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Krea

Krea is a generative AI platform from Krea for creating and editing images, video and 3D assets, with real-time generation that updates as you type or draw. It hosts more than 150 models, including its own Krea 3 image model, and serves designers, studios and agencies that want many models under one account.

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Quick facts

VendorKrea
CategoryImage & design
PlatformsWebiOSAPI
Free planYes
Pricing from$9/month
Last reviewed

Best for

  • Designers exploring visual styles
  • Creative studios and agencies
  • Creators training custom LoRAs
  • Teams building reusable AI workflows

Key features

Real-time generation

Renders images live as you type a prompt or draw on a canvas, which suits fast visual exploration.

Krea 3 image model

Krea's image editing model built for production changes only what you ask. It became the default image model on October 16, 2026; Krea 3 Ultra needs Max.

Krea Agent

Takes a written brief, picks models, generates and edits images, video and audio, and files the results in a shared context library.

LoRA training

Trains custom styles, characters or objects from up to 50 images on Free and Pro, or up to 2,000 images on Max.

Upscaling up to 22K

Paid plans reach premium upscalers, including Topaz Standard, for outputs up to 22K, while the free plan stops at 2K.

Nodes and App Builder

Chains models, prompts and processing steps in a visual node editor, then packages the workflow as a reusable, shareable app.

API and MCP

Exposes Krea's generation models to your own code and to MCP clients such as Claude, Codex and Cursor.

Use cases

  • Sketch a rough composition and let real-time generation turn it into polished concept art as you draw.
  • Train a LoRA on a brand mascot so every campaign image keeps the same character.
  • Brief Krea Agent to produce six static Instagram ads and a vertical video from one product photo and a website.
  • Upscale a generated poster to print resolution with Topaz Standard before sending it to the printer.

Pricing

Pricing from
$9/month

Free gives 100 compute units a day. Basic is $9/month ($5/month billed yearly) with 5,000 units, Pro $35/month ($21 yearly) with 20,000, Max $105/month ($63 yearly) with 60,000, and Business $200/month ($160 yearly) with 80,000 units for up to 50 seats.

Plans and prices

PlanBilled monthlyBilled annually
Free$0/month—
100 compute units a day, no card needed. Krea 3, Krea Agent, real-time models, LoRA training on 50 images, upscaling to 2K.
Basic$9/month$5/month$60/year
5,000 units a month (about 112 Nano Banana 2 images), selected video models only and upscaling up to 22K.
Pro$35/month$21/month$252/year
20,000 units a month (450 Nano Banana 2 generations) and all video models, including Seedance 2.5 and Veo 3.1.
Max$105/month$63/month$756/year
60,000 units a month, unlimited relaxed in-house image generations, Krea 3 Ultra and LoRA training on up to 2,000 images.
Business$200/month$160/month$1,920/year
80,000 units a month for a team of up to 50 on one flat price, with SAML SSO, per-member spend limits and no-training terms.

Ways to save

  • Yearly billing saves 40% on paid plans, cutting Pro from $35 to $21 a month.
  • Max keeps generating after its compute units run out, with unlimited relaxed generations on supported in-house image models.
  • Individual plans don't roll units over, so size the plan to typical use and buy compute packs, valid for 90 days, for busy months.
  • Every plan, Free included, now includes 9 free Krea 3 images, according to Krea's October 26, 2026 changelog.
Prices checked on Oct 27, 2026

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What is Krea?

Krea is a browser-based creative suite that puts image, video, 3D and enhancement models behind one account. It made its name with real-time generation and now covers the wider production loop, from exploration and editing to upscaling and team workflows.

What stands out

  • Its own model. Krea 3 is the default image model and sits alongside partner models such as Nano Banana 2, Veo 3.1, Kling 4.0 and Seedance 2.5.
  • Automation layers. Nodes, App Builder and Krea Agent let you reuse a workflow instead of prompting from scratch each time.
  • Team controls. Business adds up to 50 seats, per-member spend limits and terms that exclude your content from model training.

Limitations

Unit costs vary widely by model, so video-heavy work drains a plan quickly, and individual plans lose unused units each month. The Free plan has no commercial license and does not include every image and video model. Krea Agent is still labeled beta, and paid plans unlock its higher effort tiers. Models also change quickly: on October 24, 2026 Krea retired Veo 3, Seedance 1.5 Pro and ChatGPT Image, and on October 26 it added Kling 4.0.

Krea FAQ

Yes. The Free plan needs no credit card and gives 100 compute units a day, with real-time models, Krea 3, Krea Agent, limited LoRA training and upscaling to 2K. Krea's October 26, 2026 changelog adds 9 free Krea 3 images on every plan. Free-plan images are not licensed for commercial use.

They are Krea's usage currency. Each generation spends units according to model, quality settings and prompt complexity, and higher tiers pay less per generation. Pro's 20,000 monthly units cover about 450 Nano Banana 2 generations or about 65 Seedance 2.5 videos.

Only on a paid plan. Pro, Max, Business and Enterprise include a commercial license for marketing, products and client work, while anything generated on the Free plan is not licensed for commercial use.

Krea 3 is Krea's image editing model built for production. It became the default image model on October 16, 2026 and left beta on October 20. It works on every plan, and Krea 3 Ultra needs Max or above.

Yes. Krea for iOS runs on iPhone and iPad, is free to download with the free usage tier, and syncs projects, generations and history with your account on the web.

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Comparisons

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As of October 2026, Midjourney ($10/month, no free plan) is the best AI image generator for polished artwork, Ideogram ($20/month) for readable text, Recraft ($12/month) for editable vectors and Adobe Firefly (US$9.99/month) for commercial work. Free picks: Gemini, ChatGPT, Leonardo.ai's 150 daily tokens and Ideogram's 30 weekly credits.

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Reviewed on Oct 27, 2026

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