Krea AI (Krea Image Generator) · Image generation
Free daily credits cover Krea 3 Fast (~36 credits) to generate and export a native 2048×2048 (2K) unwatermarked PNG in 10.49s server wait with accurate text, object counts, and 5-digit hand anatomy; sign-in required.
US-West (California, AS2914)
2048 × 2048 · PNG · Open native file ↗
Subsequent pricing and service checks are shown separately without altering historical scores.
One run does not establish all complex scenes, untested paid maxima or long-term uptime.
Plans & historical pricing
Individual web plans and default Business 80k volume; excludes API and other business volumes · 2026-10-20
Observed first-year promotion USD 63; then USD 84/year until cancelled
Rules [1]Observed first-year promotion USD 252; then USD 336/year until cancelled
Rules [1]Observed first-year promotion USD 756; then USD 1008/year until cancelled
Rules [1]Observed first-year promotion USD 504; then USD 672/year until cancelled
Rules [1]Observed first-year promotion USD 972; then USD 1296/year until cancelled
Rules [1]Observed first-year promotion USD 1188; then USD 1584/year until cancelled
Rules [1]16 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
All 10 previously missing amounts are confirmed in USD checkout summaries. Individual annual offers separate first-year and renewal charges; Business 80k is $1,920/year. Max monthly purchase paths show additional annual offers whose checkout totals were not independently confirmed; these are not merged with the default annual offer. Per-removal compute cost and extra top-up pricing are not separately specified in the verified plans/checkouts. Other Business volumes are outside scope.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Self-serve cancellation in account settings
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
USD checkout summaries reached from official pricing ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ · Capture 4 ↗ · Capture 5 ↗ · Capture 6 ↗ · Capture 7 ↗ · Capture 8 ↗ · Capture 9 ↗ · Capture 10 ↗
Additional annual offers on monthly purchase paths ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-21
Free daily credits available; Basic $10/mo ($8/mo billed yearly), Pro $35/mo, Max $60/mo (verified in structured pricing table)
Free daily compute allowance + monthly/annual subscriptions
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 2048×2048 (2K PNG)
- Attached file dimensions
- 2048 × 2048 · PNG
Read directly from the attached file; this does not establish free download availability at that size.
- Watermark
- No watermark (native 2048×2048 RGB PNG export)
- Free allowance
- Free account daily compute allowance covers Krea 3 (Fast, ~36 credits/image) with direct 2048×2048 PNG export
- Account requirements
- Supports free Google or Email sign-in on /image
- Maximum specification record
- 2048×2048 (2K PNG)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports 1–4 batch size, LoRA & style transfer attachments, and one-click transfer to Enhancer, Edit, or Video
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
Top-tier multi-constraint fulfillment (64.5/65): 'REALTEST 2026' lettering, 3 red apples + 2 blue ceramic mugs, and 5-digit brass right hand are all rendered accurately at native 2048×2048 resolution.
- Fixture
- anchor_t2i_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 10.49 s
- End-to-end reference
- 10.49 s
Network wait includes round trips, queuing and polling error, not pure inference time. Local timings depend on the device; repetition counts are not standardized in legacy records.
Experience, rules & trust
- Disclosure
- Generate button tooltip explicitly discloses '~36 credits' before submission
- Interaction
- Clean dark-mode studio interface with direct controls for aspect ratio (Auto), thinking effort (Fast), and model (Krea 3); hovering the generated image reveals a one-click Download button without paywall modals.
- Entity record
- Krea AI Inc. (San Francisco, CA)
- Origin
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Domain history record
- 2022–present
- Third-party tracking record
- Not recorded or not verified
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Cloud async Krea 3 pipeline (POST /api/jobs/v2/new/k3 -> optim-images.krea.ai, server_s = 10.49s)
- Retention statement
- Generations are saved in workspace Sessions and can be deleted anytime via the trash icon
A recorded statement does not verify deletion or all data-processing behavior.
Verifiable audit trail & evidence
Four SHA-256-verified stages link the benchmark fixture, same-run interface screenshots, native exported artifact and archived pricing sources.
anchor_t2i_v1 · Inspect fixture & file inspector →
Captures entry rules, result view and export disclosure.
Official plans and usage terms (snapshot ↗) · USD checkout summaries reached from official pricing (snapshot ↗) · Additional annual offers on monthly purchase paths (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 93/100
Overall = honesty & reputation × 30% + capability × 70%. Component maxima follow this report’s rubric. List scores are rounded for display; original precision is retained here.
Scoring version 2.3.1 · Test fixture anchor_t2i_v1
Honesty & reputation · 87/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 28 / 35 | Requires a free login to access /image; hovering the generate button transparently displays '~36 credits' for Krea 3 (Fast, 2K), and the free daily credit allowance covers generating and directly exporting a 2048×2048 unwatermarked PNG (8.16MB). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 27 / 30 | Clean dark-mode studio interface with direct controls for aspect ratio (Auto), thinking effort (Fast), and model (Krea 3); hovering the generated image reveals a one-click Download button without paywall modals. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 18 / 20 | Developed by Krea AI Inc. (San Francisco, CA, backed by a16z), a premier Silicon Valley generative visual studio. | Evidence B → |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 | Dispatches async generation via /api/jobs/v2/new/k3 (network-observed server wait 10.49s) and delivers a native 2048×2048 RGB PNG with exceptional multi-constraint adherence. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 95.5/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 64.5 / 65 | Text rendering (25.0/25: Wooden sign prints 'REALTEST 2026' with 100% accurate spelling and engraved wood texture) · Count & color binding (20.0/20: Exactly 3 red apples on the left and 2 blue ceramic mugs on the right on a dark oak table) · Anatomy & structure (19.5/20: Brass robot's right hand clearly shows 4 mechanical fingers + 1 thumb gripping the top edge of the wooden sign). | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 | Clean unwatermarked export (8/8); native export is a 2048×2048 (2K) RGB lossless PNG (8,158,105 bytes) exceeding the 1024px baseline (12/12). | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 11 / 15 | 2026-10-21 same-run CDP network timing: 10.49s server wait from POST /api/jobs/v2/new/k3 to job completion notification POST /api/notifications/[id]/acknowledge (10.49s end-to-end, async_verified) (11.0/15). | Evidence A → |
Legacy scores may include advertised maximum capabilities. Read tested output separately from paid capabilities. Records without matching tiers and scope are not ranked together.
Revisions & corrections
- 2026-10-16
Initial real-machine evaluation on Mode B 5-constraint prompt anchor (anchor_t2i_v1). - 2026-10-19
Standardized 30/70 aggregation, decimal half-up rounding, and SHA-256 evidence inventory. - 2026-10-19
Captured native 2048×2048 PNG export with Krea 3 Fast; held pending same-run landing screenshot and server timing. - 2026-10-21
Completed same-run landing/result/download screenshots (with sidebar collapsed for privacy), native 2048×2048 PNG export, verified async server timing (server_s = 10.49s), and full seven-aspect scoring; auto-approved via contract gate.