ElevenLabs vs Leonardo.Ai
Which is better in 2026? Five scores, side by side.
ElevenLabs is the better app overall, scoring 8.6 to 8.1. ElevenLabs wins on 4 of the 5 scores, Leonardo.Ai on 1.
YouTubers, podcasters and authors who need natural voiceovers
Hobbyists and creators who want to try many image models for free
Score by score
The details
| Feature | ElevenLabs | Leonardo.Ai |
|---|---|---|
| Category | AI Creative Tools | AI Creative Tools |
| Category rank | #1 of 12 | #8 of 12 |
| Developer | ElevenLabs | Leonardo.Ai (Canva) |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web | ✓ | ✓ |
Common questions
Is ElevenLabs better than Leonardo.Ai?
ElevenLabs is the better app overall, scoring 8.6 to 8.1. ElevenLabs wins on 4 of the 5 scores, Leonardo.Ai on 1.
Which is cheaper, ElevenLabs or Leonardo.Ai?
ElevenLabs: 10,000 free credits a month; Starter is $6 a month and adds a commercial license. Leonardo.Ai: 150 free tokens a day; Essential from $10 a month billed yearly. On value for money, Leonardo.Ai scores higher.
Do ElevenLabs and Leonardo.Ai work on the same devices?
Yes, both run on Web, iPhone & iPad, Android.
Which is more private, ElevenLabs or Leonardo.Ai?
ElevenLabs scores higher on privacy (7.0/10). ElevenLabs uses inputs and outputs to train its models unless you opt out under Data use in account settings. It keeps data generated about your voice no more than 3 years after your last activity.
Strengths and weaknesses
ElevenLabs
- Expressive voices that handle tone and pacing
- Training opt-out in account settings
- Free plan covers voices, effects and music
- Free plan has no commercial license
- Credits go fast on long narration
- Voice cloning needs a paid plan
ElevenLabs sets the bar for AI voices. Eleven v4, out in September 2026, is built to read tone, pacing and context, and ElevenLabs says it ranked first in a blind voice-preference arena. You can clone your own voice, design new ones, add sound effects, transcribe audio or make music from the same account. The free plan's 10,000 monthly credits go a fair way, but commercial use starts with the $6 Starter plan.
Full ElevenLabs review
Leonardo.Ai
- Generous daily free allowance
- Many image models in one app
- Unused paid tokens roll over up to 3 months
- Free images are public
- Private mode and Veo video need a paid plan
- Free daily tokens don't carry over
Leonardo gives you a lot to play with for free: 150 tokens a day across its own models plus Nano Banana, FLUX and Seedream, with Veo video on paid plans. Blueprints turn common jobs into ready-made templates, and since Canva owns it, you can send images straight there. The trade-off on the free plan is that everything is public and Leonardo keeps broad rights to reuse it.
Full Leonardo.Ai review
