Krea review (2026): the best real-time canvas around, but 3.6 on Trustpilot and units that do not roll over.
Krea scores 3.6 out of 5 on Trustpilot across 183 reviews (read 11 November 2026), with 50% five-star and 33% one-star. It sells Basic at $9/month with 5,000 compute units, Pro at $35/month with 20,000 and Max at $70/month with 40,000, and its pricing FAQ says Basic, Pro and Max units do not roll over. Its real strengths are a real-time canvas, LoRA style training and in-house Krea 3. Zemith Plus is $15.99/month with 1.5M credits for image models, video models, Director, chat, research and files, but it has no real-time canvas or style training today.
Zemith Plus covers image and video models plus chat and research for $15.99/mo; Krea's canvas and style training stay Krea's.
- Text to Image runs Flux 2 and Flux 3, Nano Banana 2 and Pro, GPT Image 2, Seedream 4.5, Qwen Image 2, Wan 2.7 Image and Luma Photon, with a credit price shown before you generate.
- Video Generation runs Veo 3.1, Kling V3.0, Seedance 2.5, Wan 2.7 and Grok Imagine, priced per second, and Director turns an idea into a multi-shot film with voice-over, music and captions.
- Characters keeps one face across shots, and the image editor, background tools, Relight and 4K upscaling sit in the same Creative Studio.
- The same 1.5M credits also run GPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok chat, deep research and Word, PowerPoint, Excel and PDF files, and top-ups from $10 (800k credits) never expire.
20,000 units that do not roll over; image, video, upscaling and LoRA training
1.5M credits · image + video models + Director + chat, research & files
Free plan · $0 today · Web, iOS & Android
How Krea is rated on Trustpilot.
Trustpilot, 183 reviews · read 11 Nov 2026
Half of reviewers rate Krea five stars for image quality and speed, while one-star reviews focus on credits, billing and support:
Read on Krea's public Trustpilot page on 11 November 2026; 128 of the 183 reviews were posted in the past 12 months, and Trustpilot labels many of the five-star reviews as invited. We show Trustpilot only because we could not open a current G2 star breakdown to verify it.
Pick Flux, Nano Banana, GPT Image or Seedream, see the credit price before you generate, then edit, upscale or animate it.
Three complaints that repeat in Krea reviews.
Credits that do not match what was promised.
“I didn't receive all of the credits that were listed for my plan and I was overcharged for each generation”Trustpilot, 1-star review, 4 Nov 2026
“The model selector indicates that no credits will be charged, yet the selected model appears to switch to Krea 3 Fast”Trustpilot, 1-star review, 8 Nov 2026
Units reset monthly and extra packs expire in 90 days.
“Basic, Pro, and Max plans allocate compute units monthly and they do not roll over.”Krea pricing FAQ, Official credit rules, Checked 11 Nov 2026
“Credits are added instantly after purchase and expire after 90 days.”Krea pricing, One-time compute packs, Checked 11 Nov 2026
Support that is hard to reach.
“Krea has TERRIBLE customer service and tech support.”Trustpilot, 1-star review, 20 Oct 2026
What Krea does well, and what Zemith does and does not match.
A real-time canvas and fast iteration.
“Instant renders as you draw.”Krea homepage, Official product claim, Checked 11 Nov 2026
“The goat. Just the best service for imagery right now.”Trustpilot, 5-star review, 7 Nov 2026
Train a style or face (LoRA).
“Upload just a few images of the same face, product, or visual style and teach Krea to generate it on demand.”Krea homepage, Official product claim, Checked 11 Nov 2026
How Krea compares with Zemith on price, models and everyday AI work.
Krea prices and terms from krea.ai/pricing, Zemith from zemith.com/pricing and the Creative Studio model list. Checked 11 November 2026.
| Capability | Krea Basic | Krea Pro | Zemith Plus | Zemith Professional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Monthly price (USD) Monthly / yearly billing | $9/mo ($5/mo yearly) · 5,000 units | $35/mo ($21/mo yearly) · 20,000 units | $15.99/mo ($179.88/yr · $14.99/mo) · 1.5M credits | $29.99/mo ($299.88/yr · $24.99/mo) · 3M credits |
Unit rollover What carries over | Does not roll over | Does not roll over; packs expire in 90 days | Monthly credits renew; top-ups never expire | Same, 2x credits |
What the allowance buys Krea's own estimates | ~200 Nano Banana 2.1 images or ~16 Seedance 2.5 videos | ~803 Nano Banana 2.1 images or ~65 Seedance 2.5 videos | Flux 2 Pro images list at 6,900 credits (~217/mo), Nano Banana 2 from 12,700 (~118/mo) | Same prices, 2x the credits |
Real-time canvas Draw and see live | Yes | Yes | Not available | Not available |
Style / face training LoRA | Up to 50 images | Up to 50 images | No training; saved Characters for faces | Same |
Video models Text and image to video | Selected video models (no Veo 3.1) | All video models incl. Veo 3.1, Kling, Seedance 2.5 | Veo 3.1, Kling V3.0, Seedance 2.5, Wan 2.7, Grok Imagine + Director | Same, more credits |
Free plan Try before paying | 100 units/day, no commercial license | Same | Chat only (2,000 daily credits); images and video start on Plus | Same |
Chat, research & files Beyond media | Not included (Krea Agent is for creative tasks) | Not included | GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok chat, deep research, Word, PowerPoint, Excel & PDF | Adds top models, Cloud agents |
Our verdict: Krea is the pick for a live canvas and style training, while Zemith Plus ($15.99/mo) bundles media with chat and research.
- Krea is 3.6/5 on Trustpilot (183 reviews); one-star reviews cite credits, billing and support.
- Basic, Pro and Max units do not roll over, and one-time packs expire after 90 days.
- Zemith Plus ($15.99/month, 1.5M credits) runs Flux, Nano Banana, GPT Image, Seedream, Veo 3.1, Kling V3.0, Seedance 2.5 and Wan plus Director, Characters, chat and research. On raw Nano Banana image counts, Krea's allowance is larger per dollar.
- Want the plan-by-plan unit math? Read our Krea pricing breakdown.
Questions people ask about Krea.
Is Krea any good?
It is liked for image quality, speed and its real-time canvas: 50% of its 183 Trustpilot reviews are five-star, but 33% are one-star, mostly about credits, billing and support (read 11 November 2026).
Do Krea units roll over?
Not on Basic, Pro or Max. Business and Enterprise can carry unused units forward. One-time compute packs expire after 90 days.
Does Krea have a free plan?
Yes: 100 units a day with limited models and no commercial license. Commercial use is included on Basic and above.
Can Zemith do what Krea's real-time canvas does?
No. Zemith has no real-time canvas or LoRA training today; it is built for image and video generation, editing, Characters, Director films and AI chat in one plan.
Which is cheaper, Krea or Zemith?
Krea Basic is $9/month and Pro is $35/month; Zemith Plus is $15.99/month with 1.5M credits shared with chat, research and files. For pure Nano Banana volume Krea's allowance is larger; for one bill across media and AI chat, Zemith is cheaper.
Make images, video and Director films in one $15.99/mo workspace.
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