Tool Introduction

Krea AI was founded in San Francisco, California in 2022 by Victor Perez (CEO) and Diego Rodriguez (CTO), who met as engineering undergraduates in Barcelona. In April 2025 the company announced a $47 million Series B led by Bain Capital Ventures at a $500 million post-money valuation, bringing total funding to $83 million after an earlier Andreessen Horowitz-led Series A and a seed round. By that date Krea had grown to over 20 million users organically, with a team of 17.

Demo Available?

Krea offers a perpetual Free plan with 100 compute units per day and no credit card, letting users try core generation and basic upscaling before paying.

Tool's Accuracy

Krea's core job is turning a text prompt, sketch, or reference image into a finished image, video, or 3D asset, or improving an existing one, where a correct result is an output a human viewer judges faithful to the prompt and preferred over alternative model outputs for the same prompt. The measurable component is Krea 2, which the official technical report states ranks among the top 10 models on the Artificial Analysis leaderboard for text-to-image and scores 2nd place among models from independent labs. The Artificial Analysis text-to-image leaderboard is an Elo-style ranking derived from large-scale blind human-preference voting, a third-party measurement of output quality rather than a self-reported metric. Krea 2 ships in two variants, K2 Raw and K2 Turbo, but the report does not disclose per-variant Elo, FID, or prompt-adherence numbers.

Aggregate Rating

3.2/5 stars (based on 110+ verified reviews across the internet)

Detailed Overview

What Krea Does

Krea turns a text prompt, sketch, or reference image into a finished image, video, or 3D asset, or improves an existing one. Users work on a real-time canvas that renders as they sketch or type, then refine results with upscaling, background removal, and generative editing. A single compute-unit credit system covers every model behind one interface.

Who Krea Is For

Krea fits people who create visual media: photographers, designers, marketers, game developers, and architects, from beginners exploring generation to professional creatives producing client work. Teams that share a pooled compute allocation collaborate in a shared workspace, and security-conscious organizations run it with single sign-on. The architecture firm Henning Larsen uses it for early-stage design visualization.

Top Differentiators

Rather than shipping one proprietary model, Krea aggregates 60+ third-party models behind a single interface alongside its own Krea 1 and Krea 2 families. Style becomes a control surface through style references with strength sliders and moodboards. Real-time generation renders in under 50ms, and Krea 2 Large ranks in the top 10 on the Artificial Analysis text-to-image leaderboard.

Founding Year

2022

Target Industry

B2C, B2B, SMB, Enterprise, marketing, photography, game development, architecture, interior design

Available Integrations

Flux (Black Forest Labs): open-weight image models including Flux 1.1 Pro Ultra and the Flux 2 Flex/Klein/Pro family embedded in Krea's canvas for prompt-faithful image generation.
Google Imagen and Veo: Imagen 3, 4, 4 Fast, and 4 Ultra for images plus Veo 3.1 and 3.1 Lite for cinematic video generation.
Kling (Kuaishou): versions 3.0, 3.0 Turbo, o1, o3, and o3 Pro used for complex image references and video generation.
OpenAI ChatGPT Image: ChatGPT Image 1.5 and 2 plus GPT-IMG-2 available as image models inside Krea.
Runway: Gen-4.5 for video and Act 2 for motion and performance transfer, integrated into Krea's Node canvas.
ElevenLabs: text-to-speech, Music generation, and Video-to-Music synced to a timeline; audio integrations are available on all Krea plans.
Topaz: Photo and Gigapixel upscaling embedded alongside Krea's own upscaler up to 22K resolution.
Ideogram and Recraft: Ideogram 4.0 and Recraft V4 for design-oriented image generation.
Hedra: lipsync model for talking-head and performance-sync generation.
Fal, ComfyUI, and Runware: external launch partners providing API and inference access to the Krea 2 model outbound.
Krea API: a unified REST endpoint with Python, Node.js, Go, and cURL SDKs, webhooks, an MCP tool for local file uploads, and Bearer-token auth; failed jobs are not charged.
Discord: official community and support server.

Krea's pricing page lists five tiers plus a custom Enterprise tier, all metered in cross-model compute units covering image, video, 3D, lipsync, upscaling, and LoRA training across its models.

Free: $0/month, 100 compute units refreshed daily, no credit card, limited models, 1 image concurrency and 0 video concurrency.
Basic: $5.25/mo with a 40% yearly discount, 5,000 compute units/month, all image models plus selected video models, LoRA training, upscaling, and a commercial content license.
Pro: $21/mo, 20,000 compute units/month, all image and video models, full LoRA training, 8 concurrent image jobs and 4 concurrent video jobs.
Max: $63/mo, 60,000 compute units/month, unlimited image and video concurrency, 2,000 images per LoRA.
Business: $160/month, 80,000 compute units/month, up to 50 seats at no per-seat cost, SAML SSO, custom roles, an analytics API, per-member spend limits, and priority support with an SLA.
Enterprise: custom pricing, all Business features plus indemnification, a custom Terms of Service, and dedicated account support.

Business and Enterprise compute units roll over across billing periods, unlike the individual Basic, Pro, and Max tiers. Add-on compute packs of 2,000, 5,000, 10,000, 24,000, or 50,000 units can be purchased at any tier and expire after 90 days. Subscriptions auto-renew and are cancelled via the account's Billing settings, which open Stripe's customer billing portal; premium access remains through the current billing cycle.

Pricing last verified: 07/07/2026
Disclaimer: Pricing is subject to change. Please confirm current pricing on the vendor site.

Features & Specs

In-house image models: Krea 1, Krea 2, and Krea 2 Turbo (2-second generation) alongside third-party Flux, Flux 2, GPT-IMG-2, Ideogram 4.0, Google Imagen 3/4, Recraft V4, Seedream, Qwen 2512, and Z Image.
Video models: Veo 3.1, Kling o1/o3/3.0, Runway Gen-4.5, Seedance, Wan 2.1/2.2/2.6, LTX-2, Hailuo 2.3 Fast, and Vidu Q3, plus motion-transfer models and ElevenLabs audio.
Real-time canvas: sub-50ms interactive generation as users sketch or type.
Enhancement: image upscaling to 22K resolution and video upscaling to 8K with 120fps frame interpolation.
LoRA fine-tuning: available for images and video; training is a beta feature for Max and Business subscribers.
Krea API: REST with async job processing, webhook notifications, Bearer-token auth, file uploads up to 75 MB, and SDKs in Python, Node.js, Go, and cURL.
API pricing examples: Flux $0.04/image, Nano Banana Pro $0.15/image, Veo 3.1 video $0.20/s, Kling 2.6 $0.07/s.
Zero Data Retention: available for Krea 2 Medium, Large, and Medium Turbo via the X-Api-Zero-Data-Retention: 1 header.
Mobile app: "Krea: AI Images and Videos" on the Apple App Store, rated 4.5/5 from 458 ratings, iOS 18.0+, 238.7 MB.

Security & Compliance

Zero Data Retention: available for Krea 2 Medium, Krea 2 Large, and Krea 2 Medium Turbo API models; enabled per-workspace by request to sales@krea.ai and invoked via the X-Api-Zero-Data-Retention: 1 header, so prompts, reference images, and outputs are not stored after a request completes. External reference assets must be passed as base64 data URIs.
SAML SSO: included in the Enterprise tier, documented for Okta and Google Workspace, gated behind domain verification; once enforced, all users on the verified domain authenticate through the identity provider.
Compute rollover: unused units roll over up to 12 months on annual Business and Enterprise plans, versus no rollover on individual plans.
Acceptable Use Policy: the Krea 2 policy prohibits CSAM, non-consensual or deepfake intimate imagery, election-interference synthetic media, IP and publicity-rights infringement, weapons and mass-surveillance use, harassment, fraud, and undisclosed AI-generated deception; violations report to safety@krea.ai.

Industry Use-Cases

Architecture and AEC visualization

Krea formed a partnership with the global architecture firm Henning Larsen after staff independently voted it their #1 AI creative tool in an internal survey. Per the company's published announcement, the scope covers benchmarking AI models for technical architectural drawings such as wayfinding systems and flood analysis, combining large language models with diffusion models, and upscaling 3D renders produced in Rhinoceros and Revit. A Copenhagen workshop tested the tools on live competition projects, addressing data security, copyright protection, and EU AI Act compliance.

Tool's Alternatives

Midjourney: A high-overlap image generator prized for a Discord-and-web hybrid workflow with community-driven iteration and some of the most stylistically polished outputs in the category. It has no free trial on Discord or the main web app and no official public developer API. Unlike Krea's aggregation of many models, Midjourney is a single proprietary model family optimized for stylized image output.

Adobe Firefly: A commercial image, video, and vector generator with deep native integration across Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, Express, and Lightroom through Generative Fill and Prompt-to-Edit. Its "commercially safe" training data limits stylistic range and its third-party model breadth trails Krea's. Firefly differentiates with automatic Content Credentials attribution and legal indemnification that Krea does not offer.

Runway: A video-focused generator whose Gen-4.5 model offers strong motion quality and prompt adherence, plus Act 2 for performance-driven character animation. Its Free plan outputs carry a visible watermark and paid credits do not roll over. Runway is pursuing General World Models for interactive and robotics simulation, a direction beyond Krea's creative canvas.

Ideogram: An image generator specializing in text-in-image accuracy, with Ideogram 4.0 stating 95% text-rendering accuracy and a Layerize Text feature for editable text layers. Longer text strings raise the chance of spelling errors and distortion. Ideogram's purpose-built typography control is not a stated strength of Krea's own image models.

Leonardo.Ai: An image and video generator, owned by Canva, whose Phoenix foundation model is being integrated into Canva's Magic Studio and Magic Media. The deepest Canva-native benefits reach only users who also adopt Canva, not Leonardo used standalone. Its direct tie to Canva's design-and-publish ecosystem contrasts with Krea's independent, API-first and real-time-canvas positioning.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of content can Krea generate and edit? Krea generates and edits images, video, and 3D assets from text prompts, sketches, or reference images, combining its own Krea models with dozens of integrated third-party models behind one interface.

How much does a paid Krea plan cost? Paid plans start at $5.25/mo for Basic with 5,000 compute units per month. Pro is $21/mo, Max is $63/mo, and the Business team plan is $160/month.

Does Krea have a free plan to try? Krea's Free plan costs $0 with 100 compute units refreshed daily and no credit card, covering real-time generation, limited models, LoRA training, and basic upscaling.

Which AI models can users access in Krea? Krea aggregates 60+ third-party models including Flux, Imagen, Veo, Kling, Runway, Ideogram, and Seedance, plus its own Krea 1 and Krea 2 families, all metered in compute units.

Does Krea offer a developer API for integration? Krea offers a REST API with async job processing, webhook notifications, Bearer-token auth, file uploads up to 75 MB, and SDKs in Python, Node.js, Go, and cURL.

What does the Krea Enterprise plan include? Enterprise uses custom pricing and adds SAML SSO via Okta or Google Workspace, indemnification, a custom Terms of Service, advanced analytics, and dedicated account support.

How do Krea's compute units and rollover work? Compute units meter every model across image, video, 3D, and upscaling. Business and Enterprise units roll over up to 12 months, while Basic, Pro, and Max units do not carry forward.

Who founded Krea and where is it based? Victor Perez and Diego Rodriguez founded Krea in San Francisco in 2022. The company raised a $47 million Series B in April 2025 at a $500 million valuation.

Comments are closed.

Krea

The world's most powerful creative AI suite