Pick Ideogram if
designers who need on-image lettering (posters, logos, ads) and will spend credits.
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Our take
Pick Ideogram if designers who need on-image lettering (posters, logos, ads) and will spend credits. 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 Ideogram if people who want a local Comfy graph (ComfyUI) or a video-first model (Runway). Skip Leonardo AI if users chasing Midjourney’s exact aesthetic, or editors who
Ideogram
hosted image (and now video) studio
Best for
Ideogram An image from a prompt, including readable text in the frame
Leonardo AI Controlled image generation with a free daily bucket
Free plan
Ideogram $0 · 30 credits a week if you sign in with Google, Apple, or Microsoft. Email/password Free accounts do not get those weekly credits. Generations are public
Leonardo AI $0 · , 150 fast tokens/day
Lowest paid
Ideogram Basic (legacy) $8/mo
Leonardo AI Essential $12/mo
Next step up
Ideogram Plus $20/mo yearly
Leonardo AI Premium $30/mo
Runs where
Ideogram Hosted
Leonardo AI Hosted
Watch out
Ideogram Credits, not unlimited images
Leonardo AI Fast tokens run out
Last checked
Ideogram 2026-10-20 · docs.ideogram.ai/plans-and-billing/available-plans
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