Leonardo AI review

Leonardo AI is a general creative platform rather than a game-specific tool, but it is the cheapest way here to produce concept art, key art, store images and trailer stills. The Essential plan costs $12 a month before tax for 8,500 fast tokens, access to more than 80 models, private creations and up to 10 personal model trainings a month, which lets you teach it a character or style. Premium at $30 adds unlimited relaxed image generation on selected models, and Ultimate at $60 adds relaxed video generation. Realtime Canvas and Realtime Generation make it quick to sketch and iterate. Teams can share tokens from $24 per seat, and there is a pay-as-you-go API. For game work the gaps are clear: Leonardo does not document 3D generation, sprite sheets or engine plugins, so you will still need a 3D tool and an engine pipeline. The free plan is limited to the Auto model and public creations.

Who it is for

Developers on a tight budget who need concept art, key art and marketing images.

Price

Free plan; Essential from $12 per month before tax.

ESSENTIAL $12 /month ex. tax.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• 80+ image and video models on paid plans
• Personal AI model training, 10 per month on Essential
• Realtime Canvas and Realtime Generation
• Unlimited relaxed image generation on selected models from Premium
• Team plans with shared tokens and private team generations

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Cheapest paid plan in this list
• Strength: Free plan with 150 fast tokens a day
• Strength: Easy to start for concept art and promotional images
• Weakness: No 3D, sprite sheet or engine plugin features documented
• Weakness: Free plan is limited to Auto model access and public creations
• Weakness: Unlimited relaxed generation covers only selected models

Key facts

• Free plan: 150 fast tokens per day
• Essential plan: 8,500 fast tokens per month
• Models: 80+ on paid plans
• Team plans: From $24 per seat per month

Where it ranks

Leonardo AI is No. 6 in our Best AI Tools for Game Developers verdict.