Kosmik vs Krea

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

	Kosmik Image Generation	Krea Image Generation
Tagline	AI-powered infinite canvas for moodboards, research, and visual thinking.	All-in-one creative AI canvas that aggregates dozens of image, video, and 3D models behind a single UI.
Category	Image Generation	Image Generation
Pricing	Freemium· 1-week free trial; Pro from $11.99/mo (annual), Ambassador $16.99/mo, Enterprise custom	Freemium· Free tier with 100 daily compute units; paid Basic/Pro monthly or annual plans
Model	—	Multi-model (Flux, Ideogram, Runway, Luma, Veo 3.1, Gemini, Krea 2)
Editorial score	—	—
Use cases	moodboardsvisual researchcreative collaborationweb clippingPDF annotation	text-to-imagetext-to-videoimage-upscalingreal-time-generationlora-trainingtext-to-3d
Pros	Infinite canvas with built-in Chromium browser and PDF reader keeps research in one place Automatic AI tagging, description, and visual similarity suggestions on every asset Real-time multiplayer with live cursors, comments, and guest access Reasonable consumer pricing with a true free trial and unlimited AI on Pro	One subscription covers 64+ image, video, and 3D models Real-time canvas with sub-50ms generation feels like sketching Native 4K output and upscaling to 22K resolution LoRA training for custom styles and characters Used in production by Lego, Nike, Samsung, Microsoft
Cons	No public API for automation or integration Closed-source desktop app, not self-hostable AI is curatorial/assistive, not generative (no image generation or chat) Still maturing vs. established whiteboards like Milanote or Mural	Compute-unit pricing is harder to predict than per-image plans Quality depends on upstream third-party model availability Heavy features gated behind higher-tier subscriptions No self-host or fully open-source option
Website	kosmik.app	krea.ai

Pick Kosmik if

✅ Infinite canvas with built-in Chromium browser and PDF reader keeps research in one place
✅ Automatic AI tagging, description, and visual similarity suggestions on every asset
✅ Real-time multiplayer with live cursors, comments, and guest access
✅ Reasonable consumer pricing with a true free trial and unlimited AI on Pro

Pick Krea if

✅ One subscription covers 64+ image, video, and 3D models
✅ Real-time canvas with sub-50ms generation feels like sketching
✅ Native 4K output and upscaling to 22K resolution
✅ LoRA training for custom styles and characters

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