Krea vs Scenario (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Krea grades higher than Scenario: 2.8 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Krea grades higher on value for money. Scenario grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Krea
Image, video and 3D generation with real-time canvas and plugins
Scenario
Generative AI platform for game and studio asset production
Which one is for you
Pick Krea if
- Fits if you want many image and video models for $5.25 a month on yearly billing
- Works for people in Photoshop, Premiere, Resolve or Blender who want it inside those apps
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you want Veo, Sora or Kling, which need Pro at $21 a month yearly ($35 monthly)
- Not for you if you want unused units to roll over, which only Business and Enterprise do
- Skip it if you want to make video free, as the free plan runs no video jobs, and 100 units a day is about one Nano Banana 2 image
- Watch out: once units run out, the slower unlimited queue covers in-house image models only
- Not for you if you're on Android or want a desktop app, and SSO, an SLA and IP indemnification are Enterprise only
Pick Scenario if
- Fits if you make game art and want a model trained on your own style
- Works for studios that need an API and private workspaces for asset pipelines
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to sell what you make while staying free, as free outputs are personal use only
- Tight if you run out of credits mid-month: they don't roll over and generation stops until the reset or an add-on
- Pricey if you need custom models, because training starts at Pro, $45 a month
- Not for you if you work alone and need collaboration, since Starter is a single-user workspace and 25 seats start at Max, $75
- Watch out: yearly prices are behind a toggle, so what you'd pay by the year isn't on the listing
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAKreaGood | 2.6GPAScenarioGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | ABasic is $5.25 a month on yearly billing ($9 monthly) for 5,000 units, under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter. That's about 64 Nano Banana 2 images or 20 Seedance 2.0 videos a month, plus upscaling to 22K. Veo and Kling need Pro at $21. | C$15 a month on Starter for 1,500 credits, which is the top of the $8 to $15 range most image tools charge. Pro is $45 and Max $75. The page says yearly billing is 33% cheaper, but those figures sit behind a toggle. |
| Free plan and trial | C100 units a day, refilled daily, with the live canvas, image and 3D models, LoRA training on 50 images and 2K upscaling. Video is off, though, and Basic's own figures put a Nano Banana 2 image at about 78 units. | B50 free credits every day, no card needed, with every model open to try. The catch is that free outputs are for personal use only, and paid plans carry the commercial licence. |
| Features | BIts own models plus Nano Banana, Seedance, Veo and Kling, a canvas that renders as you draw, editing, upscaling to 22K, LoRA training, a node editor, an agent, and plugins for Photoshop, Premiere, Resolve and Blender. Nothing core is missing. | BImages, video, audio and 3D meshes, a model library, an API and Unity and Unreal pipelines. Custom model training, the feature studios come for, starts at Pro. |
| Ease of use | C4.49 from 689 App Store ratings, just under the 4.5 line. And with nodes, LoRAs, an agent and dozens of models, there's a fair bit to learn. | CNo store rating on record. Training your own model takes 10 to 30 images and anything from 30 minutes to a few hours, so there's a learning curve before the output matches your style. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and iPhone, plus plugins for Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Blender, an API and an MCP server. No Android or desktop app of its own. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone apps, but it has an API and lists Unity and Unreal Engine. |
| Best for | many image and video models from $5.25 a month | game art from a model trained on your own style |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Krea and Scenario. How we grade
Price against what you get
Krea starts at $5.25 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Scenario starts at $15 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Krea starts $9.75 a month lower. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, 2 score higher than Krea for less, and 10 score higher than Scenario for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
At a glance
| Krea | Scenario | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5.25 per month for 5,000 units, billed annually ($9 billed monthly) | $15 per month (Starter), billed monthly |
| Free plan | 100 compute units a day, refilled daily, with real-time generation, the image and 3D models, LoRA training on up to 50 images and upscaling to 2K. | Free tier with 50 free daily credits and no credit card required. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | Krea | Scenario, Inc. |
| Price read from | krea.ai | scenario.com |
| Checked | Nov 2, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Krea
- Units on Basic, Pro and Max reset monthly and do not roll over; only Business and Enterprise carry unused units forward.
- Basic covers selected video models only; Veo, Sora, Kling and the other video models need Pro or above.
- After units run out, unlimited slower generation covers only supported in-house image models.
- SAML SSO, an SLA and IP indemnification are limited to Enterprise.
Scenario
- Credits do not roll over; when they run out, generation stops until an add-on is bought or the monthly reset arrives.
- Free plan outputs are for personal use; all paid plans include a commercial license.
- Custom model training starts at the Pro plan; Starter is a single-user workspace.
- The pricing page says annual billing is 33% cheaper but its figures are behind a toggle.
Key features
Krea
- Many models in one place
- Krea's own image models sit beside partner image and video models such as Nano Banana, GPT, Seedance, Veo, Sora and Kling.
- Real-time canvas
- Generates images as you type or draw on a live canvas, for fast iteration before a final render.
- Editing and upscaling
- Change an image by describing the edit with the Krea 3 model, remove backgrounds, and upscale images up to 22K on paid plans, plus video upscaling.
- LoRA training
- Train custom image or video LoRAs on your own characters, styles or products: up to 50 images per LoRA, or 2,000 on Max and Business.
- Nodes and Krea Agent
- Chain models and steps in a visual node editor, save workflows as shareable apps, or brief Krea Agent to plan and iterate across models.
- Plugins, API and MCP
- Plugins run Krea inside Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Blender, and a developer API and MCP server are offered.
Scenario
- Foundation model library
- Every plan includes a library of models from providers such as Flux and GPT, and a model acts as the style preset behind an output.
- Custom model training
- Pro and above can train models from 10 to 30 images for a style or 5 to 15 for a character, with training taking from 30 minutes to a few hours.
- Multiple asset types
- Supports 2D images, video, audio and 3D meshes such as GLB, OBJ and FBX with PBR textures.
- API and game engine pipelines
- Described as API-first, with integration into Unity, Unreal or custom pipelines and batch generation.
- Private workspaces
- Generations, trained models and uploads are private to the organization by default, and the site says it is SOC 2 Type II audited.
Plans
Krea
Free$0
100 compute units a day and one image job at a time; the page lists video concurrency as 0.
Basic$5.25
per month for 5,000 units, billed annually ($9 billed monthly)
About 64 Nano Banana 2 images or 20 Seedance 2.0 videos a month; selected video models; upscaling to 22K. The page rounds the price to $5.
Pro$21
per month for 20,000 units, billed annually ($35 billed monthly)
About 257 Nano Banana 2 images or 83 Seedance 2.0 videos a month, all video models including Veo and Kling.
Max$42
per month for 40,000 units, billed annually ($70 billed monthly)
Price rises with units: $63 a month yearly ($105 monthly) at 60,000. LoRA training on up to 2,000 images.
Business$40
per month for 20,000 units, billed annually ($50 billed monthly)
One price for up to 50 members sharing the units; $160 a month yearly ($200 monthly) at 80,000. Unused units roll over.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom seat counts and compute packages, SAML SSO, an SLA and IP indemnification.
Scenario
Free$0
50 free daily credits to try every model; outputs are for personal use.
Starter$15
per month, billed monthly
1,500 monthly credits, single-user workspace, every model, private generations, 50 GB storage.
Pro$45
per month, billed monthly
5,000 monthly credits, priority queue, unlimited relaxed generations, custom model training, 500 GB storage.
Max$75
per month, billed monthly
10,000 monthly credits, workspace for up to 25 users, collaboration tools, high-priority queue, 1 TB storage.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited seats, volume pricing, 12-month contract, SSO/SAML, SOC 2, DPA and a dedicated account team.
Ways to pay less
Krea
- Annual discount
Save 40% on yearly individual plans
Yearly billing takes 40% off Basic, Pro and Max (Pro falls from $35 to $21 a month) and 20% off Business.
Scenario
- Annual discount
33% off with annual billing
The pricing page says annual plans cost 33% less than paying month to month, billed once up front with credits available immediately.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Krea or Scenario?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Krea is cheaper to start with: $5.25 a month, against $15 a month for Scenario. Krea starts at $5.25 per month for 5,000 units, billed annually ($9 billed monthly), and Scenario starts at $15 per month (Starter), billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Krea or Scenario?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Krea and Scenario have a free plan.
Which platforms do Krea and Scenario run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Krea lists an iOS app. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.