Krea alternative
Krea alternatives for image creators who want video too
Pick the tool for the job: four image models for moodboards, an upscaler for the winner, video for motion, LoRA trainers for your style and Sensei when you want an agent to run the project.
Krea does many jobs in one place. This page lists the jobs people use it for and what we use on Pixel Dojo for each one. We tested the first job ourselves: one moodboard brief on four image models, then the best one upscaled and animated.
2 credits ($0.13) per image at 1024x1024. Included in every plan, from $10/month.
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By Brian Lovett · Updated
Choose an alternative by the job you hire Krea for
Krea's home page lists a lot: an Agent, Moodboards, Train LoRA, a Node Editor, Realtime, Edit, an Enhancer, Seedance Studio, an API and apps. Nobody uses all of it, so an alternative should be judged on the one or two jobs you actually do.
Below, each job has the tools we use on Pixel Dojo. If you also need a straight head to head on plans and refunds, read PixelDojo vs Krea.
More jobs, made on Pixel Dojo
The winning moodboard frame animated on Seedance 2.5, with a soft wind in the sound track.
The camera pushes in steadily toward the speckled vase as a band of sunlight sweeps across the linen and terracotta bowls, the eucalyptus sprig sways clearly in a breeze from the window and a few dust motes drift through the light, soft wind and a quiet room tone.
The upscale kept the frame intact and sharpened the bowl grain and linen weave. Magnific's own upscaler runs on Pixel Dojo, next to Clarity Pro, Creative Upscaler and P-Image Upscale.
Ideogram 4.5 set the headline exactly as typed.
Screen printed poster with only the words "OPEN KILN DAY" in tall condensed letters, a stack of bowls with a flame rising from it, two color terracotta and cream palette, visible paper grain, no other text.
A consistent icon set in one style on Recraft V4.1.
A set of six flat vector icons for a ceramics studio on a cream background: bowl, vase, kiln, brush, clay lump, mug, terracotta and olive colors, consistent line weight, simple shapes, no text.
One moodboard brief on four image models, then the best one upscaled
We asked for the same moodboard tile for a small ceramics studio on four models, with no text in the image. We chose the one with the strongest composition and upscaled it.
Moodboard tile for a small ceramics studio: handmade terracotta bowls and a speckled cream vase on a folded linen cloth, a sprig of dried eucalyptus, warm morning light from a window, muted earth palette of clay, sand and olive, calm editorial still life with generous negative space, no text.
Moodboard tile for a small ceramics studio: handmade terracotta bowls and a speckled cream vase on a folded linen cloth, a sprig of dried eucalyptus, warm morning light from a window, muted earth palette of clay, sand and olive, calm editorial still life with generous negative space, no text.
Moodboard tile for a small ceramics studio: handmade terracotta bowls and a speckled cream vase on a folded linen cloth, a sprig of dried eucalyptus, warm morning light from a window, muted earth palette of clay, sand and olive, calm editorial still life with generous negative space, no text.
Moodboard tile for a small ceramics studio: handmade terracotta bowls and a speckled cream vase on a folded linen cloth, a sprig of dried eucalyptus, warm morning light from a window, muted earth palette of clay, sand and olive, calm editorial still life with generous negative space, no text.
- All four kept the terracotta bowls, speckled vase, linen and eucalyptus the brief asked for, in warm earth tones.
- GPT Image 2.5 gave the fullest scene: the eucalyptus stands tall in the vase against a sunlit window, which is why we upscaled it.
- Seedream 5 and Nano Banana 2.1 went for a closer, calmer tabletop, and FLUX 3 Image framed it widest with the table edge in view.
- Each tile lists its own credit cost, and the four cost between 1 and 2.5 credits, so trying the brief on all of them is cheap.
Krea jobs and what we use on Pixel Dojo
Moodboards and style exploration
Run one brief across Nano Banana 2.1, Seedream 5, FLUX 3 Image and GPT Image 2.5, as in the test above, and keep the look you like. Each model page shows its credit price first.
Realtime sketching
Krea's realtime canvas is its own thing. On Pixel Dojo, Canvas chains generate, edit, upscale and animate steps in one session, built for finished work.
Training your own style
LoRA trainers for FLUX, Qwen, WAN and Z-Image, plus Character Studio to save a character and call it by @name in any prompt.
Upscaling and enhancing
Magnific's upscaler, Clarity Pro, Creative Upscaler and P-Image Upscale all run on Pixel Dojo, so you can compare them on your own image.
Video from your stills
Use a still as the first frame on Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0 or Veo 3.1, as in the clip above. For one click looks, browse 283 video effects at /effects, with 3 free a day.
An agent that runs the project
Sensei plans the job, prices every step and waits for your approval of the budget before it spends. Krea has an agent too, so compare how each one handles cost.
Krea plans vs Pixel Dojo
Krea figures from its pricing page and home page, read October 16, 2026, at monthly billing.
| At a glance | Krea | Pixel Dojo |
|---|---|---|
| Paid plans | Basic $9, Pro $35, Max $105, Business $200 a month | Lite $10, Pro $25, Pro Max $50 a month |
| Usage unit | Compute units: 5,000 on Basic up to 80,000 on Business | Credits: 160 to 1,100, price shown on every model page |
| Unused allowance | Basic, Pro and Max units do not roll over; compute packs are valid 90 days | Your credits never expire as long as you have a subscription |
| Free use | Free plan with 100 compute units a day | 3 one click video effects a day with no plan, watermarked |
| LoRA training | Every plan; 50 images per LoRA up to Pro, 2,000 on Max | LoRA trainers for FLUX, Qwen, WAN and Z-Image |
| Realtime canvas and node editor | Yes | Canvas chains generate, edit, upscale and animate steps in one session |
| Whole film editing | Not in Krea's navigation | Film Studio with a whole film editor pass |
Why Krea users switch to Pixel Dojo
Unlimited on every plan
On every paid plan, Relax runs Qwen Image 2.1, FLUX 3 Image Klein and MiniMax H3 Turbo, plus every video and photo effect, unlimited with no credits spent.
Sensei, the AI director
Describe a project and Sensei plans it, prices it, waits for your approval and reviews every take.
One job AI tools
35 single purpose tools each do one edit from an upload: remove a watermark, an object or text, restore and colorize an old photo, swap a background, retouch a portrait or make a thumbnail.
Photo effects
45+ photo effects restyle a picture in one click, from a hand painted anime still to a boxed action figure or a magazine cover, and every one starts from your own upload.
Character Studio
Save a face once and call it by @name in any prompt, so the same person shows up in every image and clip.
Credits that roll over
Your credits roll over while you stay subscribed, so nothing you pay for disappears at the end of the month.
Every top model, plus an API
More than 80 image and 60 video models in one account, with a public API and a hosted MCP server for your own apps and AI assistants.
Pixel Dojo pricing for image creators
Plans are Lite $10 a month for 160 credits, Pro $25 for 500 credits, Pro Max $50 for 1,100 credits. Commercial use is included on every plan, and your credits never expire as long as you have a subscription.
Under our refund policy, a first purchase can be refunded within 7 days, in full if under 20% of the credits are used and pro-rated after that.
Krea questions
What is a good alternative to Krea?
Pixel Dojo runs the top image and video models under one plan, shows every credit price before you generate, and adds Film Studio, Marketing Studio, Character Studio and Sensei.
Is there a Krea alternative with video?
Yes. Pixel Dojo animates a still with Seedance 2.5, Kling 3.0 or Veo 3.1, and offers 283 one click video effects, 3 free a day without a plan.
Can I train my own LoRA outside Krea?
Yes. Pixel Dojo has LoRA trainers for FLUX, Qwen, WAN and Z-Image. Krea also trains LoRAs on every plan, with 50 images per LoRA up to Pro and 2,000 on Max.
Which upscaler should I use?
Try more than one. Magnific's upscaler, Clarity Pro, Creative Upscaler and P-Image Upscale all run on Pixel Dojo, so you can compare them on your own image.
How does Pixel Dojo compare with Krea on price?
Krea plans run from $9 to $200 a month in compute units. Pixel Dojo plans run from $10 to $50 a month in credits, and every model page shows what a generation costs before you generate.
Switch from Krea to Pixel Dojo today
Write a prompt above or start from any example on this page. One plan covers every top model, six studios and Sensei, and your credits roll over.
Start with GPT Image 2.5Sources
Facts about Krea come from these public pages, checked on Oct 16, 2026. Prices and plans change; check the source before you buy.