# Leonardo AI

Leonardo AI is an AI image generator with a daily free allowance that publishers use to test cover concepts before paying for a tool.

- Canonical page: https://kdp123.com/t/leonardo-ai/
- Official site: https://leonardo.ai
- Categories: AI Tools, Cover Design & Mockups
- Price: Free tier, paid from $12/mo (Prices ex. tax. Essential $12/mo monthly or $10/mo billed yearly (8,500 fast tokens/mo); Premium $30/mo or $24/mo yearly (25,000); Ultimate $60/mo or $48/mo yearly (60,000). Team plans from $24/seat/mo. Free: 150 fast tokens/day, public creations.)
- Platforms: web
- Outputs KDP-ready files: No
- Touches your KDP account: No
- Official Amazon product: No
- Last checked: 2026-11-09

## Summary

Leonardo AI gives free accounts 150 fast tokens a day, which is enough to test cover concepts. Free creations are public and limited to its automatic model choice; paid plans make creations private and open 80+ models. Like other image generators it produces images, not print-ready KDP covers, so you still need a layout step for spine, bleed and safe zones.

## Price history

- 2026-11-09: Added the paid starting price from Leonardo's pricing page: Essential $12/mo, or $10/mo billed yearly. Free plan confirmed at 150 fast tokens a day.

## Alternatives

- [Midjourney](https://kdp123.com/t/midjourney/)
- [Ideogram](https://kdp123.com/t/ideogram/)
- [Recraft](https://kdp123.com/t/recraft/)

## Sources

- https://leonardo.ai/pricing/