Leading open text-to-image model used for comparison. It looked more realistic and handled the king pigeon yoga pose better, while MiniMax won on UI design and the magazine cover.
Krea's text-to-image model, offered on the Krea creative platform; compared by creators with open local image models.
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Krea 2 at a glance
- What is Krea 2?
- Krea 2 is a model from Krea. Krea's text-to-image model, offered on the Krea creative platform; compared by creators with open local image models.
- Who makes Krea 2?
- Krea 2 is made by Krea.
- Does Krea 2 work in the EU?
- Available in the EU. Krea's site states it serves users from 191 countries and shows no regional restrictions or EU exclusions. No EU-specific data residency evidence was found. Last verified 14 Nov 2026.
- How much does Krea 2 cost?
- Freemium. Krea platform: Free plan (100 units/day); Basic 5,000 units/mo (~$5.25/mo billed yearly); Pro 20,000 units/mo (~$21/mo); Max 60,000 units/mo (~$63/mo); Business 80k units/mo; Enterprise custom. Model-specific pricing for Krea 2 not listed.
- Where was Krea 2 shown?
- In 6 creator videos by AI Search, Matt Wolfe. Most recently by AI Search on 12 Nov 2026, at 3:33 in “New top local AI image editor is here!”.
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Krea 2 is an image generation model associated with Krea, the AI creative suite for images, video and 3D. The provided official pages only list the newer Krea 3 and third-party models such as Nano Banana. They give no model card or specifications for Krea 2, so its details here are limited.
YouTube creator comparisons (AI Search) describe it as a leading open text-to-image model used as a benchmark against newer releases. They report that it looked more realistic in a king pigeon yoga pose test, and that it is more than twice the size of MOSS Image and needs more VRAM. These are informal observations, and the material does not confirm whether the weights are publicly downloadable or under what license.
Krea's platform, which hosts its own and third-party models, offers a free daily allowance and paid monthly plans based on compute units. It also includes upscaling, generative editing, LoRA training, realtime rendering, video generation and node-based workflows. Pricing for Krea 2 specifically is not listed.
- Text-to-image generation
- Offered within Krea's creative suite alongside editing, upscaling and video tools
- Described by creators as realistic in side-by-side tests
- Reported to need more VRAM than smaller open image models
As seen on YouTube
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Leading open text-to-image model, more than twice the size of MOSS Image. Creator says it performs somewhat better in initial tests but needs more VRAM.
New top open-source image generator with realistic images, strong prompt adherence, world knowledge and very little censorship. Light enough for about 4 GB VRAM and about 10 seconds per image for the creator; a full tutorial was previously made.
Krea released the Krea 2 model as open weights, so it can be downloaded, run in the cloud and fine-tuned on custom likenesses or styles.
Krea's first from-scratch image foundation model, focused on artistic style and creative control, with style-reference uploads. It is closed source and the creator thinks it trails GPT Image 2.
New image model with Midjourney-like controllability: style reference with sliders, weighted multiple references, and mood boards that generate taste profiles. Matt tests a purple mood board generating baseball players; available on Max and Business plans.
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