Leonardo.Ai vs PixelLab

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Our ranking

In Concept art & 2D assets, Leonardo.Ai ranks #5 and PixelLab ranks #6. No independent quality tests found. Ranked on game-dev fit: commercial use allowed; no engine integration stated; API and official MCP server. Leonardo's own models are on Artificial Analysis's text-to-image leaderboard, but near the bottom (best: Lucid Origin Ultra, #86 of 102), so it doesn't move it up.

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Full comparison

Tool
Leonardo.AiCommercial use allowed
PixelLabCommercial use allowed
Best for
General concept art and icon ideas
Pixel-art characters, rotations, animations and tilesets
What it does
General image and video generation platform with trainable custom models; usable for concept art, item icons and texture ideas.
AI generator for pixel art game assets: characters, 4/8-direction rotations, text- and skeleton-based sprite animations, tilesets, maps and UI elements.
Verdict
For general concept art and icon ideas; free-tier output can be used commercially but is public and Leonardo holds rights to it, while paid plans give you ownership.
For 2D devs who need pixel-art sprites, rotations and animations; outputs are usable commercially on every plan, but its terms bar training other models on them.
Tasks●
Concept art & 2D assets, Textures & materials
Concept art & 2D assets
Engines
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Free plan
Free plan 150 fast tokens/day; creations are public
Free plan Free trial tier, no credit card
Pricing
Free: 150 fast tokens/day (public creations). Essential US$12/month, Premium US$30/month, Ultimate US$60/month (ex. tax). Team and API plans available. source
Free trial tier (no credit card). Paid plans listed at $12/month (2,000 generations), $24/month (5,000) and $50/month (10,000). API and MCP calls use your plan's generations; separate USD API credits are only needed without a subscription or once the plan's generations run out (PixelLab, by email, 17 Oct 2026; the API's balance endpoint reports both). source
Export formats
Not stated by vendor
Not stated by vendor
Commercial use
Commercial use allowed
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
Commercial use allowed
Pricing page lists "Use generated images commercially" and says the user owns the rights to generations, except using them to train models. Terms also reference the Open RAIL-M license. source
Revenue share / caps
Not stated by vendor
Not stated by vendor
API
Available. API plans are separate from web subscriptions source
Available. REST API; calls draw on subscription generations, or on USD credits without a plan source
MCP server
Official MCP server. Hosted MCP server (needs API plan and key) source
Official MCP server. Remote MCP server for coding assistants (bearer token) source
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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.