgment based on features, pricing and user feedback. It loses points for the public free images and the confusing meter.

What it does

Leonardo generates images with its own Phoenix and Lucid models and models from other companies, and offers a canvas editor, personal model training, video and 3D texture tools. Canva bought the company in July 2024, and Leonardo powers Canva’s Dream Lab.

What users say

Reviewers like the free allowance, the choice of models and the creative control. The complaints are about the token meter, which doesn’t show the cost of the next click clearly, tokens that don’t carry over on the free plan, and unused credits that are lost when you cancel.

Can you use it commercially?

Reports differ on the free plan, but the most recent source we found says Leonardo’s terms tie full ownership of outputs to an active paid subscription, and free images are public. If you need images for client or commercial work, use a paid plan and read the current terms.

Pricing

The free plan gives 150 Fast Tokens a day, which reset every 24 hours and are good for roughly 20 to 30 images, according to reviewers. Paid solo plans are Essential at $12 a month, Premium at $30 and Ultimate at $60, with about 8,500, 25,000 and 60,000 tokens a month, and up to 20% off for annual billing. Leonardo renamed its plans from Apprentice, Artisan and Maestro, so older articles are out of date. Check the pricing page.

Where it falls short

The free tier is public, tokens vanish each day, and cost per image is hard to predict.

Who should use it

Choose Leonardo if you want a big free allowance and a flexible studio. Skip it if you need private free images (Ideogram has the same public limit, so look at a paid plan) or the most distinctive style (Midjourney). See our list of the best free AI image generators.

How we reviewed this tool

This review is based on Leonardo’s published pricing as reported by several 2026 sources, user reviews and independent write-ups (checked November 11, 2026). We have not run our own trials.