Krea

Real-time AI creative suite

by Krea

Overview

Krea is a hosted creative platform combining realtime creation, image editing and enhancement with its own Krea 2 image models and third-party models. It runs in the browser and through plugins for Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Blender, a ChatGPT app, and an MCP endpoint for agents such as Claude and Cursor, alongside its own API. It is not one model or a platform-wide open-weight release. Supported operations, model availability and compute cost vary. We have not compared output quality or latency with competing products, and enhancement can generate new detail rather than recover a verified original.

The feature-page monthly table read on 15 October 2026 lists Free with 100 CU/day, Pro at $35 with 20,000 CU/month, displayed Max at $105 with 60,000 and Business at $200 with 80,000 and up to 50 seats. It no longer lists Basic $9. Max and Business sliders change price and allocation. Subscription help still says paid plans start at $10/month and lists Basic 4,000, Pro 20,000 and Max 54,000 CU. These official pages conflict; ISO currency, regional checkout and annual total remain unestablished. CU are not image counts. Individual CU do not roll over, Business/Enterprise have separate rules, and compute packs expire after 90 days.

Web-app CU and API-token billing are separate. Direct API calls and MCP using an API token consume the workspace’s USD balance after API access is enabled. OAuth MCP uses the signed-in account’s CU instead. Styles trained through the API and web app are not automatically mutually visible; they need to be shared to the workspace where applicable.

The current table no longer supplies the old Basic commercial-licence row. Terms make professional/commercial use depend on the subscription tier and other restrictions; the current Free/paid commercial-output matrix remains unestablished. Private settings depend on the plan; no universal no-training guarantee or default privacy setting for all individual plans was verified. Business Terms state that Business inputs and outputs are not used for training, which is not a promise for every personal plan or third-party route. Enterprise API zero data retention requires activation by sales and a ZDR request header, and is currently documented only for Krea 2 Medium, Large and Medium Turbo; reference images use base64 data URIs.

Image results can be downloaded individually or as a ZIP batch and passed into editing, enhancement or video workflows. ZIP is packaging, not a layered format. A complete cross-model PNG/JPEG/WebP matrix and SVG/PSD export were not verified. Removing an item from a session does not also delete the underlying asset, so session cleanup is not equivalent to deleting stored cloud material.

Editor's take

Consider Krea for hosted realtime exploration, editing and enhancement across supported models. Budget web CU separately from API-token calls. Commercial work needs the appropriate paid terms; a no-training requirement needs the specific Business or eligible enterprise API agreement, not an assumption about all personal plans.

Our reading of who this suits, based on the sources above. Opinion, offered to help you decide - not a lab result.

Key Features

Hosted realtime creation, image editing and enhancement using Krea 2 and third-party models
Free100 CU/day; current feature table omits Basic; paid-plan figures conflict with subscription help
Displayed monthly table: Pro $35/20,000 CU, Max $105/60,000 and Business $200/80,000 up to50seats; ISO currency and regional checkout unconfirmed
Direct API and API-token MCP draw a separate workspace USD balance; OAuth MCP uses the account’s CU
Individual image downloads and ZIP batches, with follow-on editing, enhancement and video workflows
Business-specific no-training terms; enterprise API ZDR is opt-in and limited to the listed Krea 2 models

Use Cases

Explore composition through supported realtime creation controls
Edit or enhance images while checking generated details against the intended result
Assess commercial visuals after confirming the current plan’s applicable output rights
Integrate supported API models with a separate usage budget and the required data agreement

Pros

✓Image creation, editing and enhancement are available within one hosted workspace
✓The current monthly table identifies CU allowances for its displayed configurations
✓Business data terms and an enterprise API ZDR route are documented with explicit conditions

Cons

✕The current Free/paid commercial-output matrix is unestablished; personal-plan privacy defaults and universal no-training protection were not verified
✕Annual prices conflict across official pages; the exact payable annual total needs checkout confirmation
✕Web CU do not pay for direct API or API-token MCP calls; those use a separate USD balance
✕Enterprise ZDR is not the default and does not cover every model; activation and a request header are required
✕Individual CU do not roll over and extra compute packs expire after 90 days
✕ZIP downloads are not layered files; deleting a session item does not delete its asset, and enhancement can invent detail

Frequently Asked Questions

What is free, and what do monthly plans cost?

What is the actual annual payment?

The annual total remains unverified: the current feature selector advertises 40% off while subscription help still says 20%, with conflicting monthly plan and CU figures. The current feature table omits Basic, so neither old Basic $9 nor an annual-equivalent $5 is presented as a current monthly purchase.

Do API calls use my web CU?

Direct API and MCP with an API token use a separate workspace USD balance, and API access must be enabled. OAuth MCP instead uses the signed-in account’s CU. API- and web-trained styles are not automatically mutually visible and may need workspace sharing. A web subscription is not an API-token credit pool.

Can I use Free outputs commercially?

The current feature-page table no longer lists Basic or its former commercial-licence row. Krea’s terms make professional/commercial use conditional on the subscription tier and other restrictions. A current Free/paid commercial-output entitlement matrix is not established; old Basic advertising is not a current purchase or licence guarantee.

Does Krea promise that my material will not be used for training?

The Business Terms explicitly exclude Business inputs and outputs from training. That promise must not be extended to all personal plans or model routes. Ordinary terms make private features plan-dependent, and this review did not verify a universal personal-plan no-training guarantee or each plan’s default privacy setting.

Is API zero data retention automatic?

No. The documented ZDR route is for enterprise customers, requires sales activation and a ZDR request header, and currently lists Krea 2 Medium, Large and Medium Turbo. Reference images use base64 data URIs. It is not a guarantee for all API models or third-party providers.

What can I download, and does deleting a session delete the files?

The image tool supports individual downloads and ZIP batches. ZIP is a collection of files, not a layered design document; full cross-model formats and SVG/PSD were not verified. Deleting from a session does not also delete the asset. Enhancement can synthesize detail and should not be treated as a guarantee of recovered factual texture.

Do compute units expire or roll over?

Unused individual-plan CU do not roll over. Business and Enterprise have their own accumulation rules. Extra compute packs have a 90-day usage period. These web CU rules are separate from the API workspace’s USD balance.

Key facts and where they come from

PriceNot established: Current feature-page pricing lists Free, Pro $35/month, Max $105/month and Business $200/month, while subscription help still describes paid plans from $10/month and different plan quotas. The current table no longer lists Basic $9. Currency-qualified regional checkout, annual total and reconciliation of these official pages remain unestablished.Source: Krea — public monthly plan table · Krea — subscription help with conflicting legacy figures · Krea — September 2026 comparison article, own-plan table
AvailabilityNot established: Country-by-country distribution and actual reachability of the selected product and plan are not established by the registered sources. A platform list, hosting location or payment-region note does not establish access from a particular country.Source: Krea - plugins and integrations
Commercial useNot established: The current feature-page table no longer lists Basic or its former commercial-licence row. Krea’s terms make professional/commercial use conditional on the subscription tier and other restrictions. A current Free/paid commercial-output entitlement matrix is not established; old Basic advertising is not a current purchase or licence guarantee.Source: Krea — public monthly plan table · Krea — ordinary Terms of Use
Training on your dataDocumented: Business inputs and outputs are not used for training; Business commercial-output rights are subject to the applicable terms and other necessary processing remains possible.Source: Krea — Business Terms, January 1, 2026
API billingDocumented: Direct API and API-token MCP use a workspace USD balance separate from web CU; OAuth MCP uses account CU, and API access must be enabled.Source: Krea — API keys and billing
Export formatsNot established: Individual and ZIP downloads are documented, but the downloadable image-file formats and per-model or plan export conditions are not established in this record.Source: Krea — image generation and downloads
Usage limitsDocumented: CU consumption varies; individual CU do not roll over, Business/Enterprise have separate rules, and extra compute packs have a 90-day usage period.Source: Krea — compute units

Official sources

The vendor pages we read for the claims on this page, what each one states, and the day we read it.

Krea — documentation and Krea 2 ↗
The documentation identifies Krea 2 as Krea’s own foundational image-model family within the broader platform.
Read on September 23, 2026
Krea — image generation and downloads ↗
The image tool offers Krea and third-party models, individual or ZIP downloads, and follow-on editing; removing a session item does not delete its asset.
Read on September 23, 2026
Krea — public monthly plan table ↗
The public feature-page monthly table read on 15 October 2026 lists Free with 100 compute units/day, Pro $35 with 20,000/month, Max $105 with 60,000/month, and Business $200 with 80,000/month. This table no longer lists Basic $9. Currency code, regional checkout and a reconciled annual total are not established; the subscription-help figures differ.
Read on October 15, 2026
Krea — subscription help with conflicting legacy figures ↗
Subscription help read on 15 October 2026 still describes paid plans from $10/month and 20% annual discount, with Basic 4,000, Pro 20,000 and Max 54,000 monthly compute units. These are not reconciled with the current feature-page table, which omits Basic and lists Max 60,000; no current complete quote is inferred.
Read on October 15, 2026
Krea — September 2026 comparison article, own-plan table ↗
Krea’s own table in this article gives Basic an annual equivalent of $5/month; it conflicts with other annual messaging and does not establish a verified checkout total.
Read on September 23, 2026
Krea — compute units ↗
CU consumption varies; individual CU do not roll over, Business/Enterprise have separate rules, and extra compute packs have a 90-day usage period.
Read on September 23, 2026
Krea — API keys and billing ↗
Direct API and API-token MCP use a workspace USD balance separate from web CU; OAuth MCP uses account CU, and API access must be enabled.
Read on September 23, 2026
Krea — ordinary Terms of Use ↗
Krea permits personal or professional service use subject to its terms, subscription tier and additional agreements. Commercializing generated content is conditional on copyright rules and other restrictions; downloaded content rights can depend on specific purchases/plans. Historical registered scope read on 2026-09-23, not rechecked in full on 2026-10-15: Private features depend on the plan and ordinary submissions carry broad usage permissions; this does not establish a universal personal-plan no-training guarantee.
Read on October 15, 2026
Krea — Business Terms, January 1, 2026 ↗
Business inputs and outputs are not used for training; Business commercial-output rights are subject to the applicable terms and other necessary processing remains possible.
Read on September 23, 2026
Krea — enterprise API zero data retention ↗
ZDR needs enterprise sales activation and a request header, currently lists Krea 2 Medium/Large/Medium Turbo, and uses base64 data URIs for reference images.
Read on September 23, 2026
Krea - plugins and integrations ↗
Read on 12 October 2026. Lists Krea for Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Blender (with a macOS and Windows add-on), a ChatGPT app, and Krea MCP for Claude and Cursor, alongside the site itself and a documented API.
Read on October 12, 2026

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