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Krea

Real-time AI canvas for creators

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Pricing · Freemium from $24/moStable
The FalcoScan Intel PanelKrea · Image
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Elevated
Band
Momentum
Stable
Market trend

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The Brief

What Krea does

Krea is a creative AI canvas combining FLUX, Stable Diffusion, video generation, and real-time editing. Founded by Diego Rodriguez and Victor Pérez. SF-based with operations in Madrid.

How Krea compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Krea does. Only Realistic AI lists a starting price, $6.99 a month. None of the 5 offers an API, which Krea does. Krea offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Krea was founded in 2022; the alternatives were founded between 2021 and 2023, 1 of them earlier. Krea is based in San Francisco, United States; all the 4 alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States too.

Market position · Image

How Krea compares in Image

Krea has high opportunity and sits in the top third of 472 live Image tools on FalcoScan. Across Image, the average opportunity score is 49.2 and the average saturation score 52.4. FalcoScan rates Krea's own market position as contested. 67 of the 472 operating Image tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 16 shutdowns in the category.

Krea compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
KreaFounded 2022 · San Francisco, United StatesHighContestedFreemium$24/moYesYesWebStable
Realistic AIModerateContestedFreemium$6.99/moYesNoWebStable
Runway InpaintingFounded 2022 · New York, United StatesModerateContestedPaid—NoNoWebStable
Pika Image EffectsFounded 2023 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesNoWebRising
Kaiber TransformFounded 2022 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWebRising
Kaiber Transform AIFounded 2021 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWebHot

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Image.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Krea exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Image GenerationVideo GenerationReal Time
Industry Verticals
CreativeMarketingDesign
Tagged

Krea shows up when builders search for these

real-time-imagecreative-canvasfrontierconsumer
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Realistic AI

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Runway Inpainting

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★ 4.3Opportunity High
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Kaiber Transform

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★ 4.2Opportunity Moderate
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Kaiber Transform AI

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★ 4.2Opportunity Moderate
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Questions

Krea: common questions

Is Krea free?

Krea has a free tier, with paid plans from $24 a month.

What are the best alternatives to Krea?

The closest alternatives to Krea that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Realistic AI, Runway Inpainting, Pika Image Effects, Kaiber Transform, and Kaiber Transform AI.

Is Krea still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Krea as operating at krea.ai.

Where is Krea based?

Krea is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Does Krea have an API?

Yes. Krea offers an API.

Who is Krea for?

Krea is built for creators, designers, and consumers.

How do I sign in to Krea?

Sign in on Krea's own website, krea.ai. FalcoScan reviews Krea but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Krea directly.

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