Pick DALL-E 3 if
people already in ChatGPT who want a still without a second studio.
Read the DALL-E 3 pageDALL-E 3 vs Leonardo AI
Our take
Pick DALL-E 3 if people already in ChatGPT who want a still without a second studio. Pick Leonardo AI if designers and marketers who want a web UI, a free daily allowance, and more model/style knobs than a chat image button. Skip DALL-E 3 if discord aesthetic grids (Midjourney) or a local checkpoint (Stable Diffusion). Skip Leonardo AI if users chasing Midjourney’s exact aesthetic, or editors who need Gen-4.5 video
Best for
DALL-E 3 A still from a sentence inside ChatGPT
Leonardo AI Controlled image generation with a free daily bucket
Free plan
DALL-E 3 $0 · limited image generations (help: Images available on all tiers)
Leonardo AI $0 · , 150 fast tokens/day
Lowest paid
DALL-E 3 Plus $20/mo
Leonardo AI Essential $12/mo
Next step up
DALL-E 3 Pro 100 / 200 / 500 $100/mo
Leonardo AI Premium $30/mo
Runs where
DALL-E 3 Hosted
Leonardo AI Hosted
Watch out
DALL-E 3 DALL·E GPT is retired
Leonardo AI Fast tokens run out
Last checked
DALL-E 3 2026-10-26 · help.openai.com
Leonardo AI 2026-10-19 · leonardo.ai/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Leonardo AI if
designers and marketers who want a web UI, a free daily allowance, and more model/style knobs than a chat image button.
Read the Leonardo AI page