Leonardo is cheaper than Midjourney on the cheapest dated cells: Essential Nigeria ₦7,900 / $5.84 versus Midjourney Standard $30 on a flat worldwide dollar list, 29 Aug 2026.
Turkey Essential is ₺399.99 / $8.34. Egypt Essential is EGP 499.99 / $9.92. India Apple Essential is Rs 1,499 / $15.65 — Midjourney is still $30. Leonardo still has a free daily token slice. Midjourney killed its trial in March 2023. Rails: /how-to-pay/.
Which is cheaper, Midjourney or Leonardo?
Dated cells, 29 Aug 2026. Essential versus Standard — different meters:
| Product | Plan | Cheapest verified country | Local | USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo | Essential | Nigeria | ₦7,900 | $5.84 |
| Midjourney | Standard | United States (only list) | $30 | $30 |
Leonardo Apple snapshots:
| Country | Essential | USD |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | ₦7,900 | $5.84 |
| Turkey | ₺399.99 | $8.34 |
| Egypt | EGP 499.99 | $9.92 |
| Japan | ¥2,200 | $13.83 |
| Canada | C$19.99 | $14.41 |
| Philippines | ₱899 | $14.54 |
| India | Rs 1,499 | $15.65 |
| Germany | €17.99 | $20.88 |
| Poland | zł89.99 | $24.15 |
Poland Essential is above a US-style Leonardo bill. Midjourney does not visit that map. Standard stays $30 in Lagos, Tokyo, and Berlin.
Live table: Midjourney vs Leonardo.
One global dollar list versus Apple tiers
Midjourney sells Basic $10, Standard $30, Pro $60, Mega $120 on midjourney.com. Annual billing takes about 20% off those dollars. There is no Nigeria Standard cell. Treating this like Netflix geo-arbitrage will send you hunting a door that is not there.
Leonardo prices Essential per Apple storefront. The website undercuts US Apple: leonardo.ai/pricing listed Essential at $12 via Stripe in August 2026. Nigeria ₦7,900 still sits under that $12 web sticker. If you are already paying a rich-storefront Apple bill, the site is the cheaper Leonardo door. If you wanted Midjourney photoreal hours, Essential tokens are the wrong meter.
Stealth / private generation is not in these cells. Midjourney Stealth wants Pro or Mega. Leonardo’s free-tier images are public.
VPN
A tunnel does not recode Midjourney because there is nowhere cheaper. A tunnel does not recode Nigeria Essential onto a US Apple ID either.
Methodology: methodology.