Proprietary Models vs. the Best From Every Lab
Leonardo AI has built a popular platform around its own proprietary image generation models like Leonardo Phoenix and Kino XL. These models perform well for certain styles -- particularly game art, concept design, and stylized illustrations. Leonardo's Canvas editor and community features have attracted a large user base, and the platform deserves credit for creating a cohesive creative environment around its own technology.
However, relying on proprietary models means you are limited to what one team can build. The AI landscape moves fast: Google, OpenAI, xAI, ByteDance, Kuaishou, and Alibaba are all shipping new models with different strengths every few months. A model that leads in photorealism might trail in animation, and vice versa. This is the core advantage of an aggregator approach.
Why Aura AI Offers More Creative Power
Aura AI brings together over 20 AI models from the world's leading research labs. For image generation, you can choose from Flux, Google Imagen, xAI Grok, Ideogram, Recraft, and Seedream. For video, the selection is even broader: Google Veo, OpenAI Sora, Kling from Kuaishou, Seedance from ByteDance, Wan from Alibaba, Luma Dream Machine, Hailuo, and PixVerse. Each model has unique strengths, and having all of them in one platform means you always pick the right tool for the job.
Beyond model selection, Aura AI provides six creative tools that cover the entire content production workflow. Text to Video and Text to Image handle generation from prompts. Image to Video animates any still image. Talking Avatar adds speech and lip-sync to characters. Reference to Video uses multiple reference images to guide generation. And the Image Editor handles final adjustments. Leonardo AI offers image generation and a limited motion feature, but lacks dedicated video generation, avatar creation, and reference-to-video capabilities.
Aura AI also guarantees no watermarks on all generated content, delivers 1080p HD video quality, and uses a credit-based pricing system that works across every model. Both platforms offer mobile apps, but Aura AI provides access to a far wider model selection and more creative tools on mobile. For creators who want the best models from every top AI lab rather than being locked into one company's proprietary technology, Aura AI is the stronger choice.
