Konyomi and LlamaGen side by side
| Feature | Konyomi | LlamaGen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Gem packs, no subscription: $19.99 for 5 chapters, $34.99 for 10, $74.99 for 25 | Subscriptions from $18 a month, or $14 a month billed yearly ($172.80), up to $200 a month. One-time credit packs from $9.99 |
| Free tier | Signing in and reading are free. Drawing needs a gem pack, because a new account has no gems | A free plan with credit rewards that vary: 1 custom character, 1 project, up to 4 panels per page. Free results carry a watermark |
| What you start from | A written story, pasted or uploaded as a .txt file, up to 200,000 characters. Or a chat in which Kon writes the story with you | A text prompt, story idea, script, character description or image. It imports PDF, CBZ and EPUB comics and character sheets |
| Length | Up to 40 chapters per story, each up to 6 pages and 16 panels | Up to 64 storyboards in one session. Up to 4 panels per page on Free and Standard, and up to 64 on Pro and above |
| Same characters across pages | Each character is drawn once, then used as the reference for every panel. You cannot upload your own character art | Character references, with "Character Consistency" listed on Pro and above, and LoRA training from up to 60 images. Its FAQ says it cannot guarantee an identical look |
| Art styles | 10 named styles, from Shōnen action to Noir | Not listed as a number. It offers comic, webtoon, manhwa and manga formats |
| Editing | Change any balloon or caption for free. Redraw one panel with a note for 10 gems. No layout editor | Edit panel images, dialogue and page layouts, and edit by chat |
| Languages | Balloons in the language of your story. App screens in English | 10 languages in its FAQ, including Spanish, Japanese and Korean |
| Export | PDF from the print window of your browser, and a public story link | PDF, JPG and PNG, and a ZIP for several images. Some formats need a paid plan |
| Mobile | Works in a phone browser and installs to the home screen. No app-store app | iOS app, and a Google Play badge on its mobile page |
| Ownership | Terms: your story and the manga stay yours. Local law decides the rights in AI drawings | Terms: you own the images and may sell or publish them. A company with more than $500,000 a year in revenue needs a Pro or Unlimited plan to own its assets |
LlamaGen prices are shown with a $ sign. Its plans and limits change often, so check its pricing page before you pay.
Where Konyomi is stronger
- Starting from a finished story. Paste up to 200,000 characters and Kon splits it into chapters, plans every page and draws them. You do not write a prompt for each panel.
- The cast comes first. Every character is drawn once before any page and then used as the reference in every panel.
- Words you can fix. Balloons and captions are text on top of the art, so you can correct a line for free without a new drawing.
- One price model. Konyomi has no subscription. You buy a pack once, gems never expire, and the price of each step is shown before it runs.
What LlamaGen offers
- Layout editing. You can edit page layouts, panel images and dialogue, or make changes by chat.
- Imports and your own art. It takes prompts, scripts and images, imports PDF, CBZ and EPUB comics, and trains a LoRA from up to 60 images.
- Image downloads and apps. It exports JPG, PNG and ZIP and has an iOS app.
Who each is best for
- Pick Konyomi if you are a writer with a story, a light novel or a web novel chapter, and you want it drawn as manga chapters without learning prompts or layout. Kon draws the cast before the first page and uses those drawings in every panel, and you can fix any balloon for free.
- Pick LlamaGen if you want to direct each panel, import existing work or train a character model, and a monthly plan suits you.
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Common questions
Is LlamaGen better than Konyomi?
For turning a written story into manga, Konyomi is the better fit. It reads up to 200,000 characters, plans the chapters and draws them with one cast, without a prompt for each panel. LlamaGen gives more editing control, file imports and phone apps to people who want to build each page themselves.
Which is cheaper, LlamaGen or Konyomi?
They charge differently. As of October 27, 2026, LlamaGen plans start at $18 a month, or $14 a month billed yearly, and it sells credit packs from $9.99. Konyomi has no subscription. Its smallest gem pack costs $19.99 and pays for a 5-chapter story, and gems never expire.
Does LlamaGen have a free plan?
Yes. Its site lists a free plan with credit rewards that vary, 1 custom character, 1 project and up to 4 panels per page. Free results include a watermark. Konyomi is free to join and read, but drawing needs a gem pack.
Can I turn my novel into a manga with LlamaGen or Konyomi?
Konyomi is built for it. It takes up to 200,000 characters of prose, splits it into up to 40 chapters and plans the pages itself. LlamaGen also accepts story text, and works from prompts, scripts and imported files that you shape page by page.
Sources
We checked the LlamaGen facts on its public site on October 27, 2026. Konyomi makes this page. Write to contact@konyomi.com if a fact has changed.
Konyomi turns a written story into manga, with the same faces on every page.