# Krea: what's new, verdict & setup

Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/krea · First covered by us (no vendor release date published): 2026-10-25 · Last verified: 2026-10-25 · Evidence: Reported (not run by us) · Vendor: Krea · Official site: https://www.krea.ai/

> Creative AI suite for images, videos and upscaling; Free plan with 5,000 units a month.

## Verdict

**Creative AI suite for images, videos and upscaling; Free plan with 5,000 units a month.**

Good for:
- Creators who want image, video and upscaling in one place

Skip if:
- You want open-weight local generation

Status: Reported. Written from official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves.

Pricing: Official page, dated. Read from krea.ai/pricing on 2026-10-25. Plan names not captured. (checked 2026-10-25)

## Best for

- [Best AI tool for images](https://theagenticweekly.com/best/image-generation) (#-): Image, video and upscaling suite.

## Key facts

Krea's pricing lists Free ($0, 5,000 units a month), plans at $9 ($5 annual) for 20,000 units, $35 ($21) for 60,000 units, $105 ($63) and $200 ($160) tiers and Enterprise, plus one-time compute packs.

- License: Proprietary
- Platforms: Web
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: Free: $0, 5,000 units per month
- Paid plans: $9 per month ($5 annual) for 20,000 units; $35 ($21 annual) for 60,000 units; higher tiers up to $200 per month; Enterprise custom
- How to start: Sign up free.
- Catalog entry: facts read from the vendor's pages on 2026-10-25. We do not track release notes for this entry.

## How to set it up: Get started with Krea

These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We have not run Krea.

1. **Get access.** Sign up free.
2. **Check the limits and costs first.** Free: $0, 5,000 units per month. Paid: $9 per month ($5 annual) for 20,000 units; $35 ($21 annual) for 60,000 units; higher tiers up to $200 per month; Enterprise custom. Read from krea.ai/pricing on 2026-10-25. Plan names not captured.

## Pros and cons

Pros:
- Free tier
- Unit quotas

Cons:
- Units vary by model

## Alternatives

- [Midjourney](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/midjourney): Image (and video) generation with the alpha.midjourney.com web app.
- [ComfyUI](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/comfyui): Node-graph engine for local and cloud image, video, audio and 3D generation.
- [FLUX (Black Forest Labs)](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/black-forest-labs): Black Forest Labs' FLUX image models, available through an API with per-image pricing; the flux GitHub repository is Apache-2.0.
- [Freepik AI](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/freepik): Stock library with AI suite and credit plans; credits valid for 1 year.
- [Ideogram](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/ideogram): AI image generator with Plus, Pro and Team plans, pay-as-you-go credits at 1 cent each, and an API.
- [Leonardo.Ai](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/leonardo-ai): Image and video creation platform with a free tier, four individual plans, team seats and API pay-as-you-go.
- [Recraft](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/recraft): Text-to-image model and design platform for photorealism and vector output; V4.1 Flash is listed as the latest model.
- [ChatGPT](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/chatgpt): OpenAI's assistant for chat, writing, images, voice and agent-style work.
- [Runway](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/runway): AI video and creative suite with an MCP server, Agent, and many partner models.

## FAQ

### What is Krea?

Krea's pricing lists Free ($0, 5,000 units a month), plans at $9 ($5 annual) for 20,000 units, $35 ($21) for 60,000 units, $105 ($63) and $200 ($160) tiers and Enterprise, plus one-time compute packs.

### Is Krea free?

Free: $0, 5,000 units per month. Paid: $9 per month ($5 annual) for 20,000 units; $35 ($21 annual) for 60,000 units; higher tiers up to $200 per month; Enterprise custom. Read from krea.ai/pricing on 2026-10-25. Plan names not captured. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

### What license is Krea under?

Its license: Proprietary. Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25.

## What we have not verified

- Release date (none published on the pages we read; the date shown is the day we first covered this entry)
- Plan names

## Sources

- [Krea](https://www.krea.ai/) (fetched 2026-10-25)
- [Krea pricing](https://www.krea.ai/pricing) (fetched 2026-10-25)

## How to cite

Agentic Weekly, "Krea: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/krea

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