Leonardo.Ai vs Hailuo AI
Which is better in 2026? Five scores, side by side.
Leonardo.Ai is the better app overall, scoring 8.1 to 7.7. Leonardo.Ai wins on 4 of the 5 scores, Hailuo AI on 1.
Hobbyists and creators who want to try many image models for free
Creators who want a strong second video model for realistic motion and sound
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Leonardo.Ai | Hailuo AI |
|---|---|---|
| Category | AI Creative Tools | AI Creative Tools |
| Category rank | #8 of 12 | #12 of 12 |
| Developer | Leonardo.Ai (Canva) | MiniMax |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | — |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web | ✓ | ✓ |
Common questions
Is Leonardo.Ai better than Hailuo AI?
Leonardo.Ai is the better app overall, scoring 8.1 to 7.7. Leonardo.Ai wins on 4 of the 5 scores, Hailuo AI on 1.
Which is cheaper, Leonardo.Ai or Hailuo AI?
Leonardo.Ai: 150 free tokens a day; Essential from $10 a month billed yearly. Hailuo AI: Trial credits only; Standard is $14.99 a month, or $8.40 billed yearly. On value for money, Leonardo.Ai scores higher.
Do Leonardo.Ai and Hailuo AI work on the same devices?
Only Leonardo.Ai runs on iPhone & iPad.
Which is more private, Leonardo.Ai or Hailuo AI?
Leonardo.Ai scores higher on privacy (5.8/10). Free images are public, and Leonardo keeps broad rights to reuse them to run and improve the service. Paid Private Mode keeps work out of the feed and out of improvement use. Some data is linked to you for marketing.
Strengths and weaknesses
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
Hailuo AI
- H3 adds sound and 2K detail in one pass
- Takes text, image, video and audio references
- Yearly billing cuts Standard to $8.40 a month
- No monthly free credits, only trial credits
- No official iPhone app in the US
- Privacy policy doesn't say whether it trains on uploads
Hailuo is MiniMax's video app, and its July 2026 H3 model is the reason to look: clips up to 15 seconds in 2K, with stereo sound generated alongside the picture and editing driven by reference images, video or audio. The free plan is really just trial credits, and removing the watermark costs money, so plan on paying if you like it. There's an Android app but no US iPhone app.
Full Hailuo AI review
