The Krea Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Krea in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Krea
The Insider’s Guide
Image, video and 3D generation with real-time canvas and plugins
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI image and video generators, read from Krea’s own pages.
Made by Krea · checked Oct 17, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Krea’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Krea’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.8
GPA, above 15 of the 21 other AI image and video generators we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Krea, taken from its own pages and our grades.
And with nodes, LoRAs, an agent and dozens of models, there's a fair bit to learn.
- 1
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.
- 2
Paid plans start at $5.25 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $5.25 per month for 5,000 units, billed annually ($9 billed monthly).
- 3
There is 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.
- 4
It runs on 2 platforms
Web and iOS.
- 5
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.
- 6
Real-time canvas
Generates images as you type or draw on a live canvas, for fast iteration before a final render.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 2.8 GPA, above 15 of 21
That is against the other AI image and video generators we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
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.
Krea at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $5.25 per month for 5,000 units, billed annually ($9 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, iOS
- Made by
- Krea
- Category
- AI Image & Video Generators
- Our grade
- 2.8 GPA, good
- Store rating
- 4.5 on the App Store, 689 ratings
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | Basic 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. |
| Free plan and trial | C | 100 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. |
| Features | B | Its 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. |
| Ease of use | C | 4.49 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. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web 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. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
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 it 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
Good to know
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$5.25
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Krea has a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.25 per month for 5,000 units, billed annually ($9 billed monthly).
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.
Enterprise
Custom
Custom seat counts and compute packages, SAML SSO, an SLA and IP indemnification.
The 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.
Read from krea.ai on Oct 17, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on krea.ai
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: Web and iOS
Image, video and 3D generation with real-time canvas and plugins. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, image generation, video generation.
Web and iPhone, plus plugins for Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Blender, an API and an MCP server.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
What it works with
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- DaVinci Resolve
- Blender
- ChatGPT
- Claude
Krea is made by Krea.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
15/21
Other AI image and video generators it is graded above
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
- BFeaturesAbove 6 of 21
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 21
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 6 of 21
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 17 AI image and video generators. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Krea is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Leonardo.Ai, Magnific, OpenArt, Midjourney and Runway
The 5 tools Krea is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.0GPA
Leonardo.Ai
Free plan · from $12/mo
Image, video and 3D generator with its own and partner models.
- Only Leonardo.Ai lists an Android app.
- 3.0GPA
Magnific
Free plan · from $14.50/mo
Formerly Freepik: AI image, video and audio tools plus stock library.
- Only Magnific lists an Android app.
- Magnific also covers templates and video editing.
- 2.4GPA
OpenArt
Free trial · from $13/mo
AI image and video studio with characters and multi-scene stories.
- Krea has a free plan. OpenArt does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Krea lists an iOS app.
- OpenArt also covers video editing.
- 2.0GPA
Midjourney
From $8/mo
Image and short-video generator run on monthly GPU time.
- Krea has a free plan. Midjourney does not.
- Only Krea lists an iOS app.
- 2.6GPA
Runway
Free trial · from $12/mo
AI video, image and audio studio with its own Gen-4.5 model.
- Krea has a free plan. Runway does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Runway lists an Android app.
- Runway also covers video editing and AI agents.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
15
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
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.
How much does Krea cost?
Krea lists 6 plans. Free: $0.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Krea’s own pages on Oct 17, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 17, 2026. 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.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Krea. Prices change, so check krea.ai before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
1,880
Tools graded, in 47 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
1,880
tools graded
47
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Krea, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/krea
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Krea’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; anything paid for is labelled, and no one can pay for a grade. Krea is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Krea. Prices and plans change: check krea.ai before you buy.