Comparison
eroq vs Leonardo
Leonardo calls itself the creator-first generative AI platform: images, video, editing that keeps your characters, upscaling, on a token plan with a daily free allowance. eroq is a studio and an API on credits too. The difference is the policy and what sits around the engines: eroq runs its own uncensored, private engines, carries one cast of characters across image, video, voice and chat, and puts your characters into an existing clip with Replace Pro. Their side below is what Leonardo's own pages said on 19 October 2026.
| Criterion | eroq | Leonardo |
|---|---|---|
| Images | Eroq Uncensored, Eroq One and Anima, uncensored within policy, plus Krea2, Flash Image, Flux Image, GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst, GPT Image 2.5 Flare, Nano Banana 2.1, Seedream 5.0 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Flux 3 Image and Grok Imagine 2.0 | Image generation, editing and upscaling |
| Video | Seedance, Veo, Kling, Hailuo, Runway, Wan and Grok, plus Motion One, eroq's own — 16 in all | Video generation and editing |
| Voice & music | eroq Voice One / Turbo with voice cloning, and Music One: songs with vocals, 30 s to 4 min | Music, dialogue and text to speech in their API docs; in the web app, check their site |
| Persistent characters | Yes — identity sheet, persona, voice, @mentions in every tool | Edits that preserve characters in images and video |
| Your cast in an existing clip | Replace Pro: your characters cast from their identity sheets into an existing clip, motion, cuts, lip-sync and original sound kept | Check their site |
| Content policy | Uncensored on eroq's own engines within a written policy — fiction only, no minors, no real people without consent, enforced before billing; third-party engines keep their providers' moderation | Filtered by default, in the web app and in the API |
| Privacy | Private mode: no file kept, the prompt starred out; Motion One retains nothing upstream | Private generations on paid plans; free creations are public |
| Free start | 50 welcome credits, no card | 150 tokens a day, which expire daily; creations public |
| Entry price | Hobby, $15/month with roll-over; packs from $10, no subscription | Essential, $12/month ($10/month billed yearly), 8,500 tokens a month |
| Developers | OpenAI-shaped REST, OpenAPI, webhooks, an MCP server and a CLI | An API sold separately and billed in dollars; an MCP server with one image tool, on an API plan |
Competitor facts as of October 2026, read on their own pricing, feature and policy pages on 19 October 2026 — plans and limits change, so check their site before you decide. eroq facts as served on eroq today.
Which one to pick
- →If you want an uncensored, private engine and Private mode on every account, eroq is built for it; Leonardo filters by default and keeps free creations public.
- →If your work is one cast of characters across pictures, clips, voices and films, eroq carries the same identity through every tool and into existing clips with Replace Pro.
- →If you mostly edit and upscale images on a daily free allowance, Leonardo's token plans are worth a look; compare what a month of your real usage costs on both.
- →Developers: eroq's API is the same account and wallet as the studio, with MCP and a CLI; Leonardo's API is a separate plan billed in dollars.
Questions
Is eroq a Leonardo alternative?
Yes, for image and video generation with characters. eroq adds its own uncensored, private engines, Private mode on every account, voice cloning, songs, Replace Pro for existing clips, Cinema for films, and one API with MCP and a CLI.
Is Leonardo uncensored?
No. Leonardo's API documentation says that, like the web app, it blocks that kind of image generation by default. eroq's own engines are uncensored within a written policy: fiction only, no minors, no real people without consent.
Are my creations private?
On eroq, Private mode keeps no file and stars the prompt out, on every account. On Leonardo, private generations come with paid plans; on the free plan creations are public.
Which is cheaper to start?
eroq gives 50 welcome credits with no card, then packs from $10 or plans from $15/month. Leonardo has a free plan with 150 tokens a day and Essential at $12/month. Price your own usage on both.
Judge it on your own shots — 50 free credits, no card.
