Krea
Image, video and 3D generation with real-time canvas and plugins
Krea report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 17, 2026
Best for lots of models on a small budget
Krea is a big box of image and video models with a live canvas that renders as you sketch, plus LoRA training and plugins for the apps designers already use. Basic is about $5 a month on yearly billing, one of the cheapest ways into this category. Veo, Sora and Kling need Pro at $21, though, and personal-plan units don't roll over.
Who Krea is for
- Great if you want lots of image and video models for about $5 a month
- Handy when you sketch ideas fast on a canvas that renders as you draw
- A treat if you work in Photoshop, Premiere, Resolve or Blender and want it inside them
Who Krea is not for
- Tight if you want Veo, Sora or Kling, which need Pro at $21 a month
- Not for you if you want unused units to roll over on a personal plan
- Skip it if you want to make video free, as the free plan runs no video jobs
Why Krea gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyBasic 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.
- CFree plan and trial100 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.
- BFeaturesIts 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.
- CEase of use4.49 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.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb 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.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Krea's own pages on 17 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/krea#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/krea.svg" alt="Krea: 2.8 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Krea stands among AI image and video generators
Krea's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 15 of the 21 other AI image and video generators we grade, and level with 3.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 21 of 21) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $5.25 a month, against a middle price of $12 for the category: 0 of the 16 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 22 AI image and video generators we grade, cut by the letter each got. Krea’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 21 of 21
- CFree plan and trialAbove 3 of 21, level with 15
- BFeaturesAbove 6 of 21, level with 13
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 21, level with 12
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 6 of 21, level with 15
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 17 AI image and video generators. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Krea, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Krea you would be making an image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 15 of the 21 other AI image and video generators we grade. It costs $63 a year.
What you could not
- An image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make.
- A video model, which you can rent by the second but not make.
- A real app for iOS. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Krea’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Krea?
Krea brings its own models and many partner models, such as Nano Banana, Seedance, Veo and Kling, into one app for making and editing images, video and 3D objects. It adds a live canvas that renders as you draw, upscaling to very large sizes, custom LoRA training, a node-based workflow editor, and plugins for Photoshop, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Blender. Usage is paid in compute units.
Krea has a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.25 per month for 5,000 units, billed annually ($9 billed monthly). See every plan
Good for
- Designers who want many partner models under one subscription
- Fast visual exploration on a live, render-as-you-draw canvas
- Small studios sharing one pool of units across up to 50 members
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Krea pricing
- Starts at
- $5.25 per month for 5,000 units, billed annually ($9 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 trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 100 compute units a day and one image job at a time; the page lists video concurrency as 0. |
| Basic | $5.25per 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 | $21per 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 | $42per 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 | $40per 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. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom seat counts and compute packages, SAML SSO, an SLA and IP indemnification. |
Read from krea.ai on Oct 17, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Krea before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 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.
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How people rate the Krea app
4.5
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
- 5 stars82%
- 4 stars4%
- 3 stars3%
- 2 stars1%
- 1 star9%
689 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 17, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
Works with
Krea alternatives
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Common questions
Is Krea free?
Krea has a 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. Paid plans start at $5.25 per month for 5,000 units, billed annually ($9 billed monthly).
How much does Krea cost?
Krea lists 6 plans. Free: $0. Basic: $5.25 per month for 5,000 units, billed annually ($9 billed monthly). Pro: $21 per month for 20,000 units, billed annually ($35 billed monthly). Max: $42 per month for 40,000 units, billed annually ($70 billed monthly). Business: $40 per month for 20,000 units, billed annually ($50 billed monthly). Enterprise: custom pricing. Prices were read from krea.ai on Oct 17, 2026.
What platforms does Krea work on?
Krea is available on Web and iOS.
Does Krea offer any discounts?
Krea publicly lists the following: Save 40% on yearly individual plans.
How is Krea rated?
Krea's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.5 out of 5 from 689 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 17, 2026. That is the store's rating of the app, not a score from us.
Does Krea have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Krea is listed for Web and iOS.
Does Krea have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Krea is listed for Web and iOS.
Is Krea open source?
Krea is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
Does Krea have an API?
Yes. Krea offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Krea integrate with?
Krea's listing names Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Blender, ChatGPT and Claude. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Krea?
Krea is made by Krea.
What are the alternatives to Krea?
The closest alternatives to Krea in our directory are Leonardo.Ai, Magnific, OpenArt, Midjourney and Runway. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Krea.
How does Krea compare with other AI image and video generators?
Krea's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 15 of the 21 other AI image and video generators we grade, and level with 3. It stands best on value for money (A, above 21 of 21) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1).
Is Krea good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Krea A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $5.25 a month, against a middle price of $12 for the category: 0 of the 16 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Could I make my own version of Krea?
To replace Krea you would be making an image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 15 of the 21 other AI image and video generators we grade. It costs $63 a year. What you could not make: An image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. A video model, which you can rent by the second but not make. A real app for iOS. Something home-made would be a web page. It plugs into other products, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro among them, and has an API. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.