Krea vs Oakgen Pricing: Compute Units, Credits, and Real Cost

Oakgen is the better-value starting point if you want many image and video models plus voice and music under one plan. Krea earns its price when the real-time canvas, Krea 2, LoRA training, Nodes, or high-end upscaling are part of the work you repeat.

Krea uses compute units and Oakgen uses credits. Those numbers cannot be compared directly. Price the same approved output, including rejected attempts and finishing work.

Krea's public monthly prices checked on August 10, 2026 were Free at $0, Basic at $9, Pro at $35, Max at $105 for the displayed 60,000-unit configuration, and Business at $200 for the displayed 80,000-unit configuration. Krea also advertises annual discounts and configurable unit amounts on higher plans.

Krea vs Oakgen plans at a glance

Krea advertises annual billing at a discount. Compare the total annual commitment, not only the smaller monthly equivalent shown beside it.

What Krea compute units mean

Compute units are a shared allowance spent inside Krea. They are useful because one plan can fund many tools, but they are not a stable output count.

An image generation on a fast model may use a small number of units. A high-end video generation can use far more. An upscale, LoRA training run, 3D job, or lip-sync operation can have its own rate.

This creates two very different versions of the same plan:

• an image-first user can make many drafts and still have room for enhancement;
• a video-first user can spend the same allowance in a much smaller number of attempts.

Krea's interface should show the current unit charge for an operation. Record that number for the exact models and settings you intend to use.

The compute-unit budgeting formula

Use this formula for each repeated task:

Monthly units = deliverables × attempts per approval × units per attempt

Then add units for upscaling, training, editing, and client revisions.

Example: a creator needs 12 approved clips, expects three attempts per approval, and the selected setting costs 500 units per attempt. The video estimate is 18,000 units before upscales or revisions. That workload already points toward Pro rather than Basic.

The 500-unit figure is an example, not a current Krea price. Replace it with the amount shown in your account.

Krea monthly workload worksheet

Run this worksheet with one real campaign. Do not use an ideal month with no rejected generations.

Krea Free: good for fit, poor for forecasting volume

Krea lists 100 daily compute units on Free, no credit card requirement, full access to its real-time models, and limited access to image, video, 3D, lip-sync, upscaling, and LoRA features.

That is enough to answer several important questions:

• Does the real-time canvas match how you think?
• Can Krea 2 reach the visual direction you want?
• Do style references and moodboards save prompt work?
• Is the asset flow comfortable?

The free allowance may not be enough to estimate a production month built around premium video. Treat it as a workflow trial, not proof that the paid unit economics will fit.

Krea Basic: the image-first plan

Basic includes 5,000 monthly units, a commercial license, full access to image, 3D, and lip-sync models, LoRA fine-tuning with up to 50 images, upscaling up to 22K, and selected video models.

Basic makes sense for:

• designers who mainly create and enhance still images;
• creators who use Krea's real-time canvas for ideation;
• light LoRA training and occasional video;
• users who need commercial terms but not every video model or Nodes automation.

Do not assume “selected video models” includes the exact model and setting in your brief. Confirm access before subscribing.

Krea Pro: the automation and all-video threshold

Pro includes 20,000 monthly units. Krea says it adds access to all video models, workflow automation with Nodes and Apps, the Nodes Agent, and discounts on compute-unit packs.

Pro is the natural choice when:

• video is part of weekly production;
• Nodes replaces repeated manual steps;
• several people or campaigns reuse the same workflow;
• the larger allowance prevents constant top-ups.

Pro can still be a poor value for someone who only needs Krea for a handful of real-time image sessions. The feature jump is meaningful, but only if you use the features.

Krea Max: volume and relaxed generation

Krea's displayed Max configuration lists 60,000 units for $105 per month, with selectable allowances on the page. It also lists unlimited LoRA fine-tunings with up to 2,000 files, expanded concurrency and queueing, unlimited relaxed generations, and larger pack discounts.

Max suits a solo creator or small production function that already knows Krea is part of the daily process. Its value comes from fewer queue constraints, more training capacity, and enough units to support mixed work.

Ask two questions before moving from Pro:

1. Did Pro run out because production grew, or because the team used expensive settings without an approval plan?
2. Will relaxed generations handle a meaningful portion of the work?

More units do not fix a wasteful iteration loop.

Krea Business: pay for governance, not only units

The displayed Business configuration lists $200 per month and 80,000 units, with other selectable amounts. Krea says it includes up to 50 seats, private Node Apps, larger LoRA training sets, user roles, model-access controls, unlimited relaxed generations, and business terms.

Business is a team purchase. The buying case should include:

• shared workflows and private apps;
• spend and model controls;
• training-data size;
• commercial and security review;
• support expectations;
• the cost of maintaining the same process across separate personal accounts.

If those controls are not needed, compare Max on pure production volume.

What Krea's subscription actually buys

Krea is more than a route to third-party models. Its strongest value sits in the interaction around them.

Real-time visual exploration

The live feedback loop can replace many prompt-and-wait cycles. That matters for a designer searching for composition, palette, or mood.

Krea 2 and style control

Krea 2 is Krea's own image model, designed around aesthetic range and user control. Official documentation describes prompt expansion, style references, moodboards, and adjustable reference strength. Krea also released RAW and Turbo weights under permissive terms.

Training and Nodes

LoRA training and Nodes turn one-off generation into repeatable work. If a team reuses a brand style or production graph, those tools can justify Pro or higher.

Enhancement and delivery

Krea lists image upscaling up to 22K on paid plans. If large-format delivery is routine, include the cost of a separate upscaler when comparing alternatives.

Krea vs Midjourney on price

Midjourney uses GPU time rather than a compute-unit wallet. Its official monthly prices are $10 Basic, $30 Standard, $60 Pro, and $120 Mega. Standard and higher include unlimited image generation in Relax mode; Pro and Mega add unlimited standard-definition video in Relax mode. Stealth mode is limited to Pro and Mega.

Krea is easier to justify when real-time creation, training, Nodes, enhancement, 3D, or access to several model families matters. Midjourney is easier to justify when most work stays inside Midjourney's own image style and unlimited Relax images match the production pattern.

Read the full Krea vs Midjourney comparison before choosing between them.

Krea vs a multi-model workspace

Krea itself carries many current models, so “more models” is not a useful argument. The difference is product focus.

Choose Krea for a design-first environment with real-time tools, training, Nodes, and enhancement. Choose Oakgen when the account needs to cover image, video, voice, music, and model comparison without paying for a specialist canvas.

The Oakgen vs Higgsfield vs Krea guide maps that decision by job. You can also compare Oakgen pricing against the units in your worksheet.

Common Krea pricing mistakes

Dividing plan price by the total units

That gives a price per unit, not a price per approved asset. Different jobs spend different unit amounts.

Ignoring training and enhancement

LoRA runs, upscales, and other operations belong in the same monthly budget.

Buying Pro for one premium model

Check whether that model is available directly or on another host if you do not use Krea's workflow tools.

Treating daily free units as monthly production capacity

Daily units are useful for learning. A paid campaign may use a different model mix and much more compute.

Forgetting annual commitment risk

An annual discount saves money only if the workflow remains useful for the full term.

Sources

• Krea product and pricing
• Krea 2 technical report
• Krea 2 style references
• Midjourney plan comparison
• Oakgen pricing

Pick the plan after the worksheet

Krea Free tests the interaction. Basic suits image-first work. Pro unlocks all video models and Nodes automation. Max adds room for sustained production. Business adds team controls.

Fill the unit worksheet with real attempts before you choose. If the work mainly needs model comparison across formats, test Oakgen's Image Arena and AI image generator before adding another subscription.