Krea vs PaintIt AI
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 enhance images
Redesign, repaint or stage a room from a photo, preset or prompt with an AI interior design tool
- Free access
- Krea: Free access
- PaintIt AI: Free access
- Paid from
- Krea: USD 5 per month displayed with Yearly selected
- PaintIt AI: USD 14.99 per month
- Plans listed
- Krea: 5
- PaintIt AI: 4
- Public API
- Krea: Not confirmed
- PaintIt AI: Not confirmed
Where Krea and PaintIt AI differ
- Pricing checkSome prices or terms not confirmed for Krea; prices confirmed for PaintIt AI.
- PlansKrea lists 5 plans and PaintIt AI lists 4.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Krea | Fact | PaintIt AI |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree · USD 0 | Free accessSame | Free access availableFree · USD 0 |
| USD 5 per month displayed with Yearly selectedBasic | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 14.99 per monthStarter |
| Free daily units; Basic $5/month on yearly billing | Pricing model | Free plan (30 credits); paid from $14.99 a month |
| 5 | Plans listedDiffers | 4 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Open source | Not confirmed |
| What it is for | ||
| Designers checking image detail | Built for | Homeowners, stagers, short-term rental hosts and designers who want quick room redesign concepts from a real photo before spending on furniture or paint |
| Images & design | CategorySame | Images & design |
| Platforms |
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| Not listed | Works with | |
| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Some prices or terms not confirmed · Oct 4, 2026 | Pricing checkDiffers | Prices confirmed · Oct 17, 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
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
PaintIt AI
Prices confirmed · Oct 17, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- StarterUSD 14.99 per month
- ProUSD 29.99 per month
- MaxUSD 79.99 per month
Strengths and limits
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.
PaintIt AI
Strengths
- Free plan to try it: The pricing page lists 30 credits with 1K resolution, the basic model, chat guidance and furniture suggestions at $0.
- Cost shown before generating: The pricing FAQ says the credit cost is shown before supported actions.
- Top-ups for subscribers: The pricing FAQ says active subscribers can buy extra credits without changing plan.
Limits to plan around
- Credits expire monthly: The pricing FAQ says unused credits do not roll over to the next billing period.
- Refund wording differs: The pricing page promises a 7-day money-back guarantee, its FAQ says refunds are case by case, and the terms limit refunds to 7 days and no more than 50% of credits used.
- Content may train its models: The terms license your input to the provider, including to train and fine-tune internal AI models; the FAQ says private mode does not make data invisible to it.
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