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Cheapest Krea alternatives 10 tools cheaper than Krea, like for like
- Krea from, billed monthly
- $9/mo
- Cheaper tools
- 10
- Lowest price
- $2.49/mo
- Biggest saving, paid plan
- 72%
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
Krea's cheapest paid plan costs $9 billed monthly (Basic) or $5 per month billed annually (Basic). We found 10 tools in its market that cost less, compared on the same billing basis.
8 are cheaper billed monthly, 2 are cheaper billed annually.
The largest saving on a paid plan is Pixlr: $2.49 a month billed monthly on Plus, $6.51 (72%) less than Krea's $9.
Some plans are priced per user or per account and others per workspace, so the entry price is not always the price for your team: check the plan limits before switching.
No vendor here states that it lacks a feature Krea has. Below, each tool lists the features and numbers it publishes; vendors rarely state what they do not offer, so a feature that is not listed is unknown, not missing.
Krea alternatives by price
| # | Tool | Price per month | Billing basis | Krea, same basis | You save | Free plan | Data checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pixlr | $2.49/mo | billed monthly | $9/mo | $6.51 (72%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 2 |  Geneso.ai | $3.19/mo | billed annually | $5/mo | $1.81 (36%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 3 |  waifu2x.online | $3.50/mo | billed monthly | $9/mo | $5.50 (61%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 4 |  InVideo | $4/mo per user | billed annually | $5/mo | $1 (20%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 5 |  Photofy | $4.99/mo | billed monthly | $9/mo | $4.01 (45%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 6 |  QuincesAI | $5/mo | billed monthly | $9/mo | $4 (44%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 7 |  OneClickArt | $6.99/mo | billed monthly | $9/mo | $2.01 (22%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 8 |  Z-Image Edit | $7.90/mo | billed monthly | $9/mo | $1.10 (12%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 9 |  PhotoForge | $7.99/mo | billed monthly | $9/mo | $1.01 (11%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 10 |  Restory.pics | $8.99/mo | billed monthly | $9/mo | $0.01 (0%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
Each value links the page it was read from (hover for the check date).
What you give up for the lower price
- Pixlr · $2.49/mo, saves 72%
Browser-based photo editor and AI generator for images, video and audio, with tools for background removal, generative fill and collages.
- Price: $2.49 a month, billed monthly, on Plus source
- Krea on the same basis: $9 a month, billed monthly, on Basic source
- Saving: $6.51 a month (72%)
- Pricing unit: Pixlr: per workspace; Krea: not stated
- Plus limits: 80 credits per month source
- Verified features: Templates, AI assistant, Text to image, Image to image / reference images, Upscaling and 2 more
8 of 14 tracked details verified
Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026 - Geneso.ai · $3.19/mo, saves 36%
Web studio that generates images and videos from many third-party AI models, using a credit system with free, subscription and pack options.
- Price: $3.19 a month, billed annually, on Starter source
- Krea on the same basis: $5 a month, billed annually, on Basic source
- Saving: $1.81 a month (36%)
- Starter limits: 4,500 credits per month source
- Verified features: Templates, Text to image, Commercial use on paid plans
4 of 14 tracked details verified
- waifu2x.online · $3.50/mo, saves 61%
Browser-based image upscaler for anime, manga and photos offering 2x, 4x and 8x enlargement with optional noise reduction and face enhancement, paid with credits.
- Price: $3.50 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- Krea on the same basis: $9 a month, billed monthly, on Basic source
- Saving: $5.50 a month (61%)
- Pricing unit: waifu2x.online: per workspace; Krea: not stated
- Starter limits: 70 credits per month source
- Verified features: Upscaling
2 of 14 tracked details verified
- InVideo · $4/mo, saves 20%
Online video creation platform with AI agents, a multitrack timeline editor and access to many third-party video, image and audio models, priced per seat with monthly credits.
- Price: $4 per user a month, billed annually, on Basic source
- Krea on the same basis: $5 a month, billed annually, on Basic source
- Saving: $1 a month (20%)
- Pricing unit: InVideo: per user; Krea: not stated
- Basic limits: 190 credits per month, 5 users, 100 storage gb source
- Verified features: Team access, Text to image, Image to image / reference images
4 of 14 tracked details verified
- Photofy · $4.99/mo, saves 45%
Browser-based AI photo editor for enhancing images, removing backgrounds and objects, with credit-based monthly plans.
- Price: $4.99 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- Krea on the same basis: $9 a month, billed monthly, on Basic source
- Saving: $4.01 a month (45%)
- Pricing unit: Photofy: per workspace; Krea: not stated
- Starter limits: 100 credits per month source
- In numbers: 4 published plans and a free plan. source
2 of 14 tracked details verified
- QuincesAI · $5/mo, saves 44%
Web and iOS service that creates AI quinceanera portraits, dress try-ons, short videos and venue designs from uploaded selfies.
- Price: $5 a month, billed monthly, on Lite source
- Krea on the same basis: $9 a month, billed monthly, on Basic source
- Saving: $4 a month (44%)
- Pricing unit: QuincesAI: per workspace; Krea: not stated
- Lite limits: 15 credits per month source
- Verified features: Image to image / reference images, Private generations
3 of 14 tracked details verified
- OneClickArt · $6.99/mo, saves 22%
AI portrait tool that restyles an uploaded photo to match a reference image, sold through monthly plans and credit packs.
- Price: $6.99 a month, billed monthly, on Starter Pack source
- Krea on the same basis: $9 a month, billed monthly, on Basic source
- Saving: $2.01 a month (22%)
- Pricing unit: OneClickArt: per workspace; Krea: not stated
- Starter Pack limits: 100 credits per month source
- Verified features: Image to image / reference images, Upscaling
3 of 14 tracked details verified
- Z-Image Edit · $7.90/mo, saves 12%
Web platform for generating and editing images from text or reference images using the Z-Image model series, with credit-based monthly plans.
- Price: $7.90 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- Krea on the same basis: $9 a month, billed monthly, on Basic source
- Saving: $1.10 a month (12%)
- Pricing unit: Z-Image Edit: per workspace; Krea: not stated
- Starter limits: 500 credits per month source
- Verified features: Text to image, Image to image / reference images, Commercial use on paid plans
4 of 14 tracked details verified
- PhotoForge · $7.99/mo, saves 11%
AI photography platform that generates fashion and portrait images, virtual try-ons and motion videos from uploaded photos or text prompts.
- Price: $7.99 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- Krea on the same basis: $9 a month, billed monthly, on Basic source
- Saving: $1.01 a month (11%)
- Pricing unit: PhotoForge: per workspace; Krea: not stated
- Starter limits: 475 credits per month source
- Verified features: Text to image, Image to image / reference images, Commercial use on paid plans, Public API
5 of 14 tracked details verified
- Restory.pics · $8.99/mo, saves 0%
Platform for AI image and video generation plus photo restoration, upscaling and virtual try-on, sold as annual credit plans.
- Price: $8.99 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- Krea on the same basis: $9 a month, billed monthly, on Basic source
- Saving: $0.01 a month (0%)
- Pricing unit: Restory.pics: per workspace; Krea: not stated
- Verified features: Text to image, Upscaling, Commercial use on paid plans, Public API
5 of 14 tracked details verified
How we picked
- Pool: tools in the same market as the tool on this page (they list its primary category, and their own primary category is one it lists).
- Like for like: a tool's cheapest paid plan billed monthly is compared with the cheapest plan billed monthly; if that is not cheaper, its price per month billed annually is compared with the annual price. Monthly and annual prices are never mixed in one comparison.
- A free plan counts as cheaper only when the tool on this page has no free plan. Usage-priced and "contact sales" plans are left out.
- Saving = the reference price on the same basis minus the alternative's price, per month; the percentage is rounded. Entry plans differ in seats, accounts and limits, so the saving is for the entry plan, not your team.
- Sorted by price per month, then name. The page is built only when the tool has a verified paid price and at least 3 tools qualify.
Every value is read from the vendor's own pages (or GitHub for licences and stars) and shown with the date we checked it. A value we could not verify is shown as a dash, never estimated, and never read as a “no”. We did not test these tools hands-on unless a listing says so. Methodology
Questions, answered from the data
What is the cheapest alternative to Krea?
Pixlr: $2.49 a month billed monthly on Plus, against $9 for Krea's Basic on the same basis.
How much can I save compared with Krea?
Up to $6.51 a month (72%) with Pixlr (billed monthly), before any difference in limits or seats.
Is there a free alternative to Krea?
Pixlr, Geneso.ai, waifu2x.online, Photofy and Z-Image Edit have a free plan.
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Prices as published on each vendor's pricing page on the date shown, in USD, for AI image generators. Confirm with the vendor before you buy.