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Leonardo AI vs. Midjourney: Which One Should You Use?

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Shahi Ahmed
February 13, 2025

If you’ve seen my work on Instagram, you know I use both Leonardo AI and Midjourney to create AI-generated images. Each has its strengths, and depending on the type of image you want, one might be a better fit.

Here’s a breakdown of their features, along with tips to get the best results.

Leonardo AI: Precision and Control for High-Quality Art

Leonardo AI is my go-to when I need sharp details, customization, and full creative control. It’s perfect for realistic portraits, game assets, and polished digital artwork.

Key Features

  • High-resolution images – Crisp, detailed results for professional use.

  • Custom styles – Fantasy, cyberpunk, anime, realism, and more.

  • Negative prompts – Helps remove unwanted elements.

  • Aspect ratio settings – Square (1:1), widescreen (16:9), and vertical (9:16).

  • AI canvas for editing – Make refinements without regenerating the whole image.

Best Settings & Tips

  • Use detailed prompts – Instead of "a dragon," try "a majestic golden dragon flying through the sky, ultra-realistic scales, cinematic lighting."

  • Adjust the aspect ratio – 1:1 for Instagram posts, 16:9 for wallpapers.

  • Experiment with negative prompts – Remove unwanted details by specifying what you don’t want.

  • Use AI canvas – Make small edits without starting over.

Leonardo AI is best for hyper-detailed artwork, product designs, and images that require fine-tuning.

Midjourney: The Best AI Tool for Creative, Artistic Images

Midjourney is my go-to when I want dreamy, artistic, or stylized images. It’s great for fantasy art, surreal landscapes, and conceptual visuals.

Key Features

  • Unique artistic styles – Creates images with a hand-painted or cinematic feel.

  • Stylization (--s) – Controls how creative or realistic the image looks.

  • Chaos (--c) – Adds randomness for more variation.

  • Aspect ratio (--ar) – Square (1:1), widescreen (16:9), vertical (9:16).

  • Variations & upscaling – Refine and improve generated images.

Best Settings & Tips

  • Use strong descriptive words – Instead of "a sunset," try "a breathtaking golden sunset over a mountain lake, soft clouds, cinematic depth."

  • Experiment with --s and --c settings

    • Low --s (e.g., --s 100) keeps it clean and simple.

    • High --s (e.g., --s 1000) makes it more stylized.

    • Low --c keeps results predictable, high --c adds randomness.

  • Try variations – If an image is close but not perfect, use variations to fine-tune.

  • Use aspect ratio tags – --ar 16:9 for cinematic shots, --ar 9:16 for Instagram stories, --ar 1:1 for profile pictures.

Midjourney is best for fantasy art, conceptual work, and highly creative images.

Which One Should You Use?

  • For realistic, detailed images → Leonardo AI

  • For artistic, dreamy visuals → Midjourney

  • For professional work and editing → Leonardo AI

  • For fast, experimental art → Midjourney

Final Tip: Use Both!

I often combine both tools to get the best results. I’ll generate an image in Midjourney for its artistic feel and refine it in Leonardo AI for better detail. This way, I get the best of both worlds.

If you’re curious, check out my Instagram to see examples. Experiment, refine, and most importantly have fun creating.