Model profile

Leonardo Motion AI video generator

Leonardo's video generation product line, useful for creators who already use Leonardo image workflows and want animation or hosted model options.

Should You Use Leonardo Motion?

Use it for: image-to-video for creators, design concept animation, Leonardo ecosystem users

Skip or compare first if: Separate native Motion from hosted third-party models. Version dates are incomplete.

Positioning: Leonardo's video generation product line, useful for creators who already use Leonardo image workflows and want animation or hosted model options.

Top Capabilities

  • AI video generatorLeonardo provides a public AI video generator feature for consumer creators.Source
  • motion_2.0 API signalDeveloper docs and help articles reference current video generation workflows and model IDs.Source
  • Primary source-backed profileLeonardo Motion has an official source, repository, paper, or model card attached for verification.Source

Company Snapshot

Company profile is not yet attached to this model.

Price, Access, Open Status

Access: Closed Web, Closed Api, Aggregator

Open/closed: Closed. No official open weights are listed in the current profile.

Uses Leonardo/Canva subscription or credit systems; API pricing needs separate collection.

Price, regional access, and commercial terms need a live check before cost-sensitive recommendations.

Latest Version

Motion 2.0

2025-2026 / partial

Current API/model naming visible in Leonardo docs.

Latest News

AI Video Generator

2026 / Leonardo AI

External source link for this model.

Open original

Why It Ranks Here

Rank: #25 64

Score source: Provisional quality proxy based on official/research evidence and catalogue presence; exact external rank requires live leaderboard/API collection.. Evidence confidence is medium.

Rankings Methodology

Key Score Drivers

These are the scoring dimensions most responsible for the current ranking position.

  • Model Quality Proxy: 65Provisional quality proxy based on official/research evidence and catalogue presence; exact external rank requires live leaderboard/API collection.
  • Capability Depth: 71Supported workflow tags: t2v, i2v, animation, api, hosted_models. Depth rewards T2V/I2V/V2V, references, native audio, editing, API, and open weights where present.
  • Access And Pricing: 88Access types: closed_web, closed_api, aggregator. Pricing note: Uses Leonardo/Canva subscription or credit systems; API pricing needs separate collection.
  • Ecosystem Popularity: 68GitHub stars are not applicable to this closed or research-only product unless an official public model repository is confirmed.

    No public source link is attached yet.

Alternatives And Comparisons

Use these when price, access, output style, or workflow fit is uncertain.

  • SeedanceByteDance's frontier video generation family for multimodal, audio-video, short-form, and cinematic creator workflows.View modelCompare
  • KlingKuaishou's broad AI video and image generation platform for text-to-video, image-to-video, native audio, references, and creator effects.View modelCompare
  • PixVerseA creator-friendly AI video platform with strong API coverage for text-to-video, image-to-video, transitions, extension, and reference fusion.View modelCompare
  • ViduShengShu Technology's video model family for native audio-video storytelling, image-to-video, and scene-oriented short-form production.View modelCompare

What It Is

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Leonardo Motion is the video side of Leonardo AI, now part of Canva. It offers image/video creation workflows and exposes model IDs such as motion_2.0 in developer documentation.

The product may also host third-party models, so rankings must distinguish Leonardo-native Motion from partner model access. It is especially relevant for consumers already using Leonardo for images, character concepts, game assets, or design exploration.

Version Progress

  • 2025-2026 / partial / partialMotion 2.0Current API/model naming visible in Leonardo docs.
  • 2023-2024 / partial / partialLeonardo MotionInitial animation/video features in Leonardo AI.

Open / Source Evidence

Status: Closed

No official open weights are listed in the current profile.

Latest News

Model-specific news entries link directly to the original publisher; article bodies stay off-site.

Full Score Breakdown

Weighted evidence dimensions separate model quality from access, web authority, ecosystem, and source confidence. See methodology and rankings.

DimensionScoreWeightEvidenceConfidence
Model Quality Proxy 65 24% Provisional quality proxy based on official/research evidence and catalogue presence; exact external rank requires live leaderboard/API collection. low
Missing: live Artificial Analysis rank/Elo by modality, live Arena AI rank/score by modality
Capability Depth 71 16% Supported workflow tags: t2v, i2v, animation, api, hosted_models. Depth rewards T2V/I2V/V2V, references, native audio, editing, API, and open weights where present. high
Missing: hands-on feature verification, mode-specific limits by duration/resolution
Access And Pricing 88 12% Access types: closed_web, closed_api, aggregator. Pricing note: Uses Leonardo/Canva subscription or credit systems; API pricing needs separate collection. high
Missing: current free tier, normalized price per video minute
Version Maturity 48 12% 2 version/history entries in the profile; latest public date is 2025-2026. medium
Missing: automated release-note monitor, model ID/version mapping across providers
Ecosystem Popularity 68 10% GitHub stars are not applicable to this closed or research-only product unless an official public model repository is confirmed.

No public source link is attached yet.

medium
Missing: GitHub: n/a for closed-source model
Web Authority 35 10% SEO snapshot found product domain leonardo.ai and company domain leonardo.ai; sampled sitemap URL count is 0. medium
Missing: Similarweb/API traffic, Tranco rank
Company Distribution 54 10% Company profile is missing; distribution score is provisional. low
Missing: app store ratings/review volume, product MAU/traffic
Source Confidence 91 6% Profile source confidence is partial with 3 official URL(s), 2 feature evidence item(s), SEO present, GitHub n/a. high
Missing: paid/API evidence refresh, manual output review artifacts

Limitations And Pricing

Uses Leonardo/Canva subscription or credit systems; API pricing needs separate collection.

  • Separate Native Motion From Hosted Third-Party Models.
  • Version Dates Are Incomplete.