InVision
Leonardo.ai
| Feature | InVision | Leonardo.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $7.95/mo | Free / from $12/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 3.8 / 5 | 4.5 / 5 |
| Best For | design-teams, product-managers, stakeholder-reviews, legacy-users | game-developers, graphic-designers, content-creators, 3d-artists |
| Founded | 2011 | 2022 |
| Prototyping | ✓ | ✗ |
| Freehand Whiteboard | ✓ | ✗ |
| Design Systems | ✓ | ✗ |
| Inspect Mode | ✓ | ✗ |
| Commenting | ✓ | ✗ |
| User Testing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Text To Image | ✗ | ✓ |
| Image Editing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Real Time Canvas | ✗ | ✓ |
| Model Finetuning | ✗ | ✓ |
| Texture Generation | ✗ | ✓ |
| 3d Generation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Motion | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ InVision Pros
- Excellent prototyping with hotspots and transitions
- Freehand whiteboarding for brainstorming
- Design system manager (DSM) for consistency
- Good stakeholder review and commenting workflow
✗ InVision Cons
- Company has pivoted and scaled down significantly
- Studio product was discontinued
- Most teams have migrated to Figma
✓ Leonardo.ai Pros
- Generous free daily credits
- Multiple models and fine-tuning
- Excellent for game assets and textures
- Real-time canvas editing
✗ Leonardo.ai Cons
- Credit system can be confusing
- Quality varies between models
- UI can feel overwhelming for beginners
The Verdict
InVision is built for design teams and product managers, with a focus on prototyping and freehand-whiteboard. Leonardo.ai targets game developers and graphic designers and leads with text-to-image and image-editing.
Pricing is close: InVision starts at $7.95/mo versus $12/mo for Leonardo.ai — not a deciding factor on its own.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Leonardo.ai edges out on user ratings (4.5 vs 3.8). While both are well-regarded, that gap reflects real differences in user satisfaction worth considering.
Feature-wise, Leonardo.ai offers broader built-in capabilities (7 features vs 6), while InVision takes a more focused approach — which can mean a simpler, faster onboarding experience.
Bottom line: Leonardo.ai has a slight overall edge — but if excellent prototyping with hotspots and transitions matters most to you, InVision may still be the right call.