Tokens FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Tokens

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Written by Nick Lee
Updated over a week ago

Tokens in Leonardo.Ai - an introduction

Tokens are the currency used in Leonardo.Ai to pay for everything you do on the platform (with a few exceptions). You will see how many Tokens an action costs, generally on the button itself!

You can keep track of how many Tokens you have left in the top left corner.

On some screens, you will see how many Tokens you have left just above the “Generate” button, or in the tooltip that appears if you hover your mouse over an Upscale button.

There are many different settings and tools which can affect the Token cost of an image generation, you can find a breakdown in this article!

I’m a free user, what happens if I don’t use all my Tokens in a day?

As a free user you have a daily allowance of 150 Tokens. Tokens do not accumulate if they are unused, so if you don’t use them all then unfortunately they expire and do not carry over to the next day.

I’m a paying user, what happens if I don’t use all my Tokens in the month?

As a paying user, you have a monthly allowance of Tokens according to your specific plan. Note that unlike the Free plan which resets your Tokens daily, you can use your Tokens at any point during the month.

Tokens do not accumulate if they are unused, so if you don’t use them all within the month then unfortunately they expire and do not carry over to the next month.

Can I buy Token packs / top-ups?

Not right now, but we are working on implementing this.

Can I transfer or gift Tokens to another user?

Not at the moment

I’ve used all my Tokens, how can I keep generating images?

If you’re a Free user and you’ve used all your Tokens, you will have to wait for your next daily reset before you can keep generating images. Hover your mouse over the question mark next to your Tokens to see how long until your next reset.

If you’re on Free plan and finding you always need more Tokens, consider subscribing to one of our paid plans to get more Tokens to play with as well as access to premium features such as Alchemy! You can see our plans here.

As a bonus for paying users - if you are on a paid plan, if you fall below 150 Tokens you will get a free daily reset to 150 Tokens. Just wait for your next daily reset!

As an added bonus for Artisan and Maestro users - if you are on these plans then you have access to “relaxed rate” image generation. Relaxed rate generation activates automatically if you run out of Tokens, and once activated you get unlimited image generations, but with slower processing.

Note that while relaxed rate generation is active, your Token balance will show a “negative” balance - don’t be alarmed, as the “negative” Tokens will not be deducted from your actual Token balance. The negative Token balance is purely there to indicate that you are currently using relaxed rate generation, and you will see your Token balance reset on a daily basis to 150 Tokens.

Can I manually activate relaxed rate generation?

No, it is only activated automatically if/when you run out of Tokens on an Artisan or Maestro plan.

I’m a paying user, how can I get more Tokens if I run out?

Currently there is no way to purchase more Tokens on a one-off basis (ie. Token packs / top-ups). If you have run out of Tokens, please consider upgrading to a higher plan - this will immediately give you more Tokens. If you are already on the highest plan (Maestro), please reach out to Support via chat or email support@leonardo.ai

To upgrade your plan, follow the steps below:

  1. Click on your Tokens in the top left.

2. Click the “Upgrade to…” button below the plan you want to upgrade to

3. You will see a confirmation window appear which explains the plan upgrade in detail, and show you the cost of upgrading at the bottom. Click “Confirm” to proceed to checkout.

Note: Upgrading your plan does not change your current billing cycle, which means that it will not change the date of your monthly Token reset.

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