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Leonardo.ai vs Recraft

Pick up to three tools. Prices are read from each official pricing page and shown per month.

Recraft is the cheapest to start, at $10 a month.

Key differences

  • Both have a free plan, so you can try each before paying.
  • Cheapest paid plan: Recraft Basic at $10/mo, against Leonardo.ai Essential at $12/mo.
  • Over a year that's $24 less on Recraft than Leonardo.ai at the entry level.
  • No price changes recorded for either in the last six months.

Worked out from each official pricing page: Leonardo.ai pricing · Recraft pricing (confirmed 12 Oct 2026).

AttributeLeonardo.aiRecraft
CategoryImage generationImage generation
Good forimages, video, design, marketingimages, design, logos, photo editing
Starts at$12/mo$10/mo
Free planYesYes
Free tier limits150 fast tokens per day, public creations only, basic quality settings, one personal collection, limited blueprints and elements.Free plan with a small daily credit allowance; images are public in the community gallery, owned by Recraft and not licensed for commercial use.
Free plan detailsNot checked yetNot stated on the pricing page
The catchNot checked yetNone stated on the pricing page
Pricing modelFree plan + paidFree plan + paid
Key features
  • Text-to-image and video generation
  • Train personal custom AI models
  • Realtime generation and editing tools
  • Private creations on paid plans
  • Vector art and icon generation
  • Illustration and 3D image generation
  • Inpainting, outpainting and background removal
  • API for programmatic generation
All plans
  • Essential$12
  • Basic$10
  • Pro$16
  • Teams$18
  • FreeFree
Data confirmedNot yet: researched starting data12 Oct 2026 (from the pricing page)
PopularityTop 20,000 website worldwide (Cloudflare Radar)Top 50,000 website worldwide (Cloudflare Radar)
Last price changeNone recordedNone recorded
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