Pick InvokeAI if
artists and local-image tinkerers who want layers and regional edits, not only a txt2img form.
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Our take
Pick InvokeAI if artists and local-image tinkerers who want layers and regional edits, not only a txt2img form. 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 InvokeAI if people who want a hosted prompt box with Essential $12 (Leonardo) or a node graph (ComfyUI). Skip Leonardo AI if users chasing Midjourney’s exact
InvokeAI
local diffusion studio
Best for
InvokeAI A Photoshop-shaped local canvas
Leonardo AI Controlled image generation with a free daily bucket
Free plan
InvokeAI $0 · apache-2.0. You pay the GPU, disk, and any commercial model license
Leonardo AI $0 · , 150 fast tokens/day
Lowest paid
InvokeAI Not published by the vendor
Leonardo AI Essential $12/mo
Next step up
InvokeAI
Leonardo AI Premium $30/mo
Runs where
InvokeAI Local or hosted
Leonardo AI Hosted
Watch out
InvokeAI The hosted Invoke meter is gone after the Cloud shutdown
Leonardo AI Fast tokens run out
Last checked
InvokeAI 2026-10-20 · github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI
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