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Leonardo AI vs Krea

Leonardo AI: AI image and video platform with its own models plus Nano Banana, GPT Image, Veo and Kling. Krea: Creative AI suite with real-time generation and dozens of image and video models in one place.

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Updated October 16, 2026

Leonardo AI and Krea details as published on leonardo.ai and krea.ai (and their official app store listings), checked October 16, 2026. Luren AI shown for reference.
	Leonardo AI	Krea	Luren AI
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS	iPhone and Android app
Mobile app	Yes	Yes	Yes, iPhone and Android
Free plan	Yes: 150 tokens a day, which do not carry over	Yes: 100 compute units a day with full access to its real-time models, no credit card required	Free to download and try
Pricing	Monthly or yearly subscriptions with a monthly token allowance, a rollover bank of up to three months, top-up token packs and, on Premium and Ultimate, unlimited slower generations; prices are shown on its in-app Plans page	Compute-unit subscriptions: Basic $9, Pro $35 and Max $105 a month, or $5, $21 and $63 a month billed yearly, plus Business plans for teams (as listed on its pricing page)	Pay per creation with coins, or a weekly or yearly Pro subscription
What you need to start	Nothing: text prompts; reference images optional (uploading your own image to animate needs a paid plan)	Nothing: text prompts; reference images optional	One photo, or just a prompt; no training
AI models	Its own Lucid Origin, Lucid Realism and Phoenix image models and Motion 2.0 video model, plus partner models such as Nano Banana, GPT Image, Seedream, FLUX, Veo, Kling, MiniMax and Wan	Its own Krea 2 and Krea Realtime, plus partner models such as Nano Banana, Flux, Imagen and Ideogram for images and Veo 3.1, Kling, Seedance, Runway, MiniMax, Wan and Gemini Omni for video	Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana 2.1, GPT Image 2.5, Seedream, Qwen-Image 3.0, Grok Imagine; Veo 3.1, Kling, Seedance
Images	Text-to-image with its own and partner models, image guidance and ready-made Blueprint templates	Text-to-image with many models, real-time generation as you type or draw, and custom LoRA styles	300+ styles, your own prompt with a model picker, and an AI agent
Video	Text-to-video and image-to-video with Veo, Kling, Motion 2.0 and more, with start and end frames and sound on some models	Text-to-video, image-to-video, motion transfer and video style transfer with Veo 3.1, Kling, Seedance and more	Image to video, text to video, UGC videos and 40+ AI dances
Editing	Describe-to-edit inline editor, Canvas editor, background removal, unzoom and the Universal Upscaler	AI image editor, background remover, image upscaling (up to 22K on paid plans) and video upscaling	Restore, upscale, change clothes, backgrounds, pose and expression

Choose Leonardo AI if…

Trying many image and video models from one account
Concept art, game assets and product shots
Creators who want free daily credits and mobile apps

Leonardo AI (Leonardo.Ai) is a creative platform for images and video that puts its own models, such as Lucid Origin, Lucid Realism, Phoenix and Motion 2.0, next to partner models such as Nano Banana, GPT Image, Seedream, FLUX, Veo and Kling. It adds ready-made Blueprint workflows, an AI image editor and the Universal Upscaler, runs on the web and in iOS and Android apps, and gives free users daily tokens.

Strengths

Its own models and many partner image and video models in one account
Free daily tokens, and its help center says free users may use images commercially
Blueprints: ready-made workflows, such as product photography, that need only simple inputs
Native iOS and Android apps alongside the web app
Unused paid tokens roll over for up to three months

Limits to know

Free-plan images are public; private generation needs a paid plan
Only some video models are available to free users
Its FAQ says the interface is in English only
Free tokens reset daily and do not accumulate

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Choose Krea if…

Designers comparing many models side by side
Fast visual exploration with real-time generation
Teams building repeatable AI workflows

Krea is a creative AI suite that brings many image and video models into one interface, from its own Krea 2 image model and real-time generation to Nano Banana, Flux, Veo 3.1, Kling, Seedance and Runway. It also offers an AI image editor, upscaling up to 22K on paid plans, LoRA training on your own images and node-based workflows, with free daily compute units to start.

Strengths

A very wide catalogue of image and video models in one place
Real-time generation that updates as you type or draw
LoRA training on your own characters, styles or products
Node workflows and an app builder for repeatable pipelines

Limits to know

Its pricing page lists all image models, video models and a commercial license on paid plans only; the free plan centres on real-time models
Pro unlocks every video model; Basic includes selected video models
Its mobile app is for iPhone and iPad; no Android app is linked from its site
Compute-unit costs vary widely between models, so allowances stretch differently
Its App Store listing is in English only

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Key differences

Free plans: Leonardo AI: Yes: 150 tokens a day, which do not carry over. Krea: Yes: 100 compute units a day with full access to its real-time models, no credit card required.

A third option

Both kinds of model, in one phone app

Luren AI puts Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2.5, Seedream, Veo 3.1 and Kling side by side on iPhone and Android, with 300+ ready-made styles, UGC ads, AI dances and an AI agent that makes the picture for you. Start from one photo, no training.

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FAQ

Leonardo AI vs Krea: questions

Is Leonardo AI better than Krea?

It depends on the job. Leonardo AI suits trying many image and video models from one account; concept art, game assets and product shots; creators who want free daily credits and mobile apps. Krea suits designers comparing many models side by side; fast visual exploration with real-time generation; teams building repeatable AI workflows.

Is Leonardo AI free?

Yes: 150 tokens a day, which do not carry over.

Is Krea free?

Yes: 100 compute units a day with full access to its real-time models, no credit card required.

Which is better for video, Leonardo AI or Krea?

Leonardo AI: Text-to-video and image-to-video with Veo, Kling, Motion 2.0 and more, with start and end frames and sound on some models. Krea: Text-to-video, image-to-video, motion transfer and video style transfer with Veo 3.1, Kling, Seedance and more.

Is there an alternative to Leonardo AI and Krea on my phone?

Luren AI is an iPhone and Android app with image models like Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2.5 and Seedream, video models like Veo 3.1 and Kling, 300+ ready-made styles and an AI agent. It is free to download and try.

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Leonardo AI and Krea are trademarks of their owners. Luren AI is not affiliated with either. Details are as each company publishes them on its own site and store listings on the date above; plans and prices change, so check their sites before you buy.