Yes. A new account starts with $2 of credit and needs no card. After that you add credit from $5 and pay for each run, with no plan.

Does credit expire on Leap?

Credit you pay for doesn't expire while Leap is offered. On OpenArt, plan credits don't carry over to the next month, and paid credits go when the plan ends.

Can I keep one character across images and video?

Yes. Character Studio builds one from about 200 options, and its video recipe puts the same character in new scenes.

Can I train a model on my own images?

No. Leap's models take your photos as references instead, Nano Banana Pro among them.

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 OpenArtAn OpenArt alternative, compared

Leap is one studio for Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0, Veo 3.1, Nano Banana Pro and the other top models, with Character Studio for a character you can keep and one-click recipes for product shots, effects and talking photos. You pay for each run in dollars, with no plan, and credit you pay for doesn't expire.

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How Leap and OpenArt 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	OpenArt
How you pay	Leap: Per run, from a balance in dollars. No plan to pick.	OpenArt: A plan: Starter $14, Plus $34, Pro $56 or Wonder $240 a month for 4,000 to 106,000 credits, or $13 to $175 a month billed yearly.
Unused credit	Leap: Credit you pay for doesn't expire.	OpenArt: Plan credits don't carry over to the next month, and paid credits go when the plan ends.
Buying more	Leap: Add any amount from $5 to $10,000 whenever you like, or turn on auto top-up.	OpenArt: Add-ons of 5,000 credits a month on top of a plan.
Unlimited use	Leap: None. Every run has a price.	OpenArt: Unlimited generation of select models on Pro and Wonder, in a queue that can slow down for busy accounts.
Models	Leap: Seedance, Kling, Veo, Nano Banana, GPT Image, FLUX, Wan, Grok Imagine, Hailuo and more, plus voice and music models.	OpenArt: More than 100 image, video and audio models.
API and agents	Leap: An API and an MCP server that spend the same balance, at the same prices as the studio.	OpenArt: OpenArt MCP on every plan. Unlimited generation doesn't apply over MCP or the CLI.
Starting free	Leap: $2 of credit, no card needed.	OpenArt: 40 trial credits for 7 days.

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OpenArt's plans, prices and policies are as its own pricing and help pages gave them on October 5, 2026, before tax. They change, so check its pages before you buy.

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Where they differ

On Leap, not on OpenArt

Pay as you go with no plan: top up from $5 whenever you want more.
Credit you pay for stays when you stop paying.
Prices in dollars, the same in the studio, the API and the MCP server.

On OpenArt, not on Leap

Personalized models trained on your own images.
Tools of its own such as One-Click Story and Director.
Unlimited generation of select models on the Pro and Wonder plans.

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.

Same character, a laundromat at nightCharacter Studio: bring it to life
Green bag on moss and stoneProduct photo
Northbound key artNano Banana Pro, $0.19
ÇaySeedance 1.5 Pro, $0.70
Hot honey on mom's eggsTalking photo
Marathon elderCharacter Studio
Shakshuka, still bubblingAnimate a photo
Tea packagingNano Banana Pro, $0.19

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
Seedance 2.5	$0.60for 5 s with sound	About 3 clips
Seedance 2.0	$0.39for 5 s with sound	About 5 clips
Seedance 1.5 Pro	$0.067for 5 s	About 30 clips
Kling 3.0	$0.92for 5 s	About 2 clips
Veo 3.1 Fast	$0.44for 4 s	About 4 clips
Wan 2.6	$0.55for 5 s	About 3 clips

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. After that you add credit from $5 and pay for each run, with no plan.
Does credit expire on Leap?: Credit you pay for doesn't expire while Leap is offered. On OpenArt, plan credits don't carry over to the next month, and paid credits go when the plan ends.
Can I keep one character across images and video?: Yes. Character Studio builds one from about 200 options, and its video recipe puts the same character in new scenes.
Can I train a model on my own images?: No. Leap's models take your photos as references instead, Nano Banana Pro among them.
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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