KREA
A design tool to generate images and videos.
At a glance
Price not confirmed · Source review 2026-10-24- Price & billing
Free $0 (100 compute units/day); Basic $9/mo; Pro $35/mo (20,000 units/mo, all video models); Max $105/mo (60,000 units/mo); Business $200/mo; Enterprise custom. Annual billing saves ~40%. Commercial license on paid plans. Re-checked via web search on 2026-10-24; confirm at checkout.
- Free allowance
Free $0 (100 compute units/day); Basic $9/mo; Pro $35/mo (20,000 units/mo, all video models); Max $105/mo (60,000 units/mo); Business $200/mo; Enterprise custom.
- Best suited to
Concept artists, product designers, and marketers who iterate fast — Krea's real-time canvas, multi-model access (images, video, 3D, upscaling), and LoRA training for brand consistency make it a stron
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What to know before choosing
Good fit
Concept artists, product designers, and marketers who iterate fast — Krea's real-time canvas, multi-model access (images, video, 3D, upscaling), and LoRA training for brand consistency make it a stron
Limits and trade-offs
Standalone prompt-to-image quality is reported as good but not best-in-class — Midjourney still wins for final polished stills, and photorealism trails FLUX-class models. Compute units do not roll ove
Plans and free allowances
Free $0 (100 compute units/day); Basic $9/mo; Pro $35/mo (20,000 units/mo, all video models); Max $105/mo (60,000 units/mo); Business $200/mo; Enterprise custom. Annual billing saves ~40%. Commercial license on paid plans. Re-checked via web search on 2026-10-24; confirm at checkout.
Evidence
Official website ↗ (reviewed 2026-10-24)
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Dates: Last reviewed 2026-10-24. Last reviewed is the latest source or editorial review date; it is not a content-change date.
A closer look at KREA
Krea is a real-time AI creative platform that generates images, video, and 3D objects on a visual canvas, with upscaling, generative editing, and LoRA fine-tuning in the same subscription. Its differentiator is speed of iteration — generations update live as you prompt — plus access to many leading models (including third-party video models on higher tiers) rather than a single house model.
Editorial guidance based on published documentation. The workflow below is a suggested starting point, not a measured product result.
When to choose KREA
- Concept artists, product designers, and marketers who iterate fast — Krea's real-time canvas, multi-model access (images, video, 3D, upscaling), and LoRA training for brand consistency make it a strong visual exploration and rapid-prototyping environment.
- Artists who want LoRA fine-tuning on their own assets for consistent brand or character output in the same subscription.
When to choose something else
- Anyone needing the single most polished final render (Midjourney's aesthetic ceiling is higher) or batch generation at massive scale.
- Anyone needing fully local/private processing — Krea is cloud-only and iteration-first, not a final-output farm.
A practical starting workflow
- Open the real-time canvas and prompt while generations update live; lock a direction with style references; refine on the canvas with generative editing; upscale the keepers; train a LoRA on your own assets for consistent brand or character output; generate video variants without leaving the platform.
- Review the output and adjust inputs based on results.
- Review the output and adjust inputs based on results.
Check before committing
- Standalone prompt-to-image quality is reported as good but not best-in-class — Midjourney still wins for final polished stills, and photorealism trails FLUX-class models. Compute units do not roll over on Basic/Pro/Max, so unused allowance is lost each cycle. Real-time generation needs a stable internet connection, and free-tier output is watermarked. The pricing page has shown different unit counts for the same plan in different places, so confirm the allowance at checkout.
- Pricing and feature availability may change; confirm current terms on the official website before committing.
Common questions
How is Krea different from Midjourney?
Krea's signature is real-time generation: results update live as you type and you refine on a visual canvas, which suits concepting and iteration speed. Midjourney produces more polished final images but with a slower, queue-based workflow and no free tier.
Is Krea free?
Yes — a free plan with 100 compute units per day and no credit card required, enough to explore the platform and test models. Paid plans start at Basic $9/month. Prices re-checked via web search on 2026-10-24; confirm at checkout.
How do I start with Krea?
Log in at krea.ai, open the real-time canvas, type a prompt to watch generations appear instantly, then use the canvas tools to edit, upscale, or train a LoRA on your own images for consistent style. Video generation uses models like LTX-2 on free and fuller model access on Pro and above.
Compare approaches for this task
- Midjourney — Exploring visual directions, styles, and image variants from detailed prompts.
- Recraft — Designers and brand teams producing logos, icons, UI elements, and brand illustrations that must scale, stay editable, and keep exact brand colors — Recraft's vector output, brand style training, and
- Ideogram — Developing posters, social graphics, and other layouts where visible wording is part of the concept.
Sources and checks
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