Ideogram vs Krea
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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Generate and revise artwork in a visual workspace
Generate and enhance images
- Free access
- Ideogram: Free access
- Krea: Free access
- Paid from
- Ideogram: USD 15 per month; $180 billed annually
- Krea: USD 5 per month displayed with Yearly selected
- Plans listed
- Ideogram: 5
- Krea: 5
- Public API
- Ideogram: Not confirmed
- Krea: Not confirmed
Where Ideogram and Krea differ
- Pricing checkPrices confirmed for Ideogram; some prices or terms not confirmed for Krea.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Ideogram | Fact | Krea |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree · USD 0 | Free accessSame | Free access availableFree · USD 0 |
| USD 15 per month; $180 billed annuallyPlus | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 5 per month displayed with Yearly selectedBasic |
| Conditional free access; Plus $15/month billed annually | Pricing model | Free daily units; Basic $5/month on yearly billing |
| 5 | Plans listedSame | 5 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Open source | Not confirmed |
| What it is for | ||
| Designers revising campaign copy | Built for | Designers checking image detail |
| Images & design | CategorySame | Images & design |
| Platforms |
|
| Not listed | Works with | Not listed |
| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Oct 4, 2026 | Pricing checkDiffers | Some prices or terms not confirmed · Oct 4, 2026 |
Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.
Plans and prices
Ideogram
Prices confirmed · Oct 4, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- PlusUSD 15 per month; $180 billed annually
- ProUSD 42 per month; $504 billed annually
- TeamUSD 20/user per month billed annually
- EnterpriseCustom quote
Krea
Some prices or terms not confirmed · Oct 4, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- BasicUSD 5 per month displayed with Yearly selected
- ProUSD 21 per month displayed with Yearly selected
- MaxUSD 63 per month at the displayed Yearly tier
- Business / EnterpriseTiered or custom
Strengths and limits
Ideogram
Strengths
- Copy revisions: Editable text can make a design easier to revise without starting the artwork again.
- Different delivery routes: A browser workflow and developer routes serve different production needs.
- Private work option: Paid plans from Plus include private generation, which the Free plan does not.
Limits to plan around
- Typography limits: Layerize Text is beta; curved or heavily decorative lettering may not be detected.
- Privacy is a plan decision: Do not put an unreleased client brief into a public-generation workflow.
- Free access is narrow: Free gives weekly slow credits only, with no priority credits and no priority-only AI editing.
Krea
Strengths
- Iterative visual work: Real-time generation can support exploration before committing to a final render.
- Usage record: The account usage view provides a place to reconcile the cost of each attempt.
- Free entry point: The Free plan includes 100 daily units, real-time models and limited upscaling, with no card required.
Limits to plan around
- Resolution is not fidelity: A larger output does not prove that small product details survived enhancement.
- API billing ambiguity: The API FAQ describes a separate dollar balance while other text mentions shared compute.
- Units do not roll over: Individual-plan units currently do not roll over, and purchased packs must be used within 90 days.
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Why are some cells empty or marked unverified?
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