Leonardo AI vs Runway

A side-by-side comparison of features, pricing, and characteristics.

Leonardo AI

Leonardo AI is a powerful generative AI platform for creating high-quality visual assets.

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Runway

Runway is an AI creative toolkit for generating and editing video content.

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AttributeLeonardo AIRunway
Pricing typeFree + paid (from $8/mo)Free + paid (from $12/mo)
Korean supportNoNo
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, APIWeb, iOS
Open sourceNoNo
API availableAvailableAvailable
SDKAvailableAvailable
LLM-based-Yes
MultimodalYesYes
AI modelStable Diffusion, Leonardo Vision XL, Leonardo DiffusionGen, Aleph, Google Veo
GitHub Stars--
VendorLeonardo Interactive (Acquired by Canva)Runway ML
CategoryContent CreationContent Creation
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Leonardo AI key features

  • Custom model training
  • Real-time Canvas
  • Image-to-Video (Motion)
  • High-res upscaling
  • Prompt Magic
  • Community model sharing

Runway key features

  • Gen-4.5 text-to-video generation
  • Video editing and transformation tools
  • Custom node-based workflows