Krea vs Leonardo.Ai
Concept art & 2D assets · checked · Compare different tools
Leonardo.Ai ranks higher in Concept art & 2D assets (#4 vs #9). How we score
How they differ
How each one works, from its own docs.
Draw-and-see Realtime generation and training a model on your own art style in one app, with many image models side by side. Midjourney is for mood and style exploration; ChatGPT is for precise edits to existing images.
Best for: Pre-production concept art: characters, environments and prop variations in a consistent game style.
Wraps many models in one interface with trainable Elements, a Canvas editor and an endless ideation stream. Midjourney is one house model; Scenario centres on training models on your own art and chaining them in node workflows.
Best for: Fast concept exploration and polished marketing images with a lightly trained style, plus quick texturing of UV-mapped OBJ props.
Krea
Leonardo.Ai
Web app (also an iOS app), plugins for Photoshop, Illustrator and Blender, an API and an MCP server
Web app, mobile apps (some features desktop-only), REST API
A text prompt, reference images, a rough drawing in Realtime, or your own images to train a style
Text prompt; up to 6 reference images with Omni models; image guidance (style, content, character, depth, pose, sketch); 10-50 images to train Elements; UV-mapped OBJ for texturing
Images, upscales; also video and textured 3D models (GLB, OBJ, FBX) from third-party models
A chosen number of images per run at set aspect ratios, upscales, video clips, textured GLB 3D meshes, AI textures on uploaded OBJ models
Choice of model (Krea 3 and others), trained LoRA styles, moodboards and node workflows
Pick from in-house and third-party models (FLUX, GPT Image, Nano Banana, Phoenix, Lucid), trained Elements (LoRAs) with strength, guidance weights, Fast or Ultra mode
Realtime renders update as you draw; edit images with words; chain steps in Nodes
Inline editor for plain-language edits, Canvas inpaint, outpaint and sketch-to-image, Flow State endless stream with 'More Like This', upscaling
Pick Krea if you want
- Fast concept iteration in your own art style
Pick Leonardo.Ai if you want
- Cheap entry with a free daily allowance
- Many models in one place (own Lucid/Phoenix plus third-party)
Watch out: Leonardo's own models rank in the bottom fifth of both arenas; pixel output needs downscaling/cleanup (desk reviews)
How they score
Each signal is out of 100. Higher wins.
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Krea
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Leonardo.Ai
- Artificial Analysis text-to-image arena Elo: Lucid Origin Ultra (Leonardo's own model, Aug 2025) #89 of 106
- Trustpilot 4.7/5 from 1,544 reviews
Vendor claims (not scored): Krea: 'For game developers': generate character designs, enhance environment art, upscale textures and create marketing materials; train a private model on your own art style. source · Krea: Krea 3 is Krea's in-house image editing model; Krea cites Krea 3 Ultra at #4 on Arena's Multi-Image Edit leaderboard (vendor claim, not checked). source
At a glance
KreaLeonardo.AiFull comparison: every fact, with sources
Krea's pricing FAQ says Basic, Pro, Max, Business and Enterprise plans include a commercial licence to use generated content for commercial purposes 'without restrictions'. Its Terms of Use (last updated 20 May 2024) are softer: Krea 'may allow you to commercialize certain Content' subject to your tier, and 'reserves the right to modify the terms of commercial use' at any time. Free-plan commercial use isn't stated clearly. source
Paid subscribers retain full ownership and IP rights. Free tier: Leonardo holds rights to the images but grants you a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence for commercial use; free creations are public. source
Rows marked ● differ between the two tools. Licence badges: green = commercial use allowed (including any free plan or trial), amber = paid plans only, restricted, or allowed but with no free plan, red = not allowed, grey = not stated by vendor or not applicable. Read the vendor's current terms before you ship.