Image generation and editing model producing 2K images in under 8 seconds, versus 30+ seconds for Nano Banana. Edits preserve untouched pixels and support up to six references; currently paid-only with open-sourcing hinted.
Krea's in-house image generation and editing model, available inside the Krea creative suite on a credit-based plan.
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Krea 3 at a glance
- What is Krea 3?
- Krea 3 is a model from Krea. Krea's in-house image generation and editing model, available inside the Krea creative suite on a credit-based plan.
- Who makes Krea 3?
- Krea 3 is made by Krea.
- Does Krea 3 work in the EU?
- Available in the EU. Krea's site states it serves users from 191 countries and offers self-serve signup and plans with no listed regional exclusions; no EU restriction was found. EU data residency was not confirmed. Last verified 14 Nov 2026.
- How much does Krea 3 cost?
- Freemium. Platform has a Free plan (100 units/day), Basic (5,000 units/mo, ~138 Krea 3 images), Pro (20,000 units/mo, ~555), Max (60,000 units/mo, ~1,666), plus Business and custom Enterprise plans. A creator review says Krea 3 itself is paid-only. Licence: Proprietary.
- Where was Krea 3 shown?
- In 2 creator videos by AI Search, Matt Wolfe. Most recently by AI Search on 18 Oct 2026, at 18:07 in “Quantum breakthrough, Gemini 4 Argon, MOSS Image, KLING 4, OpenAI spy, Muse Wonder: AI NEWS”.
Sources: the vendor's own pages (linked above) and creator videos at the linked timestamps. EU status is information, not legal advice; see how we check.
Krea 3 is an image generation and editing model from Krea, offered inside the Krea web platform alongside third-party models such as Nano Banana. Krea's pricing page lists it among the selectable image models, with plan allowances expressed as Krea 3 image counts (for example about 138 images on Basic, 555 on Pro and 1,666 on Max per month).
According to a YouTube creator review, it produces 2K images in under 8 seconds, compared with 30+ seconds for Nano Banana. The same review says edits preserve untouched pixels and support up to six reference images. These figures come from a third-party review and not from Krea's own pages.
Access is through Krea's web app, which also bundles video, 3D, upscaling, realtime rendering, LoRA training and node workflows. A free tier of 100 units per day exists for the platform, but the creator review described Krea 3 as paid-only at launch, with open-sourcing hinted but not confirmed. Weights are not published as far as the provided material shows.
- Text-to-image generation and prompt-based image editing
- Reported 2K output in under 8 seconds (creator review)
- Edits reportedly preserve untouched pixels
- Supports up to six reference images (creator review)
- Usable alongside Krea's upscaler, video, realtime and node tools
As seen on YouTube
Watch the moment: the exact second top creators show it. Videos load only when you press play, via youtube-nocookie.com.
Image generation and editing model in public beta. The creator demoed inline edits (recolor eyes, change text and logos) in about 10 seconds, and found it cleaner than ChatGPT Image or Nano Banana. He named it the image winner of the week.
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