# Leonardo.ai (ليوناردو)

> Leonardo.ai is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [Canva](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/canva.md)
- Categories: AI Image Generation, AI Video Generation, Graphic Design & Creative Suites
- Official site: https://leonardo.ai
- Community votes: 5
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/leonardo-ai

## About

AI-powered platform for generating and editing production-quality images and art

## Activity summary

Restricted for users in Syria, verified by community testing in March 2026. The site and web app load and free accounts with their starter tokens work, but upgrading to paid plans fails because the Stripe checkout is blocked, leaving users stuck on the free tier. No outreach to the company has been made yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-03-01 — Verified. Community testing from Syria confirms Leonardo.ai is accessible but restricted. The main website (leonardo.ai) and web application (app.leonardo.ai) load correctly from a Syrian IP. Users can create free accounts and receive the standard 150 free tokens. However, upgrading to paid plans is blocked — the Stripe checkout at checkout.stripe.com fails with a "Something went wrong" error, preventing any payment processing. The mobile app also shows intermittent errors ("An unexpected error occurred") on some screens. Users are effectively restricted to the free tier with no path to paid features. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/w8isf6x7oaz7spojppvl7f6j/hgt519qncs4cfvephu0c4duq-screenshot-20260302-005911-leonardoai.jpg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/zukd67vy8to8lkutehx1e4fw/jfjwv6k7aqqibyzmocd177ak-screenshot-20260302-005905-leonardoai.jpg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/ko9kmjkhww9ytl0g7eig9t9v/e8l5yyxaw0nvx4c3otmpt4in-screenshot-20260302-004247-samsung-internet.jpg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/yon4xooinhps3zbbvg5eerfn/f0k1uylh5y1o6b1m1wuvqokd-screenshot-20260302-004802-samsung-internet.jpg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/um8tb0kg8tjpnns88zcant79/jeg2rp9inkktagd3t51dqbbc-screenshot-20260302-004740-samsung-internet.jpg)

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/leonardo-ai?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/leonardo-ai/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/leonardo-ai
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/leonardo-ai.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/leonardo-ai.md