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FLUX by Black Forest Labs vs Krea

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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FLUX by Black Forest Labs

Image and video generation models with a pay-per-use API and open weights

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Verdict

FLUX by Black Forest Labs and Krea are both Image & Visual AI tools. Only Krea has a free plan or trial. Only Krea is available on iOS.

Best overall

Krea

  • Designers
  • Digital artists
  • Marketing and creative teams
  • Game and 3D artists

Choose FLUX by Black Forest Labs if

  • You want a tool built for adding image generation or editing to an application through an API.
  • Pay-per-use pricing with no subscription or seat fees.
  • Klein models start at $0.008 per image.

Choose Krea if

  • You want a tool built for Real-time visual ideation.
  • Free plan with 100 daily units and access to real-time, image, video and 3D models.
  • Many third-party and in-house models available in a single account.
Best value
Krea
Best for beginners
Krea
Best for business
FLUX by Black Forest Labs

Features

17 features compared.

  • FLUX 3 Image
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Available
    Krea
    Not available
  • FLUX 3 Video
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Available
    Krea
    Not available
  • FLUX 3 Image Klein
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Available
    Krea
    Not available
  • FLUX.2 family
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Available
    Krea
    Not available
  • FLUX.1 Kontext
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Available
    Krea
    Not available
  • FLUX Tools
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Available
    Krea
    Not available
  • FLUX 3 Action
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Available
    Krea
    Not available
  • Playground
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Available
    Krea
    Not available
  • Open weights
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Available
    Krea
    Not available
  • Real-time generation
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Not available
    Krea
    Available
  • Multi-model image and video generation
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Not available
    Krea
    Available
  • Upscaler and enhancer
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Not available
    Krea
    Available
  • Image editor
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Not available
    Krea
    Available
  • LoRA training
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Not available
    Krea
    Available
  • Krea Nodes and App Builder
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Not available
    Krea
    Available
  • 3D and lip sync
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Not available
    Krea
    Available
  • Plugins and API
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Not available
    Krea
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Paid
    Krea
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    No
    Krea
    Yes
  • Starting price
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    $0.008
    Krea
    $0
  • Plans
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    3 plans
    Krea
    6 plans

FLUX by Black Forest Labs plans

  • Pay-as-you-go API

    Most popular

    $0.008/image

    No subscription or seat fees; prepaid credits at $0.01 each. $0.008 is the FLUX 3 Klein price at 768x768

    • Per-image pricing
    • Per-second video pricing
    • Megapixel-based pricing for FLUX.2 models
    • Batch requests

  • Commercial weights licences

    Custom/year

    Builder, Platform and Professional tiers for self-hosting open weights; no prices are listed and each offers Contact Sales

    • Fine-tuning and LoRA rights
    • 10K to 100K images per month
    • Licensed users per tier
    • Self-hosting on your own infrastructure

  • Enterprise

    Custom/year

    Combined API and weights pricing with volume discounts, SLA and dedicated support through Contact Sales

    • All models and new releases
    • Volume discounts
    • SLA guarantees
    • Dedicated support

Krea plans

  • Free

    $0

    100 compute units per day, no credit card required

    • Real-time models
    • Image video and 3D models
    • LoRA training up to 50 images
    • Upscaling up to 2K
    • Krea Nodes
    • App Builder

  • Basic

    $9/month

    5,000 compute units per month

    • Commercial license
    • All image models
    • Selected video models
    • 4 image and 2 video concurrent jobs
    • Unlimited relaxed generations

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $35/month

    20,000 compute units per month

    • Commercial license
    • All image and video models
    • Upscaling up to 22K
    • 8 image and 4 video concurrent jobs

  • Max

    $105/month

    60,000 compute units per month

    • Commercial license
    • Unlimited LoRA training up to 2,000 images
    • Upscaling up to 22K
    • Unlimited image and 8 video concurrent jobs

  • Business

    $200/month

    80,000 compute units per month for a team of up to 50 members

    • Shared compute pool
    • Usage analytics
    • Priority email support
    • Per-member spend limits
    • Packs from 20k to 1.5M units

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Custom compute packages and seat counts

    • SAML SSO
    • Dedicated account manager
    • IP indemnification
    • Custom onboarding
    • Unlimited image and video concurrency

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

FLUX by Black Forest Labs
8.3overall
Krea
8.3overall

  • Image Quality

    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    9.0
    Krea
    Not rated

  • Prompt Adherence

    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    8.8
    Krea
    Not rated

  • Text Rendering

    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    8.5
    Krea
    Not rated

  • Ease of Use

    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    7.0
    Krea
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    8.0
    Krea
    Not rated

  • Real-time Generation

    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Not rated
    Krea
    9.0

  • Image Quality & Model Choice

    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Not rated
    Krea
    8.7

  • Upscaling & Enhancement

    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Not rated
    Krea
    8.8

  • Video Generation

    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Not rated
    Krea
    8.0

  • Pricing Clarity

    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Not rated
    Krea
    7.2

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

FLUX by Black Forest Labs

Pros

  • Pay-per-use pricing with no subscription or seat fees
  • Klein models start at $0.008 per image
  • One API covers image, video, audio and action models
  • Open weights available for selected models, with commercial licence tiers for self-hosting
  • Company holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001:2022 certifications, according to its site

Cons

  • The pricing page mentions no free tier or free credits
  • Commercial licence prices are not published and require Contact Sales
  • Open weights come under several licences, and some are non-commercial
  • No mobile app

Krea

Pros

  • Free plan with 100 daily units and access to real-time, image, video and 3D models
  • Many third-party and in-house models available in a single account
  • Real-time generation and upscaling up to 22K
  • LoRA training and node-based workflows for repeatable pipelines
  • Plugins for Photoshop, Adobe video tools, DaVinci Resolve and Blender, plus an API

Cons

  • Compute units run out at different rates per model, so costs for video and premium models are hard to predict
  • Basic, Pro and Max units do not roll over
  • Commercial license is not included on the Free plan
  • No official Android app was found

Platforms

  • Web
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Supported
    Krea
    Supported
  • Windows
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Not supported
    Krea
    Not supported
  • macOS
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Not supported
    Krea
    Not supported
  • iOS
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Not supported
    Krea
    Supported
  • Android
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Not supported
    Krea
    Not supported
  • API
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Supported
    Krea
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Not supported
    Krea
    Not supported

Integrations

FLUX by Black Forest Labs

3 integrations
  • Hugging Face
  • GitHub
  • MCP

Krea

8 integrations
  • Photoshop
  • After Effects
  • Premiere Pro
  • DaVinci Resolve
  • Blender
  • ChatGPT
  • Slack
  • MCP

Company

  • Company
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Not listed
    Krea
    KREA.AI, Inc.
  • Headquarters
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Not listed
    Krea
    San Francisco, CA
  • Listing
    FLUX by Black Forest Labs
    Not claimed
    Krea
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is FLUX by Black Forest Labs better than Krea?

It depends on your workflow. FLUX by Black Forest Labs is built for adding image generation or editing to an application through an API. Krea is built for Real-time visual ideation.

What are the key feature differences between FLUX by Black Forest Labs and Krea?

FLUX by Black Forest Labs: Image and video generation models with a pay-per-use API and open weights. Krea: Generate and edit images, video and 3D with dozens of models in one workspace.

Does FLUX by Black Forest Labs or Krea have a free plan?

Krea has a free plan or trial; FLUX by Black Forest Labs is paid only.

Which is cheaper, FLUX by Black Forest Labs or Krea?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.