Leonardo.Ai vs Recraft Comparison 2026
Leonardo.Ai trains a model on your own images so a character or product repeats consistently, free for a daily token allowance then $12 a month for its entry tier. Recraft trains a style instead and generates vector as well as raster output, so a logo or icon scales and stays editable, free for limited daily credits then $10 a month for Basic. Recraft's free plan is the one to read closely: the output is public and owned by Recraft, not you, which Leonardo's free tier does not carry as a stated restriction.
Image generation with your own trained models
Image and vector generation with style control
At a glance
- Recraft starts cheaper, at $10.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
Leonardo.Ai | Recraft | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $12 | From $10 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | None | None |
| API |
Leonardo.Ai
Image generation with your own trained models
Leonardo generates images from a prompt and, unlike most of the tools that do, lets you train a model on your own pictures and keep using it. That is what people stay for: a character or a product that looks the same across fifty images rather than approximately the same. The canvas and the real-time editor sit alongside it, and there is an API if the work belongs in something you built.
Our note
Leonardo is the pick when consistency matters more than the single best-looking render, because training a model on your own images is the feature its rivals mostly do not have. For one-off images, NightCafe costs the same and gives you more models to try.
Recraft
Image and vector generation with style control
Recraft generates raster and vector art, and the reason to pick it over a general image model is that a style can be defined once and reused, so a set of icons or covers comes out looking related. Output on the free plan is public and owned by Recraft. Paid plans move generations to private and hand over commercial rights.
Why people weigh these two
- Recraft instead of Leonardo.Ai
- Recraft from $10 with a free tier generates vectors as well as images with style control, which is what a logo or an icon set needs.
- Leonardo.Ai instead of Recraft
- Leonardo.Ai trains a custom model on your own references for consistency, a heavier setup than defining a style once inside Recraft.
Which one should you pick
Choose Leonardo.Ai if the need is a consistent character or product across raster images, since training a custom model on your own pictures is its main differentiator. The free plan's daily tokens are enough to test the models before paying $12 a month for the entry tier.
Choose Recraft if vector output matters, a logo or icon that needs to scale and stay editable, since it generates SVG rather than only pixels and a trained style keeps a set looking related. Budget for Basic from the start at $10 a month if anything is going public, because the free plan's output is not owned by you and carries no commercial licence.
Common questions
- Which one is cheaper?
- Recraft's Basic plan is $10 a month, slightly cheaper than Leonardo.Ai's $12 entry tier. Recraft's free plan is more restrictive though: its output is public and owned by Recraft rather than by you.
- Which one generates vector graphics like SVG?
- Recraft does, which is its main differentiator: a logo or icon comes out as SVG rather than only pixels, so it scales and can be edited afterward. Leonardo.Ai's listing does not describe vector output; it generates raster images.
- Can I use Leonardo.Ai's free plan output commercially?
- Its listing does not state a restriction the way Recraft's does. Recraft's free plan output is explicitly public and owned by Recraft, not licensed for commercial use, which is stated plainly as the reason to budget for a paid plan from the start.
- Which one trains consistency from your own images: a model or a style?
- Leonardo.Ai trains a model on your own pictures so a character or product repeats. Recraft trains a style instead, so a set of icons or covers comes out looking related without necessarily being the same character.
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