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ChatGPT Images vs Leonardo.Ai
ChatGPT Images scores higher overall (9.2 vs 7.9), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose ChatGPT Images if…
Anyone who wants the best all-round results just by describing what they want
9.2/10★★★★★Full review →Choose Leonardo.Ai if…
Creators making game, product and marketing assets who want lots of control
7.9/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| ChatGPT Images | Leonardo.Ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 9.2/10 | 7.9/10 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 | #6 of 11 |
| Price | Freemium · from $8/month | Freemium · from $12/month |
| Free version | Image generation and editing on the standard model, with lower limits and no Thinking mode | 150 tokens a day; free images are public and not licensed for commercial use |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, API | Web, iOS, Android, API |
| Made by | OpenAI | Leonardo Interactive (Canva) |
| Image quality | 9.5 | 7.5 |
| Ease of use | 9.5 | 7 |
| Features | 9 | 8.5 |
| Value for money | 8.5 | 8 |
| Platforms | 9.5 | 9 |
ChatGPT Images: what the AI does
- Text-to-image and conversational editing
- Thinking mode that plans composition and checks the prompt
- Accurate text in many languages and scripts
- Sketch, templates and on-image comments for edits
- Up to 2K resolution
- Tops the Arena text-to-image leaderboard
- Best-in-class prompt following and in-image text
- Edit by chatting, with no settings to learn
- Available free in the hugely popular ChatGPT apps
- Best quality (Thinking mode) needs a paid plan
- Free-tier image limits are tight
- Less control over style than Midjourney or Krea
Leonardo.Ai: what the AI does
- Lucid Origin and Lucid Realism models
- Partner models including GPT Image, Nano Banana 2 and FLUX.2
- Canvas editing and upscaling
- Custom model training
- Video generation
- Many models and controls in one place
- Daily free tokens
- Strong for product photography
- Full mobile apps
- Busy interface with many decisions
- Token costs are hard to predict
- Faces and eyes can need retouching