TWO PROVIDERS / NO QUALITY MEDALS
Runway vs Leonardo.Ai.
The same original Nano Banana model. Different subscriptions and credit economics.
Runway
$15
New cash for 100 original Nano Banana outputs · monthly billing · no existing balance.
Standard · Google Nano Banana (original)
Resolution: unverified
Leonardo.Ai
$12
New cash for 100 original Nano Banana outputs · monthly billing · no existing balance.
Essential · Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)
Resolution: unverified
The differences that change the bill
| Question | Runway | Leonardo.Ai |
|---|---|---|
| Verified image models | Google Nano Banana (original), Nano Banana Pro, Gen-4 Image | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) |
| Verified video rates | Five-second profiles available | No verified video offering |
| Annual subscription evidence | Available; full year charged now | Available; full year charged now |
| Published top-up rate | Unverified; no assumed purchase | Unverified; no assumed purchase |
Both profiles cover the original Nano Banana model. Neither verifies its output resolution. Leonardo’s rate cannot be transferred to Nano Banana Pro or newer variants.
Private and commercial claims are plan-specific. Leonardo requires Private Mode on; Runway private assets do not establish exclusion from training. Check the selected profile and official terms.
Compare my own workload ↗Official sources
- Runway pricing ↗Verified 2026-10-17
Official monthly Standard $15 / 625 credits, Pro $35 / 2,250, Max $95 / 9,500. Annual upfront $144 / $336 / $912; monthly credit allocations remain unchanged. Top-up pack prices were not established.
- Runway model credit rates ↗Verified 2026-10-17
Original Google Nano Banana 5 credits/image; Nano Banana Pro 2K 20/image; Gen-4 Image 1080p 8/image; Gen-4.5 12/second; WAN 2.6 Flash 720p 5/second and 1080p 10/second. Video entries derive five-second totals. Rates do not prove unspecified resolutions or audio.
- Runway usage rights ↗Verified 2026-10-17
Runway states users may commercially use generated content. This does not clear third-party intellectual property rights.
- Runway asset management ↗Verified 2026-10-17
Assets are private by default. This is asset visibility evidence, not a promise that inputs are excluded from training.
- Runway affiliate program ↗Verified 2026-10-17
Official affiliate program exists. Commission and current acceptance were not verified.
- Leonardo pricing ↗Verified 2026-10-17
Monthly and yearly Solo tabs reviewed in the official pricing interface. Yearly totals are displayed monthly equivalents multiplied by 12, before tax.
- Leonardo Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) ↗Verified 2026-10-17
Official article lists 40 tokens/image for the original Nano Banana Gemini 2.5 Flash Image. Article updated August 25; output resolution and rates for Pro or newer versions are not inferred.
- Leonardo frequently asked questions ↗Verified 2026-10-17
Paid plans permit commercial use. Private generation requires Private Mode to be switched on. Token bank maximum is three times the monthly allocation; existing balances must still be entered explicitly.
- Leonardo affiliate program FAQ ↗Verified 2026-10-17
The official FAQ says the affiliate program closed April 7. No current commission is assumed.