Basic Plan
$10/mo
or $96/yr
Comparison · prices checked every day
Midjourney vs Krea: which is worth paying for?
The current plans and our verdict on each tool, side by side. Prices come from each vendor's own pricing page and are checked every day.
Prices, verdicts, test results or user reports behind this comparison changed on Oct 2, 2026. We are re-checking it; the plan table below always shows the current prices.
The short answer
Choose Midjourney if…
- you want award-winning spectacle and don't mind paying $10/month for fast GPU time
- you need stealth mode and unlimited relaxed generations for professional workflows
Choose Krea if…
Our pick for most people
- you want to start for free with 100 daily units or pay just $5/month for the Basic plan
- you need LoRA training, 3D generation, and video tools all in one workspace
Bottom line: Krea is the better choice for most users because it offers a free plan and a $5/month Basic tier.
Key differences
- Midjourney has no free plan, while Krea offers a free plan with 100 compute units per day. pricing pageSource · vendor pagePricing page (krea.ai), checked Oct 1, 2026.Go to sources ↓
- Midjourney's Basic Plan costs $10/month or $96/year for 3.3 hours of Fast GPU time. plan list checked by handSource · owner-checked plan listPlan list checked by hand (docs.midjourney.com), checked Sep 28, 2026.Go to sources ↓
- Krea's Basic plan costs $5/month for 5,000 compute units, 64 Nano Banana 2 generations, and 20 Seedance 2.0 videos. pricing pageSource · vendor pagePricing page (krea.ai), checked Oct 1, 2026.Go to sources ↓
- Midjourney's Standard Plan costs $30/month for 15 hours of Fast GPU time and unlimited relaxed images. plan list checked by handSource · owner-checked plan listPlan list checked by hand (docs.midjourney.com), checked Sep 28, 2026.Go to sources ↓
- Krea's Pro plan costs $21/month for 20,000 compute units, 257 Nano Banana 2 generations, and 83 Seedance 2.0 videos. pricing pageSource · vendor pagePricing page (krea.ai), checked Oct 1, 2026.Go to sources ↓
- Midjourney includes Stealth mode in its Pro and Mega plans, whereas Krea includes LoRA training and 3D generation across its paid tiers. pricing pageSource · vendor pagePricing page (krea.ai), checked Oct 1, 2026.Go to sources ↓
Plans and limits side by side
| Plans | Midjourney | Krea |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No free plan | Free $0Compute units 100 /day |
| Paid plans | Basic Plan $10/mo or $96/yrFast GPU time 3.3 hr/month, Relax mode Not includedStandard Plan $30/mo or $288/yrFast GPU time 15 hr/month, Relax mode Unlimited imagesPro Plan $60/mo or $576/yrFast GPU time 30 hr/month, Relax mode Unlimited images and SD video, Stealth mode IncludedMega Plan $120/mo or $1,152/yrFast GPU time 60 hr/month, Relax mode Unlimited images and SD video, Stealth mode Included | Basic $5/moCompute units 5,000 /month, Nano Banana 2 generations 64, Seedance 2.0 videos 20, Image c…Pro $21/moCompute units 20,000 /month, Nano Banana 2 generations 257, Seedance 2.0 videos 83, Image…Max $63/moCompute units 60,000 /month, Nano Banana 2 generations 771, Seedance 2.0 videos 250, Imag… |
| Business plans | — | Business $160/user/moSeats Up to 50, Compute units 80k /month, Nano Banana 2 generations 1,028, Seedance 2.0 v…Enterprise Custom |
From each vendor's own pricing page · Midjourney checked Sep 28, 2026 · Krea checked Oct 1, 2026.
Our tests
We have tested Krea (the free tier, hands-on in the app) but not Midjourney yet, so there is no head-to-head score. Krea's results are on its own page.
What users say
Midjourney
Reddit users frequently praise Midjourney for its high-quality output, with one reviewer calling it 'King at Creating Spectacle' RedditUser report · positive · Redditr/midjourney, posted Jan 14, 2026See the report ↓. However, some users find the process time-consuming, noting that getting worthwhile results can take 'hours of iterating over a prompt' HNUser report · negative · Hacker NewsPosted Jun 28, 2026See the report ↓. One user noted that Midjourney helped them realize they had ideas but lacked the visual vocabulary to execute them RedditUser report · positive · Redditr/midjourney, posted May 12, 2026See the report ↓. Others use it as an art direction tool or for generating base frames for animation workflows RedditUser report · positive · Redditr/midjourney, posted Mar 25, 2026See the report ↓RedditUser report · mixed · Redditr/midjourney, posted Feb 25, 2026See the report ↓.
Reports cited (5)
Midjourney is still King at Creating Spectacle
Midjourney made me realize I had ideas, just not visual vocabulary I thought I was “bad at visual ideas,” Midjourney made me realize it wasn’t really the problem. Problem was that I had feelings, references, and vague images in my head, but almost no vocabulary . …
I spent 3 months treating Midjourney like an art direction tool For the past 3 months, I’ve been exploring Midjourney not as just generation tool, but as a powerful tool for art direction. …
… I've used to create abstract art/(or "images that look like abstract art" if you prefer - let's not get distracted by this branch of the discourse) using midjourney: getting the AI to output something worthwhile would usually take me hours of iterating over a prompt - entering a feedback loop …
I made a Dark Fantasy Anime trailer. Midjourney for initial frames and base aesthetic. Kling, Vidu, Grok for animation.
Krea
Users on Reddit describe Krea 2 as 'really good at knowing and understanding characters and their clothing' RedditUser report · positive · Redditr/StableDiffusion, posted Jun 23, 2026See the report ↓. One reviewer called the model 'truly an amazing model' that made their ideas possible RedditUser report · positive · Redditr/StableDiffusion, posted Jun 30, 2026See the report ↓. Users appreciate the ease of training LoRAs, with one person stating that training LoRAs for Krea 2 is 'easy and wonderful' RedditUser report · positive · Redditr/StableDiffusion, posted Jun 28, 2026See the report ↓. Some users find the default VAE produces overly smoothed images with poor color, but they suggest using PID to fix this RedditUser report · negative · Redditr/StableDiffusion, posted Jun 24, 2026See the report ↓. Others praise the 'stellar prompt following' and 'awesome anatomy stability' in the Turbo model RedditUser report · positive · Redditr/StableDiffusion, posted Jun 24, 2026See the report ↓.
Reports cited (5)
Krea 2 is really good at knowing and understanding characters and their clothing.
… Reimagined with Krea 2 I've had this idea for quite some time. But only with the brilliance of Krea 2 it has become possible. Truly an amazing model. …
Training LoRA for Krea 2 is easy and wonderful I've trained like 10 LoRAs so far, 2 are published on my Civitai Account: available for the download. Both are trained on ai-toolkit, here is the settings and the guide: Impressive model.
Krea 2 Turbo - Western Art - 50 Gens Prompts + WF - Part 1 - Prompts + WF - Part 2 - Prompts + WF - Part 3 - 5060 ti 16 gb - 1536x768 - 12 sec per Gen. \- Stellar prompt following (when uncensored). \- Awesome anatomy stability and overall scene stability. …
Krea 2 uses a terrible VAE, but luckily for us, PID is here to save the day. What is PID -> Krea 2 uses the worst VAE for DiT models (Qwen Image VAE), as a result, the final image is overly smoothed and has poor color and contrast. …
Questions people ask
Does Midjourney have a free plan?
No, Midjourney has no free plan.
What is the cheapest paid plan for Krea?
Krea's Basic plan costs $5/month.
Does Midjourney have any free access?
No, Midjourney has no free plan.
Can I train LoRAs on Midjourney?
The sources do not state that Midjourney offers LoRA training.
What is included in Krea's free plan?
Krea's free plan includes 100 compute units per day.
Sources
Drafted with AI from these pages, our tests and the linked user reports, and checked automatically against them before publishing: every price, score and report above is tied to the tool it is about.
Midjourney
- Pricing pagedocs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/27870484040333-Compar…
- Plan list checked by hand on Sep 28, 2026docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/27870484040333-Compar… ↩ text
Krea
- Pricing page · checked Oct 1, 2026krea.ai/pricing ↩ text
- Plan list checked by handkrea.ai/pricing
Each tool's verdict and plans
Midjourney
DEPENDS DEPENDS — worth it for some people
Midjourney has no free plan and starts at $10/month, so beginners should try free alternatives first; only pay if you specifically want its look and generate often.
Based on pricing, docs & user reports — not yet tested by us
- Cheapest paid
- $10/mo
- What's free
- None
- Our test score
- —
Standard Plan
$30/mo
or $288/yr
Pro Plan
$60/mo
or $576/yr
Mega Plan
$120/mo
or $1,152/yr
Krea
YES YES — worth paying for
The free plan’s 100 daily units are too low for serious work; the Basic plan at $5/month is a great start for most users.
Tested by us on Sep 30, 2026 · with user reports
- Cheapest paid
- $5/mo
- What's free
- $0
- Our test score
- 9.0/10
Our test (hands-on): free tier 9.0/10, as of Sep 30, 2026
Free
$0
Basic
$5/mo
Pro
$21/mo
Max
$63/mo
Business
$160/user/mo
Enterprise
Custom
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