Yes. A new account starts with $2 of credit and needs no card, enough for about ten Nano Banana Pro images. After that you add credit from $5 and pay for each image.

Can I use Midjourney's model on Leap?

No. Midjourney doesn't offer a public API, so its models run only on Midjourney. Leap runs Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2, Seedream, FLUX, Ideogram, Recraft and others.

Is what I make on Leap private?

Yes. Your files are private, and a picture becomes public only if you share it.

Does Leap make video too?

Yes. Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.5 and other video models run in the same studio, and a one-click recipe animates a still.

Can I use Leap from my own app or an AI agent?

Yes. The API and the MCP server spend the same balance as the studio, at the same prices.

Leap vs MidjourneyA Midjourney alternative, compared

Leap is one studio for Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2, Seedream, FLUX, Ideogram and the other top image models, with Veo, Kling and Seedance for video and one-click recipes for posters, product shots and characters. There is no subscription: you pay for each image in dollars, and what you make stays private.

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How Leap and Midjourney compare

What you pay, what happens to credit you don't use, and what you get for it, from each one's own pages.

Topic	Leap	Midjourney
How you pay	Leap: Per run, from a balance in dollars. No plan to pick.	Midjourney: A subscription: Basic $10, Standard $30, Pro $60 or Mega $120 a month, or 20% less paid yearly.
What you buy	Leap: Runs, each priced in dollars before it starts.	Midjourney: Fast GPU time: 3.3 hours a month on Basic, 15 on Standard, 30 on Pro and 60 on Mega. More is $4 an hour.
Unlimited use	Leap: None. Every run has a price.	Midjourney: Unlimited images in Relax mode from Standard up, and unlimited SD video in Relax on Pro and Mega.
Privacy	Leap: What you make is private unless you share it.	Midjourney: Stealth Mode, which keeps images and videos private, comes with Pro and Mega only.
Models	Leap: Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2, Seedream, FLUX, Ideogram, Recraft and more, plus Veo, Kling and Seedance for video.	Midjourney: Midjourney's own image and video models.
API and agents	Leap: An API and an MCP server that spend the same balance, at the same prices as the studio.	Midjourney: No API, apart from rare exceptions Midjourney grants, and its terms forbid automated tools.
Business use	Leap: You own what you make, whatever the size of your company.	Midjourney: Companies with more than $1 million a year in revenue need Pro or Mega.
Starting free	Leap: $2 of credit, no card needed.	Midjourney: No free trial on the website or Discord. A limited trial is in the niji journey app.

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Where they differ

On Leap, not on Midjourney

No subscription: top up from $5 and pay for each image.
A free start on the website: $2 of credit, no card.
Private work on any balance, with no plan needed.
An API and an MCP server, so your apps and agents can make images too.
Many models in one place, for images and for video.

On Midjourney, not on Leap

Midjourney's own models, which run only on Midjourney.
Unlimited images in Relax mode from the $30 Standard plan up.
A public gallery and a community on its website and Discord, and free Fast hours for rating images.

Made on Leap

Real runs, as they came back, each with the model or recipe that made it. Where a price shows, it is about what the runs behind the piece were charged, first frame included.

Las Tias del Sonido albumRecraft V4.1 Pro, $0.23
Magazine spreadGPT Image 2, $0.056
MIRRA key artNano Banana Pro, $0.19
Salt flat riderVeo 3.1 Fast, $0.88
Album coverSeedream 5.0 Pro, $0.039
Festival posterNano Banana Pro, $0.19
Bakery identityNano Banana Pro, $0.19
Four on a scooterSeedance 1.5 Pro, $0.73
5 da manhã key artNano Banana Pro, $0.19

Switching

Moving from Midjourney

Where the same job lives on Leap, from a one-photo recipe to the same model.

Video: Animate a photoAny photo brought to life with subtle, real motion: a smile, a breeze or a slow cinematic push-in.
Omni Reference: Nano Banana ProGemini 3 Pro Image: Google's best for legible text, infographics and edits of up to 6 references.
Editor: FLUX.3 EditEdits or combines up to ten images from a prompt with FLUX.3, at 1K.
Posters and covers: Movie posterYou as the star of a movie poster from one photo, with your title, tagline and name.

What it costs

What a run costs on Leap

A new account comes with $2 of credit and no card. The table shows each model's cheapest run and about how many the credit covers. After that you add credit and pay per run, and a run that fails costs nothing.

Model	From	What $2 makes
Nano Banana Pro	$0.19	About 10 images
GPT Image 2	$0.056	About 35 images
Seedream 5.0 Pro	$0.039	About 51 images
FLUX.2 [pro]	$0.033	About 60 images
Ideogram 4.5	$0.033	About 60 images
Recraft V4.1	$0.039	About 51 images

Each price is one run at the model's lowest-priced settings, from the live catalog. Larger sizes, longer clips and sound cost more, and the studio shows the exact price before every run. How pricing works.

Questions

Questions people ask

Is Leap free to try?: Yes. A new account starts with $2 of credit and needs no card, enough for about ten Nano Banana Pro images. After that you add credit from $5 and pay for each image.
Can I use Midjourney's model on Leap?: No. Midjourney doesn't offer a public API, so its models run only on Midjourney. Leap runs Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2, Seedream, FLUX, Ideogram, Recraft and others.
Is what I make on Leap private?: Yes. Your files are private, and a picture becomes public only if you share it.
Does Leap make video too?: Yes. Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.5 and other video models run in the same studio, and a one-click recipe animates a still.
Can I use Leap from my own app or an AI agent?: Yes. The API and the MCP server spend the same balance as the studio, at the same prices.

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$2 of credit and no card to start. Every run shows its price before it starts.

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